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Title: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Encryptor on January 10, 2007, 03:20:26 pm

Just curious to know if you can use any coin mechs with this coin door or if it's like a coin controls door that will only work with it's own mechs. Thanks.

**Edit - Added a pic of the back.
**Edit - Another Question

Could this be hooked up in a mame cabinet and work?

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Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question
Post by: deadkenndys1105 on January 10, 2007, 03:27:22 pm

I donno.  Post a picture from the other side.  I know I can swap my millipede and happ stuff.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question
Post by: Ken Layton on January 10, 2007, 06:03:40 pm

That's a genuine American made by Gottlieb coin door. It will accept any American made coin mech/chute such as Coin Acceptors (a.k.a. Coinco), Coin Mech, National, etc. Foreign made ones like Happ/Ashai Seiko don't have the lockout wire holes in the correct place and the coin lockout will jam. Coin Controls will NOT work in this door.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Encryptor on January 12, 2007, 03:32:03 pm

Bump - Added another question.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Ken Layton on January 12, 2007, 06:21:01 pm

No, this door uses 24 volts to operate the coin lockout coils. No power to the lockout coils = no coin acceptance. Also this door uses out-in-the-open leaf switches with silver contacts. Not good for low voltage low current applications such as mame.

Another thing is the back of that door looks awfully corroded too.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Encryptor on January 12, 2007, 06:31:21 pm

Thanks Ken. That's a shame. I just like the looks of the door with the stainless and all. The corrosion could be cleaned but the voltage is an issue. Oh well. On to the next one I find I like. Thanks again.

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Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Ken Layton on January 12, 2007, 07:05:25 pm

That door was also manufactured before coin doors were standardized in physical hole cutout dimensions in the cabinets. This door came from a Gottlieb pinball machine. Perhaps the pinball crowd would want it to restore a Gottlieb machine.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: leapinlew on January 12, 2007, 07:18:40 pm

wtf...

I call dibs on Ken Layton to be on my arcade trivia team.

Title: Re: Gottlieb Coin Door Question *Rear Pic Added*
Post by: Encryptor on January 12, 2007, 10:36:35 pm

Ken

That door is one on ebay. If it would work in a mame cab I'd bid on it because I like it and I haven't cut a hole for a coin door yet and won't until I buy the door so the size doesn't matter. If someone wanted it for a pinball machine all they'd have to do is bid more than me. It's no different than someone buying an original Tron joystick or a marquee or anything else from an original machine for use in a mame cabinet.

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