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Has anyone built a simple change machine for use in their home arcade ?
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CheffoJeffo:
I think protokatie either has something different in mind or is potentialltyoversimplifying the issue.

For a change machine, you need both a input mechanism (e.g. coin door/mechs and a bill acceptor), which is not too terrible, but you also need a dispenser (e.g. a coin hopper) to pay out the coins/tokens.

I have no expertise (yet) in coin hoppers (I suspect this will be a common issue for folks here), although I need to gain some in order to restore a slot machine I have sitting beside my bench downstairs.

My advice is to check for them at auction -- I've seen a number and, while they didn't go cheap, they were not unreasonably priced (and cost less than I think I could build one for).
protokatie:

--- Quote ---For a change machine, you need both a input mechanism (e.g. coin door/mechs and a bill acceptor), which is not too terrible, but you also need a dispenser (e.g. a coin hopper) to pay out the coins/tokens.
--- End quote ---

I was refering to the coin based UK currency, and that is why I suggested using multiple coin mechs (one for each coin, IE 20p, 50p 1 quid, 2 quid). It wouldnt look good to have multiple coin mechs right next to each other (each accepting only one coin (eg 20p), but it could work. Also, dispensers arent a big deal, basically they are a hopper that goes to a disc with coin sized holes. The disc rotates and "grabs" the coin in the holes and drops them out the coin compartment. The suggestion I made would have looked like a ghetto coin exchanger, and as thus I suggested looking for used ones, esp laundromats and whatnot. The cheapest coin exchanger I could find was like 300 quid, for a new one. They arent cheap...
CheffoJeffo:
Fair enough ... I just think that controlling the hopper would be the problem spot ...
paigeoliver:
Buying a comp with a $1000 bill is also pretty silly, since a $1000 bill is actually worth quite a bit more than $1000.

How did he even get one from a bank? I am pretty sure they have to turn those in if they get them, which they shouldn't since they are basically all in the hands of collectors.
Ginsu Victim:
His dad is a state employee (and now he his).
I'm not sure how his dad got it from the bank, but it was actually his dad's idea to pay with one.
Of course, this guy's dad buys new vehicles with cash, so I don't question much.

(Unrelated note: Thanks to all your talk about Happ Universals in other topics, I've just put them in my new CP. Hope they're as good as you say. I might get a softer spring for each of them, but I love the throw distance.)
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