jpalm Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I have a North American Vending triple head located in my laundromat. It's 24/7 and unattended, so I anchored the machine to the concrete and for the first two months things were great. I just filled up the M&M chute on Friday and when I came back on Monday I noticed it was completely empty. My first thought was that I must have had a very busy weekend, but upon closer inspection I found that the coin mech was broken and free spinning backwards. I know NAV is out of business, but I couldn't pass up the deal I got on it. Who makes a compatible replacement mech, and is there a more durable one that I can replace it with? I know someone might suggest that I remove the machine, but it grosses around $135/month. At that rate they can break it every other month and I'm still way ahead in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindVending Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just threw one out. If you had posted yesterday... seriously tho, at $135 gross a month put something reliable that won't cause you headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Instead of treating the symptom take a month's gross and solve the problem. Otherwise, I'd assume you could find a used NAV or Silent Sales Force head on CL for the same price you'd spend on a quality mech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpalm Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 What do you suggest as the most bulletproof machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Any full metal body vendor would do the job. Northwestern super 60 or Oak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpalm Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks for the info. With that said, I do still have 8 more NAV triple heads, 7 of them brand new. I plan on putting the rest into attended businesses, but I will still need to repair them from time to time. Is there anyone that still makes parts for them?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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