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TheGatesofBill:
If memory serves, there is an electromagnet or something on the mechs or coindoor that will make it always reject the coin/token. I don't feel like going to my garage to look though.
JoyMonkey:

--- Quote from: TheGatesofBill on March 28, 2005, 02:38:24 pm ---If memory serves, there is an electromagnet or something on the mechs or coindoor that will make it always reject the coin/token. I don't feel like going to my garage to look though.

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You tease!

Edit: After a little searching, I found out that this thing is called a 'lockout coil' and seems to be mostly used on old EM pinball machines. Is this something I can throw together myself?
I should probably start a lockout coil thread, huh?
TheGatesofBill:
Went on google and found this:

"Coin Lockout 9/K are outputs. This delivers power to a plunger activated by a solenoid which, when engaged into the coin path of the coin mech, will prevent a valid coin from tripping the coin switch and send it to the coin return slot. When power is fed to the coin door, an electromagnet retracts the plunger so that the coin path becomes open."

http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=pinconbus_jamma
Rocky:
Many of the older video games had lockout coils as standard. My Moon Patrol cabinet has them.
sWampy:

--- Quote from: JoyMonkey on March 28, 2005, 02:41:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: TheGatesofBill on March 28, 2005, 02:38:24 pm ---If memory serves, there is an electromagnet or something on the mechs or coindoor that will make it always reject the coin/token. I don't feel like going to my garage to look though.

--- End quote ---

You tease!

Edit: After a little searching, I found out that this thing is called a 'lockout coil' and seems to be mostly used on old EM pinball machines. Is this something I can throw together myself?
I should probably start a lockout coil thread, huh?

--- End quote ---

My old defender cabinet has these, and I spend about $15 making a relay cotrolled through the parallel port to just swap them on and off, never thought about the lights also.  Duh.   Wish I had seen this board, cause it would have been really neet to have had an extra relay to cut off the speakers, and another one to cut off the marquee, where when the screensaver kicked in, the marquee and speakers could go off.
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