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Coin Door Height
« on: January 12, 2017, 07:12:07 pm »
How high from floor do you mount the coin door on a cabinet?

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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2017, 07:19:45 pm »
It depends on the size of the door. But generally it's closer to the top than it is to the bottom. Don't mount it too low.
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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2017, 07:43:56 pm »
Its a Happ 2 slot door which is roughly 11 in high.

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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2017, 08:51:17 pm »
Depends on your design. You should be able to feed coins easily without excessive bending or ducking.
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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2017, 11:01:45 pm »
Its a Happ 2 slot door which is roughly 11 in high.

Happ makes/distributes lots of 2 slot coin doors of different models and sizes.

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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2017, 11:29:29 pm »
Here is a picture of the coin door which will not accept coins but will use eject buttons as add a coin buttons. 

Also, here is a picture of my cabinet.  The top of the control panel is about where the side goes from vertical to diagonal for the monitor.

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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2017, 07:54:59 am »
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.
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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2017, 07:41:26 pm »
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.

If his panel sticks out much past the front of those cab sides/supports then it won't be accessible regardless of where he mounts it.

Also, that model coin door should generally be mounted high. As it expects a big deep coin box beneath it and many versions have a separate door for that coin box.
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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2017, 07:43:47 pm »
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.

If his panel sticks out much past the front of those cab sides/supports then it won't be accessible regardless of where he mounts it.

Also, that model coin door should generally be mounted high. As it expects a big deep coin box beneath it and many versions have a separate door for that coin box.
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Re: Coin Door Height
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2017, 10:33:35 pm »
At this link, if you click on the XYZ box, it will display the mounting dimensions and hole cutout size for that door:

https://na.suzohapp.com/products/coin_doors/40-0713-00