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Real Coin Door Vs Fake Coin Door
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: wordsworth on December 29, 2014, 10:47:54 pm ---Your thoughts on putting an actual working coin door in a Mame cabinet versus a completely fake setup consisting of only push buttons or any variation in-between.
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Depends on the cab and on your intended purpose I guess.
I prefer real coin doors myself but I recognize it isn't always practical.
My second choice is to add the coin slot, return and button as separate components. The best example I can think of is Computer Space since those guys kind of had to put it all together without any sort of industry support. Casino style machines are similar but I dislike the style of coin slot/reject they use. But that set up is a real bear to work together right. My test setup has all sorts of problems.
I've only used just buttons once so far, for a retrofitted Z-style (I always forget their damn names) cabinets. I didn't really trust the guy enough to not try and put it on location (he's one of those ---uvulas--- always looking for an "angle" and a quick buck) and I didn't want any responsibility for the cab if it did. The front panel had severe damage so I ended up cutting a new front panel and rebuilding the cab. Far far far more work than I wanted and I'll never do it again. Unfortunately (or fortunately? :dunno ) it was destroyed because the dumbass left it out in the rain while he went to Vegas. At least he paid me. :cheers:
I've never tried to the buttons that look like coin return buttons. Never had the opportunity (or would that be desire?) to use them in any cab.
I can't remember who has a coin door sticker but it's not something I ever really considered. To me, it's kind of like having a car sunroof sticker (Google it, they exist) or those fake auto vents. I consider them... well... lame. Why go through all that trouble to get the "look" when you can just get the real deal?
yotsuya:
I have all real cabinets so I have all real coin doors. If I were building something from scratch that wasn't really arcade authentic, or if the cabinet were wider than two feet, I wouldn't bother with one. Buttons should suffice, unless you're striving for realism.
wordsworth:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on December 29, 2014, 11:09:06 pm ---Doesn't matter in the slightest. Go with what makes you happy. Even a real coin door on a home machine in a red herring.
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True. Maybe I should evaluate my motivation first. Am I trying to convince someone it's an actual arcade machine or am I just making a cool cab?
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on December 29, 2014, 11:18:16 pm ---It's too easy to use a real coin door and modify non-permantly the returns into push buttons also so if you have one... Also you can plug a small rat shack push button into the lock cylinder hole as well. Food for thought.
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I considered putting buttons behind the coin return flaps but never in the lock cylinder. Brilliant!
wordsworth:
--- Quote ---I can't remember who has a coin door sticker but it's not something I ever really considered. To me, it's kind of like having a car sunroof sticker (Google it, they exist) or those fake auto vents. I consider them... well... lame. Why go through all that trouble to get the "look" when you can just get the real deal?
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Totally agree. I'd rather have nothing at all instead of a sticker
PL1:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on December 29, 2014, 11:19:11 pm ---I can't remember who has a coin door sticker
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GGG has them.
Scott
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