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| 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:
--- Quote from: CrazyKongFan on May 12, 2008, 05:28:49 pm ---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. --- End quote --- 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. :cheers: |
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