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<p>[QUOTE="Sean Parker, post: 8319962, member: 137474"]So, I was talking to a friend of mine about this big idea I had for a chute that used a big spinning disk with super powerful magnets.. And he suggested something that made me feel silly. Ever notice how the older soda machines that take quarters and dimes won't take the silver ones (80's -90's models)? They'll kick right out in the return tray!</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what do you guys think about taking out the coin accepter from an old soda machine and rigging it up so that it doesn't stop taking coins after a certain amount, but instead just drops ones that don't pass the electrical 'fake coin' test? Alternatively, do any of you know if something already exists, like as a stand alone part, that just has that little metal thingy in it to test the coins, dumping the duds?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think my friend is on to something.. If a person could rig up a chute that continuously feeds nickles, dimes, quarters, halves and dollar coins into that little gadget.. Problem solved![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sean Parker, post: 8319962, member: 137474"]So, I was talking to a friend of mine about this big idea I had for a chute that used a big spinning disk with super powerful magnets.. And he suggested something that made me feel silly. Ever notice how the older soda machines that take quarters and dimes won't take the silver ones (80's -90's models)? They'll kick right out in the return tray! So, what do you guys think about taking out the coin accepter from an old soda machine and rigging it up so that it doesn't stop taking coins after a certain amount, but instead just drops ones that don't pass the electrical 'fake coin' test? Alternatively, do any of you know if something already exists, like as a stand alone part, that just has that little metal thingy in it to test the coins, dumping the duds? I think my friend is on to something.. If a person could rig up a chute that continuously feeds nickles, dimes, quarters, halves and dollar coins into that little gadget.. Problem solved![/QUOTE]
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