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Wiring Coin door to turn on PC - Microswitch?

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jasonbar:


--- Quote from: johnnyr on March 25, 2009, 09:44:39 am ---Well, I'm using a smartstrip surge protector, and think it would be cool to just hit the coin return button to turn everything on. I've also thought of making it so that when a coin is put in, that trips the microswitch and turn everything on. *shrug* I guess I just think it would be cool.
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A cool idea indeed, but...

...any kids or curious compulsive button-pushing adults going to be around your game?  If so, it's hard for them to resist jamming their finger into a big bright red lit-up button like a coin return slot.  Hope they're not doing it when you've got a world record score going.  :P

(I put a protective flip-up cover over my power switch, just to be sure it wouldn't be bumped or pushed too easily)

-Jason

johnnyr:


--- Quote from: jasonbar on March 25, 2009, 11:14:20 am ---
--- Quote from: johnnyr on March 25, 2009, 09:44:39 am ---Well, I'm using a smartstrip surge protector, and think it would be cool to just hit the coin return button to turn everything on. I've also thought of making it so that when a coin is put in, that trips the microswitch and turn everything on. *shrug* I guess I just think it would be cool.
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A cool idea indeed, but...

...any kids or curious compulsive button-pushing adults going to be around your game?  If so, it's hard for them to resist jamming their finger into a big bright red lit-up button like a coin return slot.  Hope they're not doing it when you've got a world record score going.  :P

(I put a protective flip-up cover over my power switch, just to be sure it wouldn't be bumped or pushed too easily)

-Jason

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Lol....no kids yet, just me and my wife right now, but good point!

severdhed:

yeah, i'd be cautious of that.  people often press my coin return buttons just to see what happens.  especially when people bring their kids over..they are all drawn to the cabinet..and naturally want to press anything that remotely looks like a button.

what alot of people do is install switches for the reject buttons, adn use those for the coin buttons in mame.  then mount a standard pushbutton on the top of the cabinet or somethign for power

javeryh:

I mounted a mini pushbutton on the back of the cabinet in the top corner (out of sight and out of reach for the kids).  I would not wire it to the coin return.

johnnyr:

Thanks for info guys...I WOULD like to wire them as coin up buttons, but I'm not using an IPAc or anything right now, just a tankstick.

For the connection to the microswitch, should I put on some quick disconnect terminals? Or just wire and electrical tape?

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