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Ed. note: The Dick Welu article,
page 32, January 15, was a look at
the AMOA exhibits in a humorous
vein. His "AMOA Show Diary" ran
on pages 32-35 (subtitled: "Dick
Welu Takes an Unabashed Look at
What's on the Floor")
Coinco flap
Coin Acceptors, Inc.'s advertising of
its 2800 series coin door assemblies
might sound impressive on the
surface, but I would like the
company to address itself to some
problems operators are experiencing
with these doors.
The main problem is with the
plastic flap in the "large tamper-proof
No imitation
Mr. Welu's article entitled "AMOA
Show Diary" in the January 15th
issue is well written and informative.
However, as the manufacturers of
the Tomahawk Missile game, we
would like to correct an unintention-
al error in his description of
Tomahawk Missile as an "imitator"
of other games. As a matter of
interest, Tomahawk Missile was on
the international market prior to
Polaris or N-Sub.
coin return cup." The flap, which
prevents penny flipping as experi-
enced in all coin doors used by
Midway Mfg.( which have no flaps), is
easily cracked by any hoodlum with
a screwdriver.
In many of today's game locations
(such as bowling alleys, convenience
and department stores), these flaps
are broken routinely as soon as they
are replaced.
And only a fool would keep on re-
placing them. Why? Here in Los
Angeles these seemingly cheap
pieces of molded plastic cost $3
apiece! Worse yet, the semi- useful
Midway anti-penny kits cannot be
accomodated on these doors.
In the final analysis, there is no
plastic part on the outside of a
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PLAY METER, April, 1981
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