Title: Canadian coins
Post by: Skeleton Man on May 03, 2005, 02:48:38 pm
I have a Coinco 9300 series and it can be upgraded to accept bi-metal coins (Canadian $2). I was just wondering how you do this ?
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: vend_dr on May 03, 2005, 08:15:11 pm
It involves jumping to pins on the mech and inserting 16 coins of each denomination you want to accept. The service manual with instructions on how to do this is here http://www.coinco.com/coin/faq/servicemanual.asp
Just look for the instruction manual for the coin mech you have.
Just look for the instruction manual for the coin mech you have.
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: Skeleton Man on May 03, 2005, 09:09:28 pm
| Quote (vend_dr @ May 03 2005,9:15) |
| It involves jumping to pins on the mech and inserting 16 coins of each denomination you want to accept. The service manual with instructions on how to do this is here http://www.coinco.com/coin/faq/servicemanual.asp Just look for the instruction manual for the coin mech you have. |
I read the manual.. how does it know which denomination of coin you are tuning ? (ie. how does it know a particular coin is a particular value)
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: johnieG on May 03, 2005, 09:29:21 pm
The Coinco & Mei/MARS electronic series coin mech's operate in a simular manner....
Yes they can be trained to accept Canadian "loonies" & "toonies", also both of the USA Dollar coins )"Susan-B-Ugly's" & the new Golden Dolar ("Squaw") as well as Tokens for use in Arcades, etc.
In regards as to how it knows the difference, it's by the actual metal content of each coin (or token), every coin and/or metal token has a particular/unique electrical inductance value, ( based on metal/alloy content & size of the coin/token), the 9300 series has the ability to "train" (tune) itself & remember this/these value(s), however it's ability to accept any coin and/or token will depend on it's metal content & the quality/consistantcy of that content from coin to coin, this is why it's sometimes difficult to have the 9300 series learn to accept some tokens, as then aren't as consistant from unit to unit (as oposed to actual coinage)
remember that if you have more than one 9300 series unit that the coin acceceptor/rejector sensor is tuned to that unit, so if you swap it with another 'mechs. acceptor it will have to be "retuned" (trained) as outlined in the manual. hope this helps! & thanks to you too dr_vend !
Yes they can be trained to accept Canadian "loonies" & "toonies", also both of the USA Dollar coins )"Susan-B-Ugly's" & the new Golden Dolar ("Squaw") as well as Tokens for use in Arcades, etc.
In regards as to how it knows the difference, it's by the actual metal content of each coin (or token), every coin and/or metal token has a particular/unique electrical inductance value, ( based on metal/alloy content & size of the coin/token), the 9300 series has the ability to "train" (tune) itself & remember this/these value(s), however it's ability to accept any coin and/or token will depend on it's metal content & the quality/consistantcy of that content from coin to coin, this is why it's sometimes difficult to have the 9300 series learn to accept some tokens, as then aren't as consistant from unit to unit (as oposed to actual coinage)
remember that if you have more than one 9300 series unit that the coin acceceptor/rejector sensor is tuned to that unit, so if you swap it with another 'mechs. acceptor it will have to be "retuned" (trained) as outlined in the manual. hope this helps! & thanks to you too dr_vend !
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: BryanH on May 03, 2005, 10:15:46 pm
Cool. You learn something everyday. Problem is I'm forgetting two things every day.
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: Skeleton Man on May 03, 2005, 11:13:26 pm
Always useful to know the details.. thanks.. now I just gotta work out why the quarter tubes won't fill.. I can put dimes and nickles through and they get diverted to coin tubes, quarters go straight to the cash box.. (all tubes are empty, price is set at 25c)
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: BryanH on May 03, 2005, 11:37:33 pm
Many changers have a switch to send the quarters right into the coin box... quarters weren't often used for change so they didn't need to keep them in the tubes. sending them straight to the coin box saved time on the collections. just need to figure out which dip switch.
Title: Canadian coins
Post by: Skeleton Man on May 04, 2005, 08:47:23 am
| Quote (hartlenb @ May 04 2005,12:37) |
| Many changers have a switch to send the quarters right into the coin box... quarters weren't often used for change so they didn't need to keep them in the tubes. sending them straight to the coin box saved time on the collections. just need to figure out which dip switch. |
It has a dip switch (LO $.25) to send quarters to the cash box when the tube is about half full.. (when it's on it should hold like 17 quarters, when it's off the quarter tube should fill completely)
Not a big issue tho, as I'll be setting it for 50c - 75c anyway