sfernandes
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Anyone know if the original factory OEM coin mechs in Mortal Kombat 1 were made of metal or plastic?
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Yeah. When we bought our MK and KI and others, the coin door could be specified (2 slot, 3 slot, etc) but they came unpopulated. We put in our own mechs.
Edit to add that sometimes the distributor would put mechs in if you asked them, and they'd charge a lot more for it than if you did it.![]()
I'm sure they put in whatever they had on hand. Does it really matter?Ok with that said what mechs do you recommend plastic or metal ones? I could buy both for the same price. Which ones last longer and are more problem free overall?
To add to that would you happen to know if you got them to put it in what would they use plastic or metal ones?
I'm sure they put in whatever they had on hand. Does it really matter?
Sounds like factory condition was no mechs.![]()

We put in whatever we had.
Usually, we ordered a box (24) of them at once, usually when we had to make another order, and ordered whatever was on sale at the time. (Coin Controls, NMI, Happ, etc.)
Define 'better'. Better for what? Metal ones usually jammed more, but didn't accept nearly as many slugs as plastic ones did, from memory.
Honestly, find the cheapest ones you can, wash them and drop them in. Unless you're gonna be putting this game on location (which I doubt, because then you wouldn't be worried about being 'original'), any mech will do.
Completely subjective, I personally like the metal ones, but there's no previous-operator and tech experience speaking there.![]()
What is a slug?
I would think during that time frame more plastic ones would have used compared to metal ones.
The issues I had with plastic is once they are weather beaten by the sun. The plastics parts become brittle.
Metals one tend to rust..
They're all made in various coin sizes, and *if the cradle is removable* can be upgraded/downgraded.Metal ones can be adjusted for token sized coins. Plastic ones are usually(in my experience) Quarters Only.....
Anyone know if the original factory OEM coin mechs in Mortal Kombat 1 were made of metal or plastic?
Anyone know if the original factory OEM coin mechs in Mortal Kombat 1 were made of metal or plastic?
this machine should be pretty immaculate if you're debating over coin mechs.