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Title: Nintendo coin door / back door lock size?
Post by: Tarantulas on August 12, 2014, 06:04:27 pm
On my DK Jr. cabinet, the back lock was drilled out by the previous owner, and the lone key I found in the cabinet doesn't seem to work in the coin door.  So I'm guess I'm drilling the other one out and starting over from scratch.

So.... on classic Nintendo cabinets, are the locks 5/8" or 7/8"?  Are the locks the same size, or different sizes between the two locations?

Is there a replacement that's "nicer" than others?

Thanks again, guys!




Title: Re: Nintendo coin door / back door lock size?
Post by: StevesArcade on August 12, 2014, 07:20:44 pm
Wish I could help brother but I have the same questions lol.  I have a Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Popeye and Vs. Super Mario I'm trying to restore.  BUT I will bet john knows the answer.


Title: Re: Nintendo coin door / back door lock size?
Post by: Tarantulas on August 13, 2014, 11:20:50 am
I've read on KLOV that the locks are 5/8" on the back door and 7/8" on the door.  But that guy seemed like he didn't know for sure, and no one else posted in the thread :\

On John's DK restore, he ordered the following for his coin door... and the key is the same type as the one I found floating around inside my cabinet (after the original owner drilled the back lock out).

http://mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=CAMLOCK78DB


Title: Re: Nintendo coin door / back door lock size?
Post by: Servo on August 13, 2014, 01:22:18 pm
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Title: Re: Nintendo coin door / back door lock size?
Post by: Tarantulas on August 13, 2014, 02:23:24 pm
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