MNvending Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I've got a Vendo 511 that keeps reading "error 3". The error means that the door has been opened for 1 hour or longer. We have tested the switch, and repaired the wires that were looking a little beat up. It still kept reading error 3 after 1 hour. Also, the led display would go out unless i pressed the door switch, then it would light back up. I figured that the control board was going bad so I went and bought one from the local pepsi bottler and installed it. Everything was working a lot better, the led display is working like it's supposed to now, but after a couple hours error 3 popped back up again. I tried switching the wires to the other connections on the switch, and an hour later, another error 3. Does anybody know why this keeps giving me an error 3? Has this happened to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Check the inner door sheetmetal that the switch pushes against. If the metal is dented there then the switch might not be pushed in far enough - or the switch isn't mounted correctly. Also check for the outer door being too loose due to a worn out T-handle that isn't snugging the door down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Yeah i checked to make sure the switch is being pressed, and it is. Honestly, it might sound crazy but I think the new control board that i bought from pepsi might be faulty too. I'm out of ideas, no matter what I do the machine thinks that the door is open. If the door switch is pressed you should not be able to put the machine into service mode, if I hold down the switch I can go into service mode. This tells me that the board is not reading when the door switch is pressed. I've checked continuity from the harness to the board, changed the switch, and replaced connections. All i know for sure is that the board is not receiving a signal from the door switch, I've made sure that the switch, and all its wires are good and making their connections so i don't know what else it could be except the control board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 You have the switch wired wrong. One wire should be on the COM terminal and then move the other wire to the unused terminal on the switch so it will work correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 I tried that too. I thought maybe it was wired wrong but i switched the wires and it still doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Then you probably don't have one wire on the COM terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 I definitely do have one wire on the COM terminal. I just looked at it to make sure. The switch is wired correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 You said the switch works when you press it manually but not when you close the door? It sounds to me that you need to replace the switch as it might only be making contact when fully pressed, and that might not happen as it is. Replace the switch or possibly bypass it. You should also triple check that it is mounted properly and definitely being pressed, because it cannot work only when you press it and not when you shut the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Sorry if i confused you. The control board doesn’t see the door switch no matter what. If I press it myself or if I shut the door. If I take the switch completely out and bypass it, the machine should think that the door is closed and it should only think it’s open if I connect the switch wires with a paperclip or just by touching them. That’s not what happens though. Basically no matter what I do the machine always thinks the door is open. When a machine’s door switch is pressed you shouldn’t be able to access the service mode, and no matter what I do I can always access service mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Then it's simply an electrical issue. Either your connections are wrong or you have an open circuit. Those are the only possibilities if the switch cannot be bypassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 So you think that there may be a short in the door harness going up to the control board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Short or a severed wire. I don't know what it looks like but if it is with the rest of the harness going from the cabinet, through thr door, and into the board, then the most likely places to check are terminals themselves. Also check for any obvious cuts in the plastic covering all the wires. It seems like a wire is cut or shorted. Can you run a wire directly to the ends where the switch is wires are supposed to go? Ie. Bypass the entire switch wire by using a completely different wire. If that works, then you know it is an electrical issue (shorted or open circuit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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