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Title: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: JVeg199X on August 03, 2014, 02:16:02 pm
Hello, everyone!

I just picked up my first arcade machine - a Vs. Super Mario Bros. upright cabinet. It's in decent shape, though not pristine. The only problem so far is that neither of the two Asahi Seiko coin mechs seem to work. I can put coins in, but they seem to disappear into the mech until I hit the coin release lever. As I mentioned, I'm totally new to this. Does anyone have any ideas?


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: John's Arcade on August 03, 2014, 02:29:49 pm
Hello, everyone!

I just picked up my first arcade machine - a Vs. Super Mario Bros. upright cabinet. It's in decent shape, though not pristine. The only problem so far is that neither of the two Asahi Seiko coin mechs seem to work. I can put coins in, but they seem to disappear into the mech until I hit the coin release lever. As I mentioned, I'm totally new to this. Does anyone have any ideas?

Might be setup for tokens.

Post photos if you can.


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: JVeg199X on August 03, 2014, 06:12:25 pm
I'll post the pictures of the coin mechs later, because I've discovered a more serious problem. The spotty dust on the cardboard and left wall and roof surrounding the monitor is actually mold. There's even some clinging to the metal and boards on the back of the monitor. This is definitely going to require a bit more work than I thought. What can I do to get rid of the mold?


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: John's Arcade on August 03, 2014, 06:20:38 pm
I'll post the pictures of the coin mechs later, because I've discovered a more serious problem. The spotty dust on the cardboard and left wall and roof surrounding the monitor is actually mold. There's even some clinging to the metal and boards on the back of the monitor. This is definitely going to require a bit more work than I thought. What can I do to get rid of the mold?

Whenever I get a game, I clean the heck out of it. It's ok. Bleach kills mold. Buy something like Fantastic or Simple Green with bleach,


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: JVeg199X on August 03, 2014, 06:37:56 pm
Would I have to discharge and remove the monitor in the process?
Or is there a way to use a vacuum to clean the dust/mold off the back and the boards of the monitor?


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: JVeg199X on August 04, 2014, 05:01:43 pm
I'm working on getting my cleaning supplies together, but in the meantime, here are the coin mech pics.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14635271189_abda75a1a0_b.jpg)
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14635375387_a050dc8e25_b.jpg)
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2927/14635375617_7be2b277e4_b.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3898/14798929636_90131d891d_b.jpg)


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: JVeg199X on August 09, 2014, 09:23:43 pm
Whenever I get a game, I clean the heck out of it. It's ok. Bleach kills mold. Buy something like Fantastic or Simple Green with bleach,

I finally got around to cleaning it today. As it turns out, it was just dust after all. Phew!
Now, back to figuring out the coin doors. I posted the pictures above. Can you see any possible problems from those pictures? Do I need better pictures?


Title: Re: Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs
Post by: iankellogg on August 17, 2014, 03:47:58 pm
Keep the coin door open and put a coin in. Try to follow where the coin goes. It sounds like it is getting caught on the size/weight aorter. It sounds like John is correct about it being token mechs.