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Author Topic: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??  (Read 1312 times)

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Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« on: June 07, 2005, 03:40:15 am »
i'm researching coin doors for my cab.

Happ do a couple of over under doors i'm looking at (see links below).  Do you really need a dual coin insert on a home cab? any views?



Dual Coin Insert: http://www.happcontrols.com/coindoors/40003800.htm

Single Coin Insert: http://www.happcontrols.com/coindoors/40051200.htm


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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2005, 06:30:06 am »
Its all a matter of preference, you dont necessarily need one at all.

It depends what type of cab you are building. I would match the coin door to you cab, i.e a single entry door for a one player cab e.g Pac-Man, a dual entry for a two player cab or a quad entry for a four player cab such as TMNT.

I would deff add one as I think they make the cab that much more authentic.

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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2005, 06:50:28 am »
Its all a matter of preference, you dont necessarily need one at all.

It depends what type of cab you are building. I would match the coin door to you cab...

i think so too.  happs pricing is kinda steep especially if you plan only to have your coin door for asthetic reason.  maybe you can find one from an older machine and recycle it into your cabinet.

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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2005, 07:20:12 am »
Very few machines had single coin entry, dual coin entry was always the norm, even on single player games. I have only ever owned a scant few single entry games, almost all of which had cabinets manufactured in japan or before 1977.

Also, I second the notion.
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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2005, 09:25:39 am »
Very few machines had single coin entry, dual coin entry was always the norm, even on single player games. I have only ever owned a scant few single entry games, almost all of which had cabinets manufactured in japan or before 1977.


My space Invaders cocktail has just one coin slot. Not sure if all Midway cocktails were this way or just SI.

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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2005, 09:42:34 am »
Midway cocktails generally had 2 slots. Now TAITO Space Invaders (made in Japan) had one slot. The Midway Invaders cocktail should have same coin door as a Pac-Man.
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Re: Double or Single Coin Door - which is best??
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2005, 10:21:56 am »
The reason for dual coin entry is that if one coin chute jammed, the other is still operational thus keeping the machine earning on location.