Re: Lunar Lander coin mech questions

If you take a coin mech apart make sure you know EXACTLY the alignment
of all adjustable parts. Cameras are good for this, take some good
pictures.

There are actually very few moving parts, mostly the cradle at the top
and its release pawl. One snap ring and the cradle comes off, same with
the pawl. No adjustments needed to either of those. Old oil can be
dissolved and cleaned out with WD-40. A VERY thin coating of 3-in-1 oil
should be applied during reassembly.

Towards the bottom of the mech are one or two adjustments (unless you
have one of those piece-of-junk red mechs), only one of which has a part
that pivots. A little oil should free it up. The positioning of these
adjustments are critical.

If you're lucky enough to have the plastic mechs they can be cleaned in
hot soapy water then rinsed clean and dried. They need no lube.

The cradle in the mech is what sets the diameter and weight of coin that
will be accepted. The adjustments at the bottom are the "bounce" and
size of the coin. The magnet (if present) is supposedly for catching
slugs and (in the USA) Canadian coins (sorry Canada). What the magnet
is USUALLY good for is causing jammed mechs.
 

> Phil Morris wrote:
>
> Firstly, please bear in mind I'm in the UK. It's relevant in this
> case. :)
>
> My Lunar Lander cab has in it the original coin drop door and
> assembly, but the two coin mechanisms have me a tad puzzled.
>
> As they are a bit corroded and seized up I want to strip down these
> two mechs, clean them up and reassemble. Shouldn't be a problem as I
> am, if I say so myself (;-), pretty good with dismantling and
> reassembling mechanics - it's electronics I have an issue with!. Even
> so, there is always a chance that I'll be unsure where a part goes
> during the reassembly process, so just to be on the safe side I set
> about trying to find an exploded diagram of the mechs.
>
> After a lot of research, a phone call, provision of some digital pics
> AND a few emails I contacted Coin Controls in the UK and obtained from
> them a technical manual on the S10 mechanism, which is the mech being
> used for the left coin slot in the door.
>
> The thing is, the mech on the right is the US mech, made by Coin Mech
> Inc, Elmhurst, Illinois.
> Is it likely that this mech was adjusted to accept UK coins (I can't
> test it because, as mentioned, it has seized up). Or maybe when it was
> used in the arcade it was blocked up or similar? Does anyone maybe
> have a manual for this mech please with exploded diagrams of the
> assembly? I've hunted around on the Vectorlist archives but can't find
> anything relevant but I might have missed something.
>
> In case it interests anyone, I am trying to get permission from Coin
> Controls in the UK to publish the technical manual for the S10 on a
> web site as I'm sure it will be useful to some people, most likely
> those in the UK! :)
>
> I hope this research (and any answers) benefits someone. :)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
>

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Received on Thu Dec 13 13:05:10 2001