Revenge From Mars
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Wanted to add credit button to my Revenge From Mars using J2 ribbon cable from Coin Door Interface Board. As have no coin mechanism at the moment.
From reading operations manual correct pins to use should be Pin 2 (+12V) & 7 (L Coin 1) for 1 coin.
Can someone confirm? Better safe than sorry.
Quoted from Black_Knight:He's saying don't add a button. Go into the menu system and set it to free play.
If you don't know how to do it, download the manual here: https://www.ipdb.org/files/4446/Bally_1999_Revenge_From_Mars_Operations_Manual_February_1999_OCR_searchable.pdf
Edit - Sorry missed your post about 'earning' a credit. There are several things you can do to make high scores important - see the next post.
Not sure that a button helps with that feeling you are looking for, but it will only frustrate your casual playing friends and the next owner.
Better option is to put out some coins to use when there are not any credits left. THat way you can also monitor how long it takes to use up a 'roll of quarters'
Yes have manual and understand you can change settings. But you limit options of play if you do make use of coin mechanism.
Sorry delayed reply due to new member not verified and unable to reply to hot topic even though I started it :/
This topic has turned into an interesting diabete about adding buttons when what I was checking was correct pin outs.
First let me say that I am repairing & preserving my table. As some of the previous owners have not been taking care of game.
I would NOT changing design/look or drilling holes (sacrilege).
Current plan to add credits to table by adding leaf switch to coin reject button. Using current coin door mechanism bolt. Did consider www.easycoinup.com, but this is permanent and harder to remove.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:This still doesn’t make sense, as others were suggesting, just wire the pins into the start button. Why do you NEED to add a credit button? This machine supports freeplay and the credit switch can be operated without adding anything.
Basically what your doing still doesn’t make sense. That’s like hotwiring your car when you have the keys. It is quite genuinely pointless, adding nonsensical switches for a purpose that is already taken care of, adding credits.
Audits feature (Credit added using switchs inside door not counted), styles of game play require credits (You never play limited credit/game tournament?) & earning free games becomes pointless.
Features listed in operations manual and on operations menus need credit system to use.
Also easy way to add mechanism to cabinet without buying one. Which would seem pointless in your eyes given your own comments.
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Bromley
Milan, PA