Coin door lock question

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So the wife has been on me to get locks for all my machines so kids cant get into the machines when one of us isn't looking. Do all coin doors use a standard size lock that I can just order 30 or 40 of, or does each manufacturer have its own size lock for their door? Really hoping I don't have to go look up each individual game to find the lock size..
 
I've recently been working on getting locks installed on my cabs as well. They definitely vary, but most coin doors use either 5/8" or 7/8". The back doors seem to use 7/8" or 1-1/8". I'm pretty much just getting locks on the coin doors for now... a lot of the back doors are screwed shut, and that doesn't really bother me.

In a lot of cases you can get away with any size lock that's at least as long as you need (i.e. you can't use 5/8" on a cab with a 3/4" thick back door, but can use 7/8" or 1-1/8"), since you can bend the cam (some come bent for this purpose).

Sometimes a lock will hit what's behind it though, and you need to install the correct length (Nintendo coin doors come to mind, which hit the wooden coin bucket with a long lock).

DogP
 
Where do you order them that you can get them all keyed the same?

I've got varying sizes, but I put a dot of nail polish on the lock and the key, so that they are colour coded.
 
Really hoping I don't have to go look up each individual game to find the lock size..

You will need to check every game. Before A.M.O.A. standards were adopted, machines could have had any size lock on it. It depends on the machine, vintage, and brand of coin door installed. Don't forget it's always possible an operator changed out a coin door due to a break-in too.

In general, if the game was made less than 15 years ago, then it should use 7/8" locks on the coin doors (upper and lower if it's an over/under door). The back door could be either a 7/8" or a 1-1/8" long lock. Games older than 15 years could have a 5/8", 7/8" or 1-1/8" lock on the coin door.
 
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