[Jukebox-list] Coin Units (was: Trashcan animation unit)

[Bob E.]

At 01:06 PM 9/29/07 -0700, you wrote:
>P.S.
>  Despite what is witten in that description, "clad quarters" should work
in that unit. Dimes are somewhat of a problem, but it can also be made to
work with clad dimes.  Ron Rich

One of my older Seeburg manuals has a fascinating dissertation on 
how coin acceptor units work.  It is a combination of eddy-currents
induced into the coin by passing first through a magnetic field which
slows the passage down the slot just the right amount, then the
bounce off of a ramp and landing at just the right place to 
slide down the acceptance slot and past the coin switch.  Those
guys were sure smart...they had to be since crooks kept getting 
smarter (or luckier with persistence) too!

--Bob
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