Asahi Seiko coin mech question

Sir Kongsalot

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In the above image, in the coin mech on the right, I am curious about the beige plastic lever that sits just above the actuator wire (and is usually covered by the metal plate that can be seen on the mech on the left).

The quarter hits that lever on the way to the actuator, the lever pivots forward, then the quarter falls on and past the actuator wire, then the lever pivots back (all of this of course happening in about 1/10th of a second).

One one of my coin mechs, both the metal plate and that lever are missing, but the mech still functions perfectly without it.

So my question is, if it works without it, why is it there? What exactly does it do?


EDIT: Looks like it's there solely to prevent a quarter attached to a string from being pulled back up once it has gone past the actuator (since it pivots forward in a way that blocks the quarter).

I'll try thinking BEFORE I post next time!
 
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OK, good. Thanks for confirming.

I was wondering if maybe there was more than just that one function.

And now I know I don't have to worry about that part being missing from one of my mechs. (I think I can trust myself not to cheat the coin switch.)
 
Haha I was the string master of San Jose.
Defender and Gorf were the easiest ones.
 
The funny thing is, playing with this, I can actually get the quarter to trip the switch juuuust before it crosses the "barn door" and it closes. The actuator wire is in the standard spot so I can't say it's too high.

Maybe they just didn't anticipate anyone to be that good. We're talking a quarter-inch or so.

And it's not like I'm doing it "blind," with an actual string....
 
I used to get my quarter back most of the time.
I would put a bunch of credits on by bouncing the quarter on the switch and then pulling the quarter up gently till it stopped
and then push the coin return and let the quarter fall through the mech and out the return opening.
I worked unless the thread got hung up on something.
I always used thread and a piece of band aid for stringing.
The thread was much easier to use than string.
 
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