Coin slots source ?

Sep 26, 2011 4 Replies


AlanG writes:


>
>> >>>How about a unit with a coin slot, and a button ... "Charge for >>>doorbell £1" ? >>
>> There *are* people I like to call.
>>
>> Just not double glazing/alarm system/God salesemen/women and the like >
> So add a notice that the £1 is a deposit (like on supermarket trolleys)
> and will be refunded to 'genuine' callers (eg not including door-to-door
> salesmen, charity collectors, energy company reps who want you to switch
> providers (and all of whom claim that their particular supplier is the
> cheapest), etc.)

What a brilliant idea ... I *really* like that. Xposted to uk.d-i-y to see where to get a coin mechanism !!!!

Genericaly known as coin acceptors or coin mech

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Non-genuine callers will just knock on the door until it drives you crazy.

As will genuine callers, or failing that they'll just put a "Parcel undelivered" note through the letterbox :-)

Of course, and any big scheme to provide (for example) RFIDs that legitimate callers could use to activate the doorbell would degenerate as the cards got sold to nuisance callers.

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