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Dougmeister:

Got an old cabinet (TNT Amusements in Philly).  Coin mechanisms are beat up, but I'm wondering how to tell if they still work?

I have my cabinet working with the KeyWiz.  I have keyboard "5" connected to a Yellow button on my control panel to add a credit.  I found what looks to be the same type of (micro?) switch at the very bottom of the coin mechanism.  I hooked up a ground wire and another wire, hooked them up to the KeyWiz while keeping the other wires where they were and tried it.

Yellow button stopped working; coin mechanism didn't work either (kind of - read on).  I had to reboot the computer to get the Yellow credit button working again.

Furthermore, the coin mechanism wires did not register a credit when a quarter was dropped in, but DID register a credit when I jiggled the ground wire.

Am I babbling or can anyone give me an idea of how to fix it, or determine if my coin mechanism is shot, needs a new switch, etc.?

Oh, and the 2nd coin mechanism just always sends the quarter out the coin return.

Please advise.  Thanks.

(If I need to give more info, post pics, please ask.)

Ghoward:

Please post pics....

Gary

Dougmeister:

Ok.  Will try to post tonight.  Thanks.

RayB:

First of all, if the mechanism is just spitting out the quarters it could be that it is set for tokens, or even might have originally been in Canada and is set for Canadian quarters. Try a token, I bet it will work.

Next, You may have attached the wires to the wrong pins. You're right that the switch at the bottom of the mech is just that, a button. But you have to make sure you connect to the right pins and hook it up like you would any other button.

Hope this vague commentary helps.


Dougmeister:

I can describe what I did, if that helps:

In the picture, I used the coin mech on the left (as looking at the picture).  Left red wire on top connector, removed other two.  

You can see the connector that I attached the wire to for the "hot" wire (don't know what else to call it - the one that goes to KeyWiz screw for keyboard "5" to insert a coin).  

The 3rd connector is underneath, and that's the one that I ran to ground.  (Also the one that gives a credit when I jiggle it)

Does that shed any light on the problem?

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