Coin hopper help

[O63tihson]

Will a IGT 2000 nickel hopper work with dimes or cents also? I would be fine if it has a mis feed rate. I'm having a hard time finding a dime wheel to do all my cents.
Thanks!

 

[jr98119]

Will a IGT 2000 nickel hopper work with dimes or cents also? I would be fine if it has a mis feed rate. I'm having a hard time finding a dime wheel to do all my cents.
Thanks!

Yes, it will work for cents with the 5-5/8" diameter shelf wheel that comes with it. You'll need a 5-7/8" shelf wheel for the dimes. Those wheels are almost impossible to find - I had to go to a machine shop to get it custom made for me.

 

[O63tihson]

Does anyone else have experience with this? Sorry Jr, I just don't want to spend money on a nickel hopper and find out it wont work with cents.

 

[carramrod]

yes, I have an IGT nickel hopper and it works fine with cents, it does NOT work with dimes as is; the dimes jam under the coin knife. As jr stated, you'll need to get a dime wheel, which is very hard to find. I got impatient and made one out of plexiglass and put the nickel wheel in front of it for strength/support. It works alright, sometimes I have to babysit it since it isn't perfect but it's much faster than sorting by hand.