Dixie Narco 240/138-6 issues

[splitskull]

Hi. I have issues with an old Dixie Narco Pepsi machine in my garage. Model DCNB 240/138-6 Worked ok for years, until recently.

1. When you plug it in, the coin acceptor Mars 6200 will continually make a noise .. like trying to reject a coin.... will go nuts like that for some time... then it will stop and work normally. Is it only something dirty and got stuck? AFAIK, I open it up and I dont see any coin stuck inside anywhere. Or is toast? I know i can rig the relay to free vend, but I like dropping 5c for a can.

 2. As soon as you insert a coin it, machine will dispense right away whatever is in column 1. No free vend. If I put another coin, will dispense right away another can from 1st column. If I leave the column 1 empty, then all the other columns will only dispense when I make a selection. I look at the switches under the columns, I don't see anything stuck. And the button on front seems to be clicking/working.  I need some ideas.

Thanks

[AZVendor]

You either have a stuck motor switch on column 1 or you have a bad brake on that motor.  It would probably be best to replace the motor which will get you a new switch and motor with brake.  This could be causing the buzzing in your coin mech which might also be in the credit relay.  

[splitskull]

Thanks AZVendor

I fudged around with it again today, took the front part out (the one that has a little spring on left, and a metal flap thing on right - sorry I dont know what is called ). Took all that out, cleaned with brake cleaner, put some silicone grease, put back everything and works. I also swapped switch stack from col 2 to 1 prior, and didn't fix anything. No idea if is fixed fixed or just because I moved things. But works for now

The Mars 6200 is still going nuts. It's like trying to eject coins all the time. I'll have to google some more, or try to find where I put my spare 6800 coin mech. It's in a "safe" place lol

[splitskull]

To follow up on this, I found a spare 6800 coin validator that I had. Put it in. Great. Works with all the coins (new or older than 2000. The 6200 wouldn't take any coins from 2000 and on). When I swapped them, I saw the button to remove the 10c coins was kinda half way up. Probably I bumped it but not all the way. That's why it was trying to eject coins. User error.  Put the switch all the way down and now the 6200 works again as normal. 

Speaking on the 6200, can it be upgraded to take all/any CAD coins? At the moment only takes older than year 2000 Canadian coins. Is it expensive to program it? Like I said before, is only vending in my garage, because I like the sound of 5c/can or bottle hehe