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Title: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: Petesie on August 15, 2008, 06:53:32 pm
does anyone know the easiest way to wire my coin door to my mini i-pac so that coins register on the screen??? pictures would be good if possible.
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: Thenasty on August 15, 2008, 10:31:41 pm
same way you connected your buttons. Underneath the Coin Door/Chute, there is also a Cherry Switch. Just wire the GND and (5 in ipac) to NO (normally open). Leave the NC alone, don't wire anything to it. Just those 2 ( GND, NO).

the WIKI have more info.
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 16, 2008, 04:03:15 pm
Also, if you have a switch with three prongs pointing downward, you'll wire it to the outer ones, leaving the middle prong alone.
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: nullb0y on August 17, 2008, 12:26:47 pm
I wire mine up using a molex cable
That way when i remove the cp i can just un-plug it and plug it back in
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 17, 2008, 12:35:53 pm
Quote from: nullb0y on August 17, 2008, 12:26:47 pm
I wire mine up using a molex cable
That way when i remove the cp i can just un-plug it and plug it back in

Thank you! I've been trying to figure out an easy solution for something similar. Can't believe I didn't think of that!
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: nullb0y on August 17, 2008, 01:45:32 pm
i had a bunch of harness cables from the cabinet i got
so i used some 3 prong power cable dongle molexes
Huge wires though lol
You could easily use a power supply molex from a computer
I know ive use some on arcade projects before
Radio shack also sells them in different sizes
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 17, 2008, 02:39:19 pm
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You could easily use a power supply molex from a computer

Yeah, I have several around here. Time to get to work on it...
Title: Re: coin door to i-pac??
Post by: nullb0y on August 17, 2008, 06:28:51 pm
Quote from: GinsuVictim on August 17, 2008, 02:39:19 pm
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You could easily use a power supply molex from a computer

Yeah, I have several around here. Time to get to work on it...

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