Atari Coin Door Parts Needed

Samelak

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This is for my upright Asteroids Deluxe. I need 1 ea. coin reject button (with 25 cent insert) and 1 ea. coin return flap. Let me know how much you want shipped to 96367 (California).
 
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There aren't a lot of good repro sources for Atari door parts, and honestly they can be hard to match, as there are subtle differences between many of the coin door styles (even from the same manufacturer) that can make the parts look identical, but you realize they're different when you go to install them. For Atari, there were two vendors, Coin Controls, and CoinCo (two different companies, despite the names), and since Coin Controls was European, their parts were all metric, while CoinCo's are standard, which adds another kink.

Case in point, your door has the slots in the actual reject button (i.e., the button wraps around the slot). Some others have the slot next to the button, and the button is a separate piece. So you just need to be careful when trying to buy replacement parts online (it's good if you can see clear pics of the front, back, and side, of any parts you plan to purchase.)

I just have 5 or 6 spare junk doors I picked up, that I use as a boneyard when I need parts, as in my experience finding the right ones isn't always easy. It may actually be easier sometimes to just get a new door, if you can come across one cheap, and just keep the old one for parts.
 
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Bumping this back up. The parts I got didn't work. So the coin return flap should be plastic and I need to match the coin push cover. If needed, I can send my good pieces for you to match.
 
There aren't a lot of good repro sources for Atari door parts, and honestly they can be hard to match, as there are subtle differences between many of the coin door styles (even from the same manufacturer) that can make the parts look identical, but you realize they're different when you go to install them. For Atari, there were two vendors, Coin Controls, and CoinCo (two different companies, despite the names), and since Coin Controls was European, their parts were all metric, while CoinCo's are standard, which adds another kink.

Case in point, your door has the slots in the actual reject button (i.e., the button wraps around the slot). Some others have the slot next to the button, and the button is a separate piece. So you just need to be careful when trying to buy replacement parts online (it's good if you can see clear pics of the front, back, and side, of any parts you plan to purchase.)

I just have 5 or 6 spare junk doors I picked up, that I use as a boneyard when I need parts, as in my experience finding the right ones isn't always easy. It may actually be easier sometimes to just get a new door, if you can come across one cheap, and just keep the old one for parts.

Chapter 17 - Coin Doors

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