Coin Doors: Why Over/Under so popular?

[fryguy]

I'm contemplating my options on a coin door for my yet-to-be-constructed cabinet.  I see a lot of examples out there of builders recommending (or at least suggesting by default) the over/under style coin doors.  I'm wondering, what is the motivation behind this? 

Honestly, my childhood arcade memories all involved the (what I think is standard) single-door style coin door.  These seem to be cheaper to find also.  So I'm wondering if I'm just missing something.  Is there a strategic reason to prefer the over/under style?  Or am I just in what seems to be the minority in terms of personal preference?

[lanman31337]

I went with over/under because I needed two of them and they'd look swell together, and they're plentiful, and they hold lots of money (and spare parts)

[CheffoJeffo]

They became more popular with ops because it is easier to pull the money out.

My favourite cabs (classic Atari, Midway, Williams) mostly used single doors.

[CrazyKongFan]

Which Williams only had 1 door, besides Defender? I know some of the ones after it had the over/under, like Joust, Robotron, Stargate (off the top of my head). I have a Robotron cabinet that has the over/under design.

[CheffoJeffo]

Which Williams only had 1 door, besides Defender? I know some of the ones after it had the over/under, like Joust, Robotron, Stargate (off the top of my head). I have a Robotron cabinet that has the over/under design.

Argh ... you got me ... Williams did use over/under doors (after a fashion) ... just not the typical, slim, integrated under/over than I think the OP had in mind.

Joust, Roboton and Stargate did use a single door with a seperate (it was seperate, wasn't it) lower door to access the coinbox. Since I wasn't retrieving the coinboxes and don't have a Williams upright, I missed the lower access door when I responded.

Mea culpa.

 

[CrazyKongFan]

Which Williams only had 1 door, besides Defender? I know some of the ones after it had the over/under, like Joust, Robotron, Stargate (off the top of my head). I have a Robotron cabinet that has the over/under design.

Argh ... you got me ... Williams did use over/under doors (after a fashion) ... just not the typical, slim, integrated under/over than I think the OP had in mind.

Joust, Roboton and Stargate did use a single door with a seperate (it was seperate, wasn't it) lower door to access the coinbox. Since I wasn't retrieving the coinboxes and don't have a Williams upright, I missed the lower access door when I responded.

Yeah, you're right. I wasn't thinking that one piece over/under design when I replied, just having 2 separate doors. My Robotron cabinet has them as 2 separate doors. The bottom coin bucket door is wider than the coin slot door.

[CheffoJeffo]

It's kinda funny since I did recognize that my Joust cocktail had an over/under design (again, not single unit), but totally missed that the uprights had a lower door.

Oops

 

[GAJoe]

I prefer the single door design for what it's worth.  If I were actually operating an arcade, maybe I'd prefer the other style.