sugar_ray
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Nintendo Coin mechs. USA quarters to Canadian quarters??
Howdy.....small problem trying to solve. I live in Canada. I purchased and just finished restoring a Popeye from a fellow KLOV member that resides in the USA.
My restoration
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=160555
anyways........
A Canadian quarter will NOT work as its a USA machine. I pulled the magnets out of the mechs. Funny how the magnet will pick up and STOP a Canadian quarter from passing through yet the magnet lets a USA coin pass through the gate. After pulling the magnet it helped BUT it seems like only 1 in every 6 cdn. coins will actually drop. Most are rejected. NOT a huge deal if its a home machine BUT the machine will reside in a family business.
Other then magnet removal does anyone have any suggestions? Anything else I can do?? Or is it best to find a Canadian version mech??
I assume a Donkey kong, Jr, or Popeye mech would be the same??
Howdy.....small problem trying to solve. I live in Canada. I purchased and just finished restoring a Popeye from a fellow KLOV member that resides in the USA.
My restoration
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=160555
anyways........
A Canadian quarter will NOT work as its a USA machine. I pulled the magnets out of the mechs. Funny how the magnet will pick up and STOP a Canadian quarter from passing through yet the magnet lets a USA coin pass through the gate. After pulling the magnet it helped BUT it seems like only 1 in every 6 cdn. coins will actually drop. Most are rejected. NOT a huge deal if its a home machine BUT the machine will reside in a family business.
Other then magnet removal does anyone have any suggestions? Anything else I can do?? Or is it best to find a Canadian version mech??
I assume a Donkey kong, Jr, or Popeye mech would be the same??