VendMomma Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 We purchased 5 working machines from someone. He had a machine in his garage that was taken apart. He said it wasn't for sale since it wasn't working and he couldn't figure it out. He gave it to us. My husband got it working. All except accepting money. We thought it was the coinlux. After messing with it he decided to swap out coin mechs with our other machine. Coinlux works just fine. We are wondering if it is the circuit board. They cost $500. It would suck if we spent that money and it is still not working. Any tips on how to check if the circuit board needs replacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Firstly, you do not need to ever spend $500 on a coin mech. You can get good refurbished units for less than $150 from various sources. Don't bother ordering anything like that from n2go or whoever they are. Secondly, you can send coin mechs and other peripherals off for repair to companies like dieb, vendor's exchange, and others. Most of my coin mech repairs cost about $45 but I'd guess they can go as high as $100 but I think that's uncommon. This is a great source of information so learn here before you buy things. Naturals2go is not a brand but a rebranded machine. It's likely not worth much but, as long as they work, you may as well use them. Since the seller was honest enough to give a broken machine away, perhaps he was honest enough to sell them at a fair price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VendMomma Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 We determined the coin mech was fine. We plugged it to another machine and it worked like it was suppose to. It's the circuit board we are questioning. That's what would cost $500. It's an ELI940. Too bad because I have another machine that I would swap boards with but it's an ELI900. Both seaga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Oh I see. I misunderstood. I couldn't tell you anything about those boards. On this forum, seaga machines are typically considered inferior machines that the vast majority of professional vendors do not use. If I had a seaga that I got for free and the board was bad, I would scrap it. That's all I can tell you. Someone might be able to repair it or you might be able to find a used/refurbished board for sale but I wouldn't put any money into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Seaga is garbage and their cost for circuit boards is one of the reasons they are garbage. They refuse to repair any parts and they do not allow anyone else to do so. They also refuse to provide wiring diagrams for ANY machine they have ever sold. This is why distributors of their products, when they first tried to get distributors, dropped their lines. Even the Seaga distributors couldn't get wiring diagrams from them. Don't bother putting any further money into that machine and get rid of your Seagas as soon as you can. You need to operate real vending machines, not garbage consisting of all imported parts. Edited September 18, 2019 by AZVendor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VendMomma Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 What are the good machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 11 hours ago, VendMomma said: What are the good machines? I’ve been using mostly USI machines with few issues. They’re easy to work on. I also have some Dixie Narcos that have been good. At one time I obtained 2 Genesis machines. Don’t even think about getting any of those. I couldn’t even give them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Dixie Narco, Vendo, Royal USI/Wittern AMS, Crane, National, AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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