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Ok why wouldnt the buttons ve working then

If you don’t have R12 machines no point in buying MP39. R134a is way cheaper and more plentiful.

I do, but these days I stay simple, Dixie, royal, usi, maybe crane or ap for snack, but that's all, I sold off all the other brands, here's what's going to kill us later on.... 1. Either all those crappy brands will die out and be even more worthless than they are today Or 2. They will come sought after antiques, where we'll look back and say... Damn! If only I held on to it, I'd be richer 🤣 🤑

I have a older royal machine (GII I believe, with the shorter front columns- I know its a dinosaur but Im trying to make it work) with a older board, it doesn't report cash sales through the card reader and I am wondering if there is an updated eprom that would allow it to. Here are some photos of the board and the eprom for reference. Thank you all for your help! Images for reference- https://ibb.co/HzYD0Yv https://ibb.co/KFJ4phN https://ibb.co/mJs8mCn

Yup. Dex port has nothing to do with buttons not working.

That's the DEX port. That's where a card reader or hand held device would plug in for DEX data retrieval. Since you didn't know what it was, you won't need it.

it all depends on the owner of the shop and on what you decide when you walk in. it’s up to you to decide whether commission will be part of your offer. i will normally offer 15% as part of my offer. there are some who don’t want anything, there are some who want more, and there are many who will take what you offer. then there’s the other 90% of locations, who won’t be interested no matter what lol

For the cost of the cooling deck and other things, you could buy a refurbished machine that's ready to go. I wouldn't take it even if it were free.

Let me just chime in here and tell you this... a very simple issue with a robotic glassfront machine can render the whole machine useless. It requires quite a bit of diagnosis to find out what happens when they fail. Even if you know what the problem is, it takes time to replace those parts. The machine is DOWN until it is fixed. That doesn't include calling a distributor to get the part(s) you need and waiting on shipping. There are so many factors that can make it very frustrating for you and the customer. I have an AMS refrigerated machine setup for bottles. I specifically chose it for a location because it has 40 independent motors and works like a snack machine. The bottles do drop instead of being delivered via a cup, but one motor going down will not render the whole machine useless. HOWEVER!!!, I recently had a "product sensor" error and I have never heard of this. I had to disable this sensor to get it going again. I was probably there for 10 minutes before I had to settle on that and the drop sensor still works so everything is fine, but my point is that a machine such as a 501e, Vendo 721, and a Royal 650 rarely ever completely go useless. I know Mike can see this and he's going to naturally be biased but let me tell you... ever since things like energy drinks, prepackaged coffee and other items became all the rage, the ONE machine that just completely kicks golpher over and over again is the vendo 721. These things just take whatever you throw at them. I have my gripes about some of the door styles and some other quirks that come down to personal preference, but they WORK and they work very well. The only thing that would bring down a vendo 721 or a royal 650 is a bad drop sensor but those things typically seem to go 10+ years before they break. On a bevmax, you could just say something negative about it and it might go out of order.

I've bought all my Royal cooling decks direct from Royal. At one time, they only cost $500 new...but now $900 is the going rate.

Haha, yup coinco has a tendency to do that.. I've actually had that happen multiple times before. Its an mei vn2700 for bill, and its a vortex mech. The guy has been sitting on it for like 3 years, so.....

Yup. Decent machine, I own a bunch. Like stated, Blue display means SM6, red means F80. I like both versions but F80 can’t report cash over mdb (yet)…. sm6 can with latest eprom. If you get it and need an eeprom update for credit cards, send me a pm. Vendnet has discontinued the latest version, but, since they refuse to support their end user (with everything lately), I have been making copies for forum members. As of rough shape it’s in, be prepared to buy a new bill Val and coin mech. Decent mei will set you back about 300 for both.

Coin mech and validator work!….. for now. If they are coinco, they are gonna work perfectly in your garage and bite the dust the very second you move the machine to a location. Btdt. Makes you look unprofessional so I always put in refurbed mei equipment in machines I rebuilt in my garage before I take them to a location. honestly, unless you are certified for refrigeration work, hard pass. Cause if you have to put a deck in it, you’ll break even. Not worth it.

Already subscribed! Thank you for your help with this. Where are some places that I could buy a new cooling deck? I saw on Dsv they were $900! Do you know any other places that might have them cheaper?

Thanks for watching my videos. Be sure to subscribe! If the machine needs a new cooling deck, that could cost over $900 when you factor in shipping. Also, if the board is messed up, that could be another 500 bucks. When I'm looking for used g3 machines, I try to find ones that at least are cooling, since that is a big money item.

Bill and coin work great. It also had 16 labels with it, in regards to AZ's question. I also make my own labels, haha, I got it from one of the happy vending videos on youtube.

Real vending requires a commission to be paid to a location about 1/2 the time. Some vendors claim they never pay a commission. Honest vendors say they do. Bulk vending can be sold as a charity with proceeds (maybe) going to a charity. Or it can be no commission or something in between. Amusements are generally a 50/50 split with the location. All is between you and the location and whether you wish to pay or not. It's up to you. There. Are you happy now?

I have a Vendo V 475 model machine I am trying to find a part I looked in the manual and I cannot seem to specifically find what I'm looking for. When I open the door on the door there's another door that opens where you see everything inside I have pictures because it's hard to describe what I'm looking for when I don't know and where I'm looking for it when I don't know what anything is called. So in the pictures picture one is the front side where it looks like something comes out of that hole and screws on to it picture two and three is behind it on the other side where it looks like something goes into that circle with black things as of right now they're everything works the condenser works but the front buttons have no power the front buttons have no no light up nothing so I'm thinking it's something like that

OMG why are you making this 10 times harder than it has to be!? Is this a vending forum or not!? I'm looking for anyone with any sense to answer the question. No matter what vending machine one buys the question still remains!! Does anyone with any vending machine selling anything putting them anywhere in any business pay the business to place their vending machines there or not? Jesus!! IF you aren't a vendor running a vending machine business then what in the hell are you doing here?!

That's a lot to repair...I'd probably pass on that one. If it had a good bill acceptor and coin mech, and the machine vends, I'd probably offer 150.

$200. It's also a giant, heavy machine and there is no need to have that in a location. Labels aren't easy to get either as they are proprietary to Coke.

This company will only tell you what you want to hear.

Didn't say I was going to buy from them 😒 I actually asked a really specific question, still waiting for an answer.

It's a scam so please don't buy from them.

Hey everyone, I looked at a Royal vendors 804 chameleon front machine yesterday, and I'm consulting this forum for a price I should offer for it. It needs some work. It doesn't cool, it has a weird glitch with the display where it constantly has a piece lit up, its missing some of the adjustable side rails, and the lights don't work. I have the space in my garage, and I would love to fix it up (Also can help me get familiar with repairing machines). I have fixed up some machines before and I'm pretty good with repairs and I'm not afraid to take this job on. So what do you all think I should I offer?