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April 1993
to the back door which are usu-
ally hanging on the hook pro-
vided on the coin door. After
helping themselves to all the
money, they took the trouble to
repair and re-lock the back
door leaving no indication of a
break,in. This thief showed
real promise in the thievery
trade.
INTIMIDATING LOOKS
There is a rather expensive
hasp available that protects
both the over and under doors
with only one padlock. It is
very nice looking and would
intimidate all but the most
determined thieves.
Making your hasp look intimi-
dating yet not unsightly is
very important. Apart from
the complexity of installing or
removing this hasp from a
game (and believe me you'll
want to remove it because it is
very expensive to replace),
there remains one major prob-
lem. It is attached with many
nuts to studs that are welded
onto the frame. At roughly 3
seconds per nut, with the right
bit attached, it takes a little
longer, but not that long, and
you know what comes next.
In my quest for the perfect
hasp, I tried many different
options and even had other
people in the lock business
propose custom designs that
were very expensive and still
questionable. Meanwhile, my
Street Fighter Ils and others
continued to be robbed.
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5. No Exposed Threads that
anything can be unscrewed
truder will take one look and
from with portable power tools
move on to an easier target.
or otherwise.
For those of you (and I'm one)
THE WINNER
who do not like to put hasps on
Such a hasp has been protect-
the coin door as well as the
ing my games for one year and
cash door, there is a simple
six months, and I am pleased
way to protect those el cheapo
to report that I have not had
tin covers that go around the
one single hasp defeated to
cash box. Parts are "off the
date. This resulted in a huge
shelf' at any hardware store.
savings to my company consid-
ering the years previous where
FoR MoRE INFO
I was wasting money on hard-
Give me a call and I will be
ware and still having games
happy to explain how it is done
broken into.
and spend a few minutes with
you answering any questions
This hasp is called The Ulti-
you might have and discussing
mate Hasp and deservedly so.
other information which you
If your games are outfitted
might find helpful.
with a good padlock and The
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