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MYX:
Hey all,
On monday I went out to the storefront for Playpinball.net to pick up an backglass for my black Knight pin. While I was there, I noticed that his tv stand was a dynamo cab that was cut in half (joystick and buttons still intact). Anyway, just on a whim, I asked him if he would sell the coin door off of it. He said that if I pulled it out myself I could have it for $15. It is an over/under and in great shape. (dirty as hell though). I got it home and all cleaned up for my cab.
To the point, I was looking at the coin counter and it is up in like 30,000. Can these be reset back to 0?
It seems solid on all sides and no visible way to reset it. I don't necessariy need a counter, but it could be fun just to know how many games my cab has played.
Ken Layton:
In general, the coin counting meters used on coin-operated equipment are not resetable. This was done deliberately to keep the route employees/coin collectors honest.
However if you want a resetable meter many of the counting meter manufacturers offer a resetable version counterpart. Contact the meter manufacturer (there are several and some have been gobbled up by conglomerates) and give them the existing meter part/model number off of it. Then they can cross reference it to their resetable counterpart.
thebrownshow:
I HAD a coin counter in my cabinet, and wanted to reset it, so I took it apart to reset the wheels... yeah, big mistake. ::)
shardian:
Here's a suggestion: put 70,000 more coins thru it. ;D
Wade:
I have some of these with no (or only 1) count on them, I will be happy to sell them for a few dollars each if anyone is interested.
Wade