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Welcome to Insert Coin - Materials & Costs - last update 11 June 2005
Below is the detailed cost breakdown of everything I've used on the project.
The Actual costs are exactly that, what I've spent so far. The projected costs are what I think I still have to buy. Wherever possible I've noted down the supplier along with Part-Nos. Some items are missing and some don't have Part Nos as yet because I can can't put my hands on the paperwork accompanying them, but I'll get that sorted soon (honest!).
Wherever possible, I have put links to the various suppliers. Many of the items have been purchased from the high-street retail outlet rather than the website for a number of reasons (cost, ease of access, no online shop), so the links are there simply as a point of reference to help you find your local store.
I've also added a 'Other Items you will need' at the bottom of this page which covers some other things that it is expected you already own.
Actual Costs
| Description | Cost | Supplier | Part No |
| Electrocoin Goliath MK3 Cabinet & Sunset Riders PCB | £150+£60 delivery | Ebay | |
| Humbrol Paints | £8.96 | B&Q | |
| Contact Adhesive (34g) | £1.34 | B&Q | Unibond |
| Wire Wool | 99p | Boyes | |
| Paint Stripper | £2.45 | Boyes | |
| Car Body Filler | £2.45 | Boyes | |
| Coin Door | £65.92 | Happ Controls | 40-0008-00 |
| 10p Coin Mech x 2 | £28.70 | Happ Controls | 49-0474-00 |
| Denomination Insert 10p x 2 | £1.20 | Happ Controls | 42-0432-00 |
| Black Pica Vinyl, 3ft x 40inchs | £9.94 | Happ Controls | 42-3116-00 |
| 56-way Edge Connector (JAMMA) | £1.95 | Happ Controls | 49-0011-00 |
| 1 x Delivery | £9.34 | Happ Controls | |
| Cable (12/0.2 & 24/0.2) | Already had | Maplin/Reclaimed | |
| Neoprene Braiding | £8.82 | CPC | |
| Heatshrink (various sizes) | Already had/? | CPC/Maplin | |
| Monitor Cleaning | FOC | Richard Metcalf | |
| Wood Filler | Already had | Wickes | |
| Hammerite Spray (Black, hammered) | £3.99 | Skirlington Market | |
| Fluorescent Lamp (12W Linkable Slimline T4) | £8.12 | CPC | LA0226266 |
| Speakers (cheap crap - didn't use) | £5 | Advanced Computers | |
| Speakers (decent) | £14.99 | Argos | Creative SBS250 |
| 18W Soldering Iron & Solder station | £19.99 | Maplin | FY68 |
| Small Wood Screws (black) 3.5mm | 99p | Maplin | N38AL |
| Heatshrink F-35, 1mtr (I ran out) | 99p | Maplin | BF88 |
| 100pk Cable Ties (black) | £1.99 | Maplin | RY08 |
| 100pk Screw type cable mounts | £1.99 | Maplin | SJ18 |
| Solder | £1.49 | Maplin | N50AW |
| Switch, push-to-make, Locking switch (black) | £1.29 | Maplin | YW41 |
| Switch, push-to-make, non-locking switch (black) x 2 | £2.98 | Maplin | FF96 |
| Desolder Tool | £6.99 | Maplin | FR26 |
| Wire mesh for speaker grills | Reclaimed | Reclaimed | |
| Cable crimps | Had Some/£4.50 | Screwfix | D90867 |
| Crimp tool | £24.99 | Screwfix | 18475 |
| Contact Adhesive (250g) - Solvent free (crap) | £5.74 | B&Q | Unibond |
| Holesaw set | £9.99 | Barnitts | |
| ArcadeVGA | £65.88 | Ultimarc | |
| JPac | £42.19 | Ultimarc | PS/2 Model |
| PCB Mounting Feet | £2.22 | Ultimarc | |
| 1 x Delivery | £7.40 | Ultimarc | |
| Transcend Socket 370 Motherboard | FOC | Jules @ Sumo | TS-ASP3 |
| Black Protective Rubber | FOC | My dad | |
| Contact Adhesive (250ml) - with Solvent (good!) | £4.28 | B&Q | Unibond Impact |
| Via C3 1Ghz Processor | £30.21 | Dabs | C3 Ezra-T FCGA |
| CPU Heatsink & Cooler | £6.42 | Dabs |
Startech FAN370PRO (quite noisy - avoid!) |
| 802.11g PCI Network Adapter | £19.99 | Dabs | Dabsvalue EW-7122/8G |
| Thermal Compound | £2.35 | Dabs | Akasa AK-450-2G |
| 256MB PC133 DIMM, CL3 | £33.64 | Dabs | Kingston KVR133X64C3/256 |
| PS2 Keyboard | £3.18 | Dabs | |
| PS2 Mouse | FOC | Already had | |
| 350Watt ATX PSU | £11.16 | Dabs | Dabsvalue 350Watt Silver Silent |
| Delivery Charge | £9.39 | Dabs | |
| Hardboard | FOC | Reclaimed | 6mm |
| Machine Screws and Bolts (16-pack) | £1.30 | B&Q | 4mm (M4) x 16mm |
| Zinc flat washers (70-pack) | £1.30 | B&Q | 4mm (M4) |
| Black Cable Ties (Ty-wraps) (2 x 100-pack) | £2.50 | Screwfix | 17796 |
| Self Adhesive Cable Tie base (100-pack) | £2.99 | Screwfix | 73716 |
| Earth Cable | FOC | Already had | |
| Pan head machine screw and nuts (8 pack) | £1.30 | B&Q | 6mm (M6) x 12mm |
| Pan head machine screw & nuts (8 pack) | £1.30 | B&Q | 6mm (M6) x 16mm |
| Locking nuts (4 pack) | £1.30! | B&Q | 6mm (M6) |
| Current Total | £718.38 | (of which tools = £54.97) |
Projected Costs
| Description | Cost | Supplier | Part No |
| Software | ? | ? | ? |
Other Items you will need
This section describes other items you will probably need to complete such a project. It's not exhaustive.
| Description | Possible Cost | Possible Make/Model |
| A general set of tools, including screwdrivers, hammer, mallet, hack saw, wire cutters/strippers, etc | ? | Anything, but something decent with Stanley Budget as a minimum quality |
| Cordless drill | ~£60 | I love my Bosch drill! |
| Multimeter (digital or analogue will do) | <£20 | Fluke if you have lots of money |
| Digital Camera (used for documentation progress) | ~£200 | I love my Canon Powershot A70 |
| Time and lots of it | ? |