kyle0050 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Have yet to go to location yet but I am being told that the machine has no power going to it. What should I be checking or looking at when I get to the machine? I did have someone try and charge their phone in the same outlet it's plugged in and was told it charged their phone. (have a friend at the location) so not exactly sure where to look for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 See if someone bounced the machine onto the power cord and crushed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 Just got to location and there is a burning smell inside the cabinet. Been pulling trays out trying to find a charred area but can't find anything. If anyone knows where to start let me know but might be new machine time as I would love to not put more money into a nat 147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Probably a bad power transformer or the logic board is bad. Check for power in to the board to confirm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 By power transformer you mean this part right? https://www.capitalvending.com/refurbished-nv-147-148-474-snacktron-power-supply-assembly.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 If that is where the burning smell is coming from, yes. You might be able to replace whatever is burned in there but the rebuilt price isn't bad and you can just plug it in. But that is only if your issue is in that box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Still was looking for it but couldn't narrow anything down. I guess this would be a good place to start though. So hopefully it's the power unit. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Check the coin changer. Dimes sometimes bounce around and get to the board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 Thanks for the suggestion will check that out too when I head back up tomorrow to look at it again. Just going worst case scenario here what snack machine would yall recommend to replace it with? I am looking at the AMS 39 from A&M as my old tech said they were the best snack machine his opinion but have also heard solid things about AP. Just curious what would be the best replacement machine as of now. The AMS I am eyeing- https://www.amequipmentsales.com/shop/refurbished-ams-39-snack-machine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 As long as it's been upgraded to sensit 3, it's an excellent choice. As for APs. They are very good for their time but you want at least an AP 123 or newer unless it has a revision door. A National 167 is also very good. There are many good models out there. Just ask about specific models if you want to know if it's a good replacement or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Well bought and put in a new power supply in today and still the same issue. Machine fuse immediately kicks in when power is turned on and flicks off. Don't feel like paying a tech to play find the problem and then have to buy a part for a relatively old machine. So I'm probably going forward with purchasing the AMS 39 if anyone doesn't like the AMS or why I shouldn't buy it for sure let me know before I put the order in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I like AMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Did you: unplug the coin mech, bill acceptor and light ballast before powering it up? Did you then power off as you plugged each item in one at a time to test them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 10 hours ago, AZVendor said: Did you: unplug the coin mech, bill acceptor and light ballast before powering it up? Did you then power off as you plugged each item in one at a time to test them? ^^^^^THIS^^^^. My money is on the coin mech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle0050 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Will try tomorrow. As I am having trouble finding a refurb as well as a used machine as of now. So I guess I will go back to trying to fix this machine. Will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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