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Title: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Caparo8bit on August 21, 2013, 08:03:14 pm: is there a way to use the coin slot as a button for credits?
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: chopperthedog on August 21, 2013, 08:10:22 pm: It comes down to your imagination and the parts you have lying around. Method I came up with recently in the pic.

good day.
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Caparo8bit on August 21, 2013, 08:13:05 pm: Quote from: chopperthedog on August 21, 2013, 08:10:22 pm
It comes down to your imagination and the parts you have lying around. Method I came up with recently in the pic.

good day.
great thanks friend
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Caparo8bit on August 24, 2013, 03:47:28 pm: done
(http://i.imgur.com/Yhir8NZ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/QRhaooj.jpg)

so i have four buttons 2 will b in use for coin 1 coin 2 any sugestions for the other two?
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: UFO on August 24, 2013, 04:21:13 pm: I remember Javeryh doing this on Bella's arcade a few years ago ... I always thought it was a great idea and something I plan to install in mine.
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: PL1 on August 24, 2013, 04:29:15 pm: I assume that by "4 buttons", you mean that you have two coin mech switches and two reject switches shown above.

Wire the coin mech (red) and reject switch (green) in parallel so you can either drop in a token or press the reject switch to coin up.

Encoder ______/_________ Ground
| |
|___/____|

Left mech and reject for P1.

Right mech and reject for P2.

Scott
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 24, 2013, 04:31:21 pm: I have mine rigged up to where it still accepts and rejects coins, but the reject can be used for credits as well.
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: paigeoliver on August 24, 2013, 05:59:14 pm: If you have one with a slam switch you can also wire that up to give credits, so you can just bang the door like Fonzie to credit it up.
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: UFO on August 24, 2013, 06:28:58 pm: Quote from: paigeoliver on August 24, 2013, 05:59:14 pm
If you have one with a slam switch you can also wire that up to give credits, so you can just bang the door like Fonzie to credit it up.

+1

:lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Caparo8bit on August 24, 2013, 11:23:59 pm: :badmood: not a good day :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: screw driver when thru my finger and i broke my 2.1 amp :censored:(http://i.imgur.com/BWdIG2n.jpg)
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: CoryBee on August 24, 2013, 11:29:20 pm: (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMEjn6qCIG8/Tg4RfZHOpCI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Qchpgd1aPmo/s1600/fonz2.jpg)
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: yotsuya on August 24, 2013, 11:49:16 pm: How'd you break the amp, bro?

Oh, and : http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134082.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134082.0.html)
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: Caparo8bit on August 25, 2013, 12:48:55 am: Quote from: yotsuya on August 24, 2013, 11:49:16 pm
How'd you break the amp, bro?

Oh, and : http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134082.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134082.0.html)
whit a hammer after i #^%#uck my finger with tha ^&%%cking screw driver . Yours is 2.1?
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: UFO on August 25, 2013, 06:12:53 am: Ouch! On both counts!!
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: jelwell on August 26, 2013, 02:23:18 pm: I wired my coin slot by taking the output wires from the working devices and plugging them into my iPac. No hardware hack needed. But I do enjoy your hack.
Joseph Elwell.
Title: Re: Coin Slot as a button
Post by: ebarlow99 on August 26, 2013, 02:50:58 pm: (http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/ebarlow99/Pincab/1349890407421.jpg) (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/ebarlow99/media/Pincab/1349890407421.jpg.html)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/ebarlow99/Pincab/1349890405590.jpg) (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/ebarlow99/media/Pincab/1349890405590.jpg.html)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/ebarlow99/Pincab/1349890406599.jpg) (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/ebarlow99/media/Pincab/1349890406599.jpg.html)

took 2 microoswitches and screwed them into the inside coin door and wired them to both coin returns...1 for credit in and 1 to start.....but can be whatever you like