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Huskerfan:

I need a simple 1 or 2 coin door for my homemade arcade cabinet.  I searched here and Happ's web site and stinkbay but there seems to be quite a lot of different selections.  It's for home use and wouldn't get much use so it doesn't have to be industrial strength.  Can someone point me in the right direction?  I'm thinkin something like this is all I would need...

http://happcontrols.com/coindoors/40005500.htm

"Fitted with 25¢ mech and 14V bulbs as standard"  It says this in the description so I assume I wouldn't need anything else.  Correct?

Will it be too heavy to hang on a 1/2 mdf door?

I'm assuming it comes with connections to hook it up to my IPAC?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

or this one looks good....

http://happcontrols.com/coindoors/40051400.htm

Crowquill:

To go on an upright cabinet there's really not much of a difference between any of them. Choose the one that'll look best on your cab. Personally, I think the single-door ones might be a bit better if you're not going to have to empty out the coin bucket on a regular basis.

I also would never buy a new one. There are enough used ones in good shape for far less money.

I paid $100 for my entire Primal Rage cabinet w/ a Happ over/under coin door (and a working 25" monitor).


Huskerfan:

Thanks for the reply.  I like the looks of the single door, too.  Cause I only have roughly 30 inches to work with since I also have a keyboard drawer.    What about the other questions?  How heavy are these things?  I'll have to snoop around the usual places for a used one.  Anyone need to rid themselves of one?

paigeoliver:

Weight can vary a lot, but none of them are so heavy that they will make your cabinet fall apart under the weight.

My suggestion is to get a simple square midway coin door (used, on ebay), they are the lightest and don't really intrude into the cabinet. While the over/under coin doors are absolute beasts and go way into the cabinet. Basically, get a squarish door. The tall doors have a bunch of stuff behind them that you do not need.

The coin door will have a couple switches on it, they hook up to your ipac the same way a button does.

I actually have a few spare doors but I am totally not really wanting to mail anything these days. Plus you can often get them on ebay for $2 anyway.

btp2k2:

don't bother with 1/2"

It isn't a matter of it being too heavy, it is a matter of the brackets that hold the door in place needing at least 3/4" to hold. It rattles around with anything less

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