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Tempest Coin Door Questions....
t3design:
I bought an original Tempest coin door on Ebay. I want to restore it and use it on my COWBOY ARCADE. I have some questions I am hoping you all can answer...
1. What is this little leaf switch with a weight on it on the upper left side of the door?
2. What are these solenoid things near the middle of each coin comparator? They are not attached to the comparator.
3. Do these counters count the number of coins that have gone through each comparator? If so, how can I wire them to work with new coin mechs?
4. What is this "test" switch for?
Kevin Mullins:
1. Is a slam/tilt switch ..... kills the game if someone is beating on the door.
2. Is a lockout coil ..... when power is off on the machine it rejects all coins so no-one loses their money in a machine that is turned off.
3. The coin counters do count all coins inserted into the machine, usually require external power source, some are 12v, some are 24v. There's write-ups around on how they can be wired to existing coin switches. They're not "needed".
4. The test switch would put the game into Test Mode to check for errors, switches, settings, etc.
What kind of system are you planning to use this coin door with ? MAME ?
(I did not read your whole other thread)
Cool artwork though. But should have been done in Crimson & Cream. ;)
t3design:
I'm going to use it with a MAME system. I don't need the functions of these items, but wanted to make sure I wasn't removing something important. I will probably try to wire in the counters as that could be a cool thing to know as time goes by.
Thanks for the response and the comment on the art.
t3
t3design:
Next question....
I started taking this thing apart and the Coin Slot/Reject buttons and the Coin return bezels are really rough. I would like to replace them. Tried the Suzo Happ site and can't really find anything that looks the same.
Does anyone know where I can get these parts? Or who made these coin doors originally?
Thanks
t3
bkenobi:
I have Atari coin doors on my cabs, but I suspect they are similar. Mine were nasty when I started, but, after scrubbing and repainting, they look really nice! The coin reject buttons may be available for some coin doors, but my guess is that it would be easier to use a cleaning product like Novus to get it as close as possible.
Good luck!
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