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spazz:
Long time lurker, first time poster...

Is there a way to make a coin mech accept any coin? I plan on getting the Happs 4 Player Coin Door (with the mechs that come with it) and I'd like to use it kinda like a piggy bank... where I could put in anything from a canadian penny to a canadian quarter (maybe even twoonie) and have it trigger a credit in MAME. Is this doable by adjusting the mech?

Thanks in advance.
Thenasty:
click my WWW page and goto the BYO gadget section. Take a look at the Ultimate All in One Coin Mech.
MonitorGuru:
It's just easier to take to pieces of paperboard (like cereal boxes) or thin cardboard (priority mail box-like material) and sandwich them together and just make a straight channel from the coin drop to the switch.

No muss, no fuss. No cost as well.  Separate the edges from collapsing by using a few more layers of cardboard glued between them.

You could also use scrap plexiglass or formica to make it if you want it more rigid and look better.

A coin mech is intended to only allow one type of coin in. You'd have to mess them up a bit to make them like most coins but I dont think you could easily make them happy with all.  Just avoid the hassle and build a straight chute instead.
Stingray:

--- Quote from: MonitorGuru on July 26, 2005, 09:53:57 am ---
No muss, no fuss. No cost as well.
--- End quote ---

No sound of the coin going through the mech, which is integral to the arcade experience IMO.


--- Quote from: MonitorGuru on July 26, 2005, 09:53:57 am ---A coin mech is intended to only allow one type of coin in. You'd have to mess them up a bit to make them like most coins but I dont think you could easily make them happy with all.

--- End quote ---

But you can. Thenasty's mod is quite clear and easy to follow. I've done it to the mechs in all my cabs. Takes about ten minutes the first time, until you "get" what you're supposed to do. After that you can do one in a minute or so.

-S
spazz:
Do the instructions work with the mechs that come with the Happs 4player overunder door (below)? Since I haven't ordered it yet I can really tell, the exploded views of most of their mechs look similar but I'm not even possitive which mech I get with the door. If not, I guess I'll have to do the cardboard thing. Thanks for the help so far guys!

http://www.happcontrols.com/coindoors/40094600.htm
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