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Has anyone built a simple change machine for use in their home arcade ?
arcadegeezer:
Want to make my home arcade, just that little bit more authentic. How difficult would it be/what parts would I need to build a simple change machine?
i.e. enter multiple coinage 20p, 50p, £1, £2 and always dispense 10p's
Any thoughts or if you have done this please reply.
Thanks
ratzz:
I use a hammer and my daughters piggy bank ;D
I think this might be a project too far... What with the customised electronics for counting and delivery - it might be better to employ someone to sit in a booth and hand it out to you!
For me, authenticity would be spilt drinks, ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- burns in the carpet, youths hanging outside, and girls looking for some action in the streets. Pretty much like where ark_ader used to live! ;D
protokatie:
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If its just for coins, get a coin mech for each of the larger denominations, and have each one setup for the proper coin. using an Ipac, keywiz, etc, coupled with an LED controller(to control some simple "kick 1 coin out at a time" type mech). Of course you would also need a computer and approprate software to coordinate the key presses for each type of coin and then have it trigger the dispense mech a certain number of times. Other than this being costly, it also wouldnt look authentic. Try just buying a real money exchanger, it would prolly cost similar... If you got a used one that is, and a used one that needed a little TLC...
daywane:
here in the US it would be hard.
bills keep changing.
$1, $2, $5, $10, ect...
old style and the new look
strange seems most people here in the US think there is a bill larger then a $100.00 bill. There is no such bill made
CrazyKongFan:
The $1 and $2 haven't changed, and I don't think there's any plan to. If you're doing it for home, I imagine you wouldn't need it to accept anything but $1 anyway. Also, I don't recall ever seeing one in an arcade that'll take more than a $20, with $1, $5 and $10 being the norm in the old days (if I remember correctly). Don't know that I've ever seen any of them take a $2.