Vs. Unisystem Coin Mechs

[JVeg199X]

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?

[John's Arcade]

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.

[JVeg199X]

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?

[John's Arcade]

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,

[JVeg199X]

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?

[JVeg199X]

I'm working on getting my cleaning supplies together, but in the meantime, here are the coin mech pics.

[JVeg199X]

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?

[iankellogg]

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.