Using an X-Arcade coin door with an Arcade1Up cabinet

Useful Answer

The X-Arcade coin door can work with an Arcade1Up cabinet, but it is not plug and play. It requires physical cabinet modification and simple wiring.

Physical install:

• Enlarge the front kick-panel cutout as needed for the coin door.
• Arcade1Up cabinets often use thin MDF, so reinforce the back of the panel with an additional backing board.
• The backing board gives the coin door better stability after installation.
• PAC-MAN-style Arcade1Up cabinets can accept a single coin door, but customers should compare the cabinet against the X-Arcade mounting diagram and cutout template before buying or cutting.

Wiring:

• The coin mechanism triggers a coin switch inside the coin door.
• Wire that coin switch to the same encoder/PCB input used by the Arcade1Up coin button.
• Once wired, inserting a coin acts the same as pressing the cabinet's coin button.

This is a DIY cabinet modification. The key concept is that the coin door does not need special software support; it simply closes a switch that simulates the normal coin input.

Source Context

The customer asked whether the X-Arcade coin door would work on an Arcade1Up machine and whether it was plug and play. Support explained that it can work, but the cabinet cutout must usually be enlarged, the thin MDF should be reinforced, and the coin switch must be wired to the same connector as the existing coin button. A later Arcade1Up PAC-MAN inquiry confirmed the same guidance for a single coin door and pointed the customer to the mounting diagram / cutout template for measuring before purchase.