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Wonderful speakers Machines, congratulations to the owners, maybe one day appear one for I bring to Brazil.

Phono-Phan wrote:Thanks Rich. I play mine from time to time. Do you notice that the older V nickels work better than the newer nickels? We've had the fire extinguisher for a display item. Somewhere along the way the top grew legs and is missing.

It has something to do with the way the rim is on the modern nickels. Some of the old coin operated stuff will refuse the Jefferson nickels because of it. I don't really understand why.

EarlH wrote:

Phono-Phan wrote:Thanks Rich. I play mine from time to time. Do you notice that the older V nickels work better than the newer nickels? We've had the fire extinguisher for a display item. Somewhere along the way the top grew legs and is missing.

It has something to do with the way the rim is on the modern nickels. Some of the old coin operated stuff will refuse the Jefferson nickels because of it. I don't really understand why.

I'm guessing that they "see" the new nickels as slugs.

Clay

I wonder why they are always missing the security cover that goes on the right side? Most I see are missing and I can think of no good reason for it. If you look closely at Kens beautiful machine, you can see his is there.

rgordon939 wrote:Hey Ronnie, want to play Battling Hexaphones? How lucky we are to have both bought one last month.

Rich Gordon

Yea, I think you and I had a good month. A lot of machines passing hands.

Maybe the newer nickels are also a bit thicker or wider? The newer ones don't work too well in the coin chute. I went to a coin shop and bought some V nickels and they work great.

I wonder why they are always missing the security cover that goes on the right side? Most I see are missing and I can think of no good reason for it. If you look closely at Kens beautiful machine, you can see his is there.


Did all the 104 machines have the security cover over the mechanism.
Thanks

Hello,
You Hexaphone owners should get together and have those security door covers reproduced. They don't look to complicated.
Pete

Are my post invisible?

Kiwi wrote:I wonder why they are always missing the security cover that goes on the right side? Most I see are missing and I can think of no good reason for it. If you look closely at Kens beautiful machine, you can see his is there.


Did all the 104 machines have the security cover over the mechanism.
Thanks

I wonder if it has anything to do with period owner/operators when retiring a machine..??.

You see, in the coin-op business (jukebox anyway), it was common practice for owner/operators to remove parts. Such as, coin mechanisms, etc.... or at the very least, the coin door was almost always removed.

The reason this was done, was to try and prevent the new owner in attempting to use it again as a money making device.

Besides, once retired from commercial use, there was no need for security measures in ones home.

This could be the reason... .