rafaelv Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I have a vendo 601. three slots dispense 3 sodas at a time i. Need help i cant change it to only shoot out 1 at a time. I tried chanfing the depth on the gears. But still dont work. And one selection is stuck the the colum wont turn. Any one know how to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Someone will chime in here soon, but in the mean time I am here. On my vendo 720s, there is a cam that has to be adjusted. You have to turn the cams to 3, meaning that the machine will vend THREE cans per cycle... that's 1 can... 2 cans... 3 cans and the machine returns to the regular position after the third vend. Check to make sure that you have it set for 3. There is a little nipple on the 720s that needs to be aligned with the correct numbered position. I hope it's the same for the vendo 601, but I will see if I can't find a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Also, for your selection that won't turn, is there product in it? What exactly is it doing? Does it try to turn? You could have a can or something jammed in there. The easiest way to check that is to look up from the delivery chute and see if something is hanging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Is the machine new to you? If it last vended bottles, you can't put cans in it without properly setting it up for cans. It could be vending all 3 cans because the motor is set to vend one product deep, the vend rotor may be installed 180 deg out of time or the gauge bars under the columns are missing or installed wrong. The jammed column could be caused by the selection setup wrong with no shim or an incorrect shim, or a worn gate link that allowed the rotor to jam as it rotated. Tell us what specific products and sizes you want to vend and we can give you the proper setup for each. If you need parts for it you can send me a PM as I have parts in stock for this machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelv Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 I already tried adjusting the cams to 3 it does has a nipple i set right . But its still shoots out 3 or two at a time. It has 10 selection only 2 of the selection is giving me a problem. Only 3 selections have monster, water and gatorade. The one thats stuck and jammed is the monster selection i already took out the can that was stuck. The shims are adjusted and the depth is also adjusted . For some reason it got stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Make sure the gauge bars are installed correctly. If they aren't, several cans will fall simultaneously. I believe they have to be in the lower/right position for cans. Even if they are just 1 position over, you can get at least 2 cans falling instead of 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 You might also have bent gauge bars. Pull them out and sight down the bottom edge of them to see if they're bent. If so you will need to replace them. The jammed Monster column, if still stuck after removing the product, probably has a worn out gate link. Do you have proper side shims for cans on the right side of the columns? They are flat and about 1/4" thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I should also add that on the multi-vending columns, you could also have gummed up motor switches that don't react fast enough to stop the motor. You will notice that the three notches in the cam are very close together and the switch must react very quickly to stop the motor. If the switch is gummed up it will not react fast enough to stop the motor before the rotor turns far enough to drop the second or third can. After the rear can falls the rotor must turn 180 deg. to reload before the switch stops the motor next. It could be that this interval is long enough to allow the switch to react and then stop the motor when the switch falls into the next valley. Depending on if the column is ready to vend the front can or middle can would determine if you get two or three cans falling in this scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelv Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Ok. The gauge bars how do they look like? At the bottom i seen. Three blue sticks idk how to discribe them, and some bracket look alike as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Ok. The gauge bars how do they look like? At the bottom i seen. Three blue sticks idk how to discribe them, and some bracket look alike as well. The gauge bars are attached with cotter pins at the front - there are three positions for these. These gauge bars are far too flimsy to serve their purpose so that might be a good place to start on this, if they're bent replace them. You can rebend them but it will only work for a short while On a side note; I am also in California and I too, unfortunately, have a number of Univendors - the designers of these POS's should be assembled and horse whipped - I am diligently selling off all my Vendo machines at this point (even if they're not Univendors). They have come out with a supposedly good machine recently - the 721, but I'll be holding my grudge for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris in bc Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Usually if you have 2-3 cans or bottles vending at the same time it is your motor harness. You have to replace it and you might as well replace the motors that are vending at the same time-this 2-3 vend at the same time happened to me also! If you need tech support call vendo at 1800 344 7216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris1953 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Vendo 601 is the same as 511 I believe. Could be someone has taken motor off and now it is 180 degrees off. Gauge bar should be in center slot with 2 white clips.... The jammed column won't vend. Hold brake up and turn armature on motor counter clockwise until you hear a click. Might want to unplug vendor until you know what you are doing 110 v present on motors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelv Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Ok so.i checked what everyone said to check. The motor for the jammed selection seems to stil npt work so im just goin to replace it. And the othet two.selections that shoot out two or three i just.need to put spacers on it so they dont drop all the way down or buy 12oz motors cuz i think thier for bottles. but now i messed up. Cuz it displays sold out and cj on all the selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I doubt you have a bad motor on the jammed column; I'm sure you have a worn out gate link. If you can hear the motor hum or it's winding is warm, it is good and is stuck by the gate link. Do you have side shims in the multi-vending columns? There are no such things as "12 oz motors". You must have a control board machine with a digital display since you say you see CJ for Column Jam on the display. You will be able to test the jammed motor by pressing and holding the door switch next to your logic board which will try to home the jammed motor. If it hums or vibrates then the motor is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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