Please check out our post on Wiring A Push Button if you need help with that process. This will make it so that when the button is pressed the game registers a credit. ![]() All you have to do is take the wires off of the coin switch and attach them to the credit button. We like to use either a regular arcade push button with a microswitch or a mini momentary switch as our credit button. In order to avoid these problems, we suggest wiring up a credit button. You can also leave your coin door open so that you can easily gain access to the coin switches once the credits run out but that can be a problem if you have small children as they might do some damage to the inside of your cabinet. Now, you could always add a lot of credits to your game by pressing the coin switches with your finger before having people over to play your arcade game but eventually the game will run out of credits and you’ll have to repeat this process. These covers can be easily removed by taking out the screws that are holding them to the coin mech. Keep in mind that sometimes the coin switches will have a cover on them that will make it difficult to press the wire down with your finger. We like to use our finger to press down on this wire when we need to quickly add credits to a game. Please note that if anything pushes the wire on the coin switch down the game should register a credit. As the coin falls out of the mech into the coin box, it lands on the wire attached to the coin switch which adds a credit to the game. Just below the coin mech is the coin switch which is similar to the microswitches that we use on regular arcade buttons and joysticks except that it is activated by a wire being depressed instead of an actuator. Please consult our post on Adjusting A Coin Mech for more information on coin mechs and how they work. The coin works by passing through a coin mech that only allows the correct coins to fall into the coin box. In this post, we will discuss how to add credits to an arcade game by using the coin switches and how to set up a game for free play using the test/service menu and dip switch settings built into the arcade board.Īdding Credits To An Arcade Game (And Setting Up Free Play)Īs we discussed in the introduction, you can always use a coin to add credits to an arcade game. Of course, you can always insert coins into these machines but that can be inconvenient if your arcade cabinet is for home use only. While most newer games offer a free play setting, there are several older games that do not have this option. In order to play most arcade games, you must either have a way to add credits to the machine or set the free play setting on the board.
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