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Title: Coin Door Height
Post by: Fishinfiend on January 12, 2017, 07:12:07 pm
How high from floor do you mount the coin door on a cabinet?
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: yotsuya on January 12, 2017, 07:19:45 pm
It depends on the size of the door. But generally it's closer to the top than it is to the bottom. Don't mount it too low.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: Fishinfiend on January 12, 2017, 07:43:56 pm
Its a Happ 2 slot door which is roughly 11 in high.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: paigeoliver on January 12, 2017, 08:51:17 pm
Depends on your design. You should be able to feed coins easily without excessive bending or ducking.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: Ken Layton on January 12, 2017, 11:01:45 pm
Its a Happ 2 slot door which is roughly 11 in high.

Happ makes/distributes lots of 2 slot coin doors of different models and sizes.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: Fishinfiend on January 12, 2017, 11:29:29 pm
Here is a picture of the coin door which will not accept coins but will use eject buttons as add a coin buttons. 

Also, here is a picture of my cabinet.  The top of the control panel is about where the side goes from vertical to diagonal for the monitor.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: yotsuya on January 13, 2017, 07:54:59 am
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: paigeoliver on January 13, 2017, 07:41:26 pm
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.

If his panel sticks out much past the front of those cab sides/supports then it won't be accessible regardless of where he mounts it.

Also, that model coin door should generally be mounted high. As it expects a big deep coin box beneath it and many versions have a separate door for that coin box.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: yotsuya on January 13, 2017, 07:43:47 pm
Don't put it in the exact center of that front panel, that'll be too low.

Do this - stand in front of the cab and reach down like you're going to coin up. Like Paige said, it should be at a level where you don't have to stoop too low to access it. Try at least 6 inches from the top and go from there.

If his panel sticks out much past the front of those cab sides/supports then it won't be accessible regardless of where he mounts it.

Also, that model coin door should generally be mounted high. As it expects a big deep coin box beneath it and many versions have a separate door for that coin box.
True dat.
Title: Re: Coin Door Height
Post by: Ken Layton on January 13, 2017, 10:33:35 pm
At this link, if you click on the XYZ box, it will display the mounting dimensions and hole cutout size for that door:

https://na.suzohapp.com/products/coin_doors/40-0713-00