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| eggedd2k:
i've asked about this before but there was much confusion over how a coin door works - US and UK coin doors and mechs apparently work very differently. so, a question for UK cab builders/owners: I am currently in the planning stage of building my own mame cab. i want a fully operational dual (two slot) coin door which will register a credit via a microswitch for ANY coin that is inserted. by ANY coin I mean 5p or 10p or 20p or 50p or |
| Franco:
I may be wrong but your best bet will probably to get a dual insert (two player) coin door fram happs and then modify the 25c coin mechs that come with it to accept any coin. There is a turorial on how to do it here: http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=19200 Edit: Your other option (are there any more?) would be to get a coin door and mount electronic coin mechs. This would give you the option to insert 10p, 20p 50p and |
| Stu_C:
eggedd2k, Where are you buying your coin door from? Seems to be very pricey to have one shipped to the uk. Wondered if you have another source? |
| markb:
I recently bought a two slot one from the company that is currently holding this auction on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=575&item=6185261263&rd=1 It cost me |
| eggedd2k:
none of the arcades i've rang have any coin doors and there arent any decent looking ones on e-bay at the moment. i've found a site which has a tutorial on how to make a coin mechanism with a micro-switch. All I really need to get hold of is the coin door itself and i can do the rest. any ideas where i might get a cheap coin door on it's own? |
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