The Play Meter Equipment Poll
-which each month surveys
participating subscribers/
operators on their best-earning
pins and video games - now
appears in PLAY METER
NEWS UPDATE editions.
Coinco 2800 door assembly that I
have not had to repair or replace.
And all replacement parts are as
ridiculously priced as the flaps .
It seems the only video games with
well-built front doors available to
operators now are the ones pro-
duced by Chicago's pinball manufac-
turers, who use pinball doors in their
videos.
Paul M. Thiele
Los Angeles, California
Ed. Note: Cainca's reply follows :
"/ will try to explain why various
parts of our coin door are made the
way they are, and at the same time
offer some useful suggestions.
The plastic flap on the coin return
cup is there only to keep coins from
bouncing out on the floor if they are
rejected by the acceptor. It is the de
sign of the metal coin return cup that
eliminates tampering with the coin
switches, or blocks access to the
cash box. So with the flap door
completely removed, the door is still
secure and completely functional.
The reason for using plastic on
that flap and on other external parts
of the door is that it is assumed that
vandals will attempt to damage the
door in order to gain easy access to
the game, to play for free, or to get
into the cash box. It was felt that if
the external parts came off without
destroying the rest of the door and
were simple and relatively in-
expensive to replace, the operator
would benefit in the long run.
So, except jot the cost of replace-
ment parts, the reasons are valid.
On the subject of replacement parts,
operators can purchase them from
Coinco branch offices located in the
major cities in the U.S. and Canada.
Look for Coin Acceptors, Inc. under
"Vending Machines-Supplies and
Parts" in the Yellow Pages. Parts
prices are lower when purchased
directly from the manufacturer.
Mr. Thiele had supposed that the
flap was on the coin return cup to
eliminate "penny flipping." Actually,
there is a bar approximately Y,"
inside the coin return cup and
located near the top that is there for
the sole purpose of discouraging
penny-flipping. Early doors did not
have it. With the flap removed, it is
very difficult to balance a penny and
then flip it with the bar restricting the
travel of the finger.
I trust my comments may provide
your readers with some useful
in/ormation and I sincerely appre-
ciate the opportunity to respond to
Mr. Thiele's letter through your fine
publication."
James C. Douglass
Vice President/ Marketing
Coin Acceptors, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
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