HOW TO MAKE A BALLY MIDWAY COINDOOR TAKE THE .984" TOKENS FROM SANTRO

[aumameman]

I know this has been posted before by another member but I thought I would post my experience.

It all started when I read I needed to by a "Dremmel" in order to increase the slots slightly to allow the slightly bigger than quarter tokens to pass through the hole.

I went off to Bunnings (a major hardware chain here in Australia) to hunt for a "Dremmel" tool. I found they were $90, I couldnt justify spending that sort of money on a tool ill only use a couple of times. So I worked out it was nothing more than a really cool engraver, so I purchased a "EL CHEAPO" $12.99 mini hobby kit and engraver.

Charged it up and started using it and within 20 seconds I could fit the tokens through.

What you do is basically engrave away the metal on the sides of the coin slot, very small amount at a time and keep checking to see if the token can fit through.





Until you can drop the token through no problems!



And finally get some modified mechs from ArcadeNerd or .984" token mechs from Happ.

[Santoro]

Excellent, glad you made it work!   Can you tell by looking at it that it has been modified?  It is hard to see from the pics.

Stingray, please take note of the bravery aumameman has displayed.   

[Stingray]

Millions of intact chrome coin slots cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

-S

[Kremmit]

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Stingray, the great defender of, umm, little tiny metal bits. 

[aumameman]

You cannot tell from looking at them that they have been modified as its only a few millimeters (mm) that has been engraved away.  I have no regrets as I have given a new birth to an item that no arcade center here would use.

[gonzobrian]

I did the same thing this weekend.  Works great.  Only problem I have is that the token gets stuck on one side after it exits the mech.  It gets stuck in the shoot where the switch is located.  There is a small wire that gets triped when the coin goes through.  Can't see any diffirence on how it is working on the one side where the coin goes through.  Any one else have this problem?

[aumameman]

I did the same thing this weekend.  Works great.  Only problem I have is that the token gets stuck on one side after it exits the mech.  It gets stuck in the shoot where the switch is located.  There is a small wire that gets triped when the coin goes through.  Can't see any diffirence on how it is working on the one side where the coin goes through.  Any one else have this problem?

Thats just a matter of adjusting the wire on the switch until it doesnt catch anymore.

[patrickl]

It is hard to see from the pics.

Yeah really. What is it with BYOAC people and getting close-up shots in focus? Too much sawdust in the eyes? All tried to "enhance" the autofocus so it now no longer functions? It's probably one of the great mysteries

[quarterback]

It is hard to see from the pics.

Yeah really. What is it with BYOAC people and getting close-up shots in focus? Too much sawdust in the eyes? All tried to "enhance" the autofocus so it now no longer functions? It's probably one of the great mysteries

Either
(a) lack of macro setting on camera or
(b) lack of knowledge about macro setting on camera

[aumameman]

(C) Lack of camera quality.

My camera is a crappy Olympus, 2MP with no zoom.

[Santoro]

I have a NiKon D100 but the lens still can't take decent macro pics. My 2MP Canon macro mode can't either.  And I ain't buyin' a new lens for you clowns.