Coin Acceptors

Timing of Coin Acceptors

Here we examine the observed timing pulses of various coin acceptors.

Included mechanisms are:

  • KAI-738 (Single coin comparitor mechanism)
  • JY-923 (x3 coin programmable mechanism)
  • CH-926 (x6 coin programmable mechanism)


Both KAI-738 & JY-923 mechanisms were tested by myself & CH-926 results were found on Vince's blog.

(http://blog.deconinck.info/post/2017/02/25/CH923/CH926/CH928-coin-acceptor-features-and-caveats)

Vince observed that each pulse is followed by a 100ms pause in idle state (no matter the selected speed setting).

It is also noted that CH-926 has a LED array on the mechanism where JY-923 does not.

KAI-738 (Single coin comparitor mechanism)

Fast (32mSec)

Medium (52mSec)

Slow (104mSec)

JY-923 (x3 coin programmable mechanism)

Fast (31mSec)

Medium (51mSec)

Slow (101mSec)

CH-926 (x6 coin programmable mechanism)

Fast (20mSec)

Meduim (50mS)

Slow (70mSec)