Bought a C-2 Rowe Change Machine - Good deal?

[sturtzy]

I had an old Hamilton change machine go out on me and found this machine. Never had any experience with this but it seems to be good. Tell me, did I get this for a good deal? it is a C-2 Change machine, it looks like the hopper holds about 2100 quarters and all I had to do was replace the cylinder lock and pay $85 for the machine. im hoping I didn't get ripped off. thanks for the help...

 

http://johnsturzenegger.shutterfly.com/12206

 

[AZVendor]

That's a good bill changer John.  Rowe built the best bill changers.  The C2 was when they decided to stop putting their own proprietary bill transport head in all their changers and instead began to use Coinco and Mars bill acceptors in the changers.  It makes it easy to replace the bill validator now that you don't have to send a proprietary one of to someone for rebuild.  You can just swap a good comparable Coinco or Mars into it.

 

The coin hopper is solid and can be modified for quarters, tokens and dollar coins.  The dollar coins and large tokens require a different drive chain assy in the hopper.  About the only problem you might have is with the hopper sensors that count the coins as they go into the payout buckets.  All parts are available, though, and you can still call Rowe for tech support as they still build bill changers.  You can find the manual on Rowe Internationals website.

[mission vending]

I had an old Hamilton change machine go out on me and found this machine. Never had any experience with this but it seems to be good. Tell me, did I get this for a good deal? it is a C-2 Change machine, it looks like the hopper holds about 2100 quarters and all I had to do was replace the cylinder lock and pay $85 for the machine. im hoping I didn't get ripped off. thanks for the help...

http://johnsturzenegger.shutterfly.com/12206

That's a really good deal.

[Feral Vending Mechanic]

Rowe does make the best changers. I'm unfamiliar with that specific model, but some of their earlier models had one part in specific that was prone to going out, a small light bulb ( like a flashlight bulb ) that is used for counting the coins.