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Author Topic: Easy way to interface just a coin door??  (Read 1065 times)

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Easy way to interface just a coin door??
« on: March 13, 2007, 03:18:05 pm »
I'm planning a jukebox and want it to be coin operated.  Everything else will be touchscreen, so a encoder seems like overkill.
Is there an easy way to interface a coin door with a PC??

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Re: Easy way to interface just a coin door??
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2007, 03:35:51 pm »
keyboard hack if you only need two buttons.

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Re: Easy way to interface just a coin door??
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2007, 03:46:49 pm »
Does the thing have a gameport, and does your software support gamepad input? If so then go to the thrift store or your basement and grab the cheapest PC flightstick they have that has a fire button on top. Rip it open and run the two wires from the fire button over to your coin mech.

That is easier than a keyboard hack and won't take up you keyboard port.
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