Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Echo25 on September 21, 2003, 11:43:39 pm
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My cabinet is finally done. I guess I should say playable, now it's time for the tweaks. I have a coin door that works, but I also have a button for coin1. I'd like to put in a switch inside the cab that disables my button to force the use of quarters. Would a regular single pole light switch work for this or is there a better way?
I also wanted to thank everyone here. I used this site a lot the past couple of months. When I have time to build a site I'll share some pics.
Thanks.
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Any switch would work. I wouldn't use a light switch though. Go to the auto parts store and get a nice little switch that will be easy to mount somewhere inside your coin door.
It shouldn't take more than about 5 minutes to install. Just wire the switch to the "coin1" wire going to your coin button.
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I did that in my cab. I got a pull-chain switch, normally used for lamps on the ceiling, and I love it. I open the coin door, reach inside and pull the cord, and it toggles.
It did require getting a little piece of metal to mount it in, but you should be able to find a little corner-bracket with the right size hole. If not, use a sturdy drillbit and drop some oil on where you're drilling, and you can go through metal pretty nicely. (that's what I did.)
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My plan, when I (someday) build a cabinet, is to use of those key locks from an old PC case (the kind that lets you turn a key and make it so no one can type or mouse on your computer). I can leave it on the outside where it's easily accessible, and a turn of the key can activate or deactivate the Coin1 and Coin2 buttons.