Walta

1 if you hold the CLR button the display will go blank for as long as the button is held. So a bad keyboard could be your fault. 2 The early software had the satellite menu but the software is full of bugs. If you have the snack satellite try disconnecting it. Until you can update the software. 3 Try removing the display cable from the harness and reroute away from the other wires. #1 did not seem the help, #2 did seem to help but not 100%, #3 seems to be working but it is too soon to claim victory. Does the display start working a few seconds after you open the door? Walta

It could be some smart hole unplugs the machine because the noise it makes annoys them and disturbs the Tuesday meeting. Walta

Does the machine work on coins and bills? The credit card system is looking for a signal on the MDB bus that each vend was successful. It seems likely the software in this 2145 board will not send that code without a signal from the sensor. Walta

Just like the snack every motor must be in its home position before the coin mech gets the signal to accept coins. Walta

Please understand your machine was made in about 1975. The way this machine works the power goes into the common terminal of the switch on motor A, only if the motor is in the home position will the power come out the normally closed terminal and on into the common terminal of the switch on motor B. And on to C, D, E and so on thru all 40 motors. The problem you have is the silver terminals and points tarnish over time. Since you start with 28 volts each switch has 2 silver terminals and a set contact points. The power must go thru if you lose .1 volts at each of the 40 switch point and 80 switch terminal you get 120X .1 = 12 volts so motor G5 is only getting 16 volts. At 16 volts often it cannot get started and if it should it may not have the strength to finish its cycle. If you really want to keep this old machine the motor switches are not that hard to replace and cheap when you buy in quantity. Walta

Post photos of your board and harness If you cant get them to fit. Walta

This is the converter board I use. http://www.ebay.com/itm/GBS-8220-RGB-CGA-EGA-YUV-to-VGA-ARCADE-VIDEO-CONVERTER-BOARD-Latest-Software-/120967105011?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2a3389f3 Do not buy the cheaper ones that look the same they don’t work the same look for the Gonbes brand. When shopping for monitors look for one that has a PC input with a DB15 plug. Also test the store’s display unit set it to PD input then unplug the power, wait30 seconds plug it back in do not buy ones that do not power up and stay on the PC input. Less than half will. I found a DB15 to BNC cable that made for an easy install at my local electronics junk store. The only other connection is the +5 DC voltage. Walta

Before you buy anything check with the government. Seem like they always have their hand venders pocket, with a license fees often the first license costs 250.00 and 25.00 for each additional. It is likely you have more than one vending company in the country. It may be worth your time to give them a shot. If the current operator is too busy to properly service your machine, he may want out and sell for a reasonable price. It can’t hurt to ask. Have you seen any other soda machines that take USD and Bahamian dollars? If you are right about 25 sales a day and you work 5 days a week and you mark up is .25 per can your profit will be 31.00 dollars a week. You will have a hard time paying for a brand new machine. I would count the cases when the vender fills the machine. Walta

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Most versions of this software have an option to disable the sensor if you get to that point. Think about this for 30 seconds. A team of engineers spent thousands of man hours looking every part, offered thousands of bonus dollars to shave a few pennies out of each unit. No they chose to install a 20.00 sensor and in fact they were able to convince management to add a second sensor late in production run. Go ahead cut extra wires if you’re sure you know best. Walta

If you do choose to bypass the eye. 1 Do not vend glass 2 Give the location a fund for refunds. The eye is located to prevent 2 bottles from hitting each other. You also lose the guarantee delivery system and no machine needs this system more than this model. If you let a few sticky bottles get in this machine you will have 20% refunds. Walta