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Title: Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: RayB on June 30, 2004, 11:39:09 pm

I don't think I've seen it mentioned... Do MAME'ers ever bother installing working coin counters in their machines?

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: Walkinshaw on June 30, 2004, 11:51:53 pm

My current cab I ripped out the coin tray as to clean it up and paint it again. This involved cutting the wires to it from the Jamma harness and I dont think I will be connecting them back up... unless I want to charge every person who plays it and then see if the wife is skimming  ;)

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: pointdablame on July 01, 2004, 01:34:14 am

I haven't seen a lot of them in MAME machines I've looked at, but it might be cool to add.  

I just noticed a coin counter on my Xmen cab the other day... its up over 160,000.

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: Rocky on July 01, 2004, 10:09:00 pm

I hooked one up in a multi-Jamma cab I did, but not in my MAME cab.  But, it is always fun to hook up original equipment.  I'm using lockout coils in one of my cabinets just becuase they were there and I felt like making them work.

Go for it.

Rocky

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: rsoandrew on July 02, 2004, 12:14:55 am

I have a coin counter in my cab but don't know how it's supposed to be connected. It has two leads. One that says 12VDC and one for negative.

Anyone care to share how this is supposed to be connected?

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: Ken Layton on July 02, 2004, 03:25:29 am

Randy Fromm's site has meter hookup diagrams on his Super Secret Technical page.

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: JoeB on July 02, 2004, 07:52:16 pm

I have one in mine..

it would be cool if I figure out how to reset it, and then hook it up so that the JPAC sends a signal to it when coin 1/2 is registered!  Think of it is a counter that keeps track how many times you played your machine.  :)

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: RayB on July 03, 2004, 11:32:35 am

I was wondering about that. MAME would have to support sending a signal out to the counter. I doubt it does that???

You could hardwire the coin switch to the counter but I don't think the voltage is high enough. (Coin switch is what, 5v? And the counter needs 12v?)

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: Ken Layton on July 03, 2004, 11:47:13 am

Coin counter meters are available in many different voltages. Here are the DC voltage ones:

4.5 volt, 6 volt, 10 volt, 12 volt, 24 volt, 48 volt.

Here are the AC voltage ones:

12 volt, 24 volt, 48 volt, 120 volt

Remember that ALL coin counting meters use a PULSE to operate. To apply a constant voltage to them will burn them up!

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: Daniel270 on July 03, 2004, 02:01:28 pm

My cab's got a coin meter mounted over the coin box, under the mechs..... I left it unplugged (mainly because I'm clueless as to how to wire it).  I also like being able to show it off as is so that people can see how much business the machine made when it was still a full working NBA JAM  ;D

Title: Re:Anyone bother with a coin counter?
Post by: hardcorevideogames on July 03, 2004, 07:07:19 pm

I dunno in real machines I never bother to hook them up usually , I restored a ms pac man and got some parts from Bob Roberts and I think he said the coin counters and original power supply cause lots problems , I guess thats why , and alot of newer games keep track internally how much money theve made anyways .