Zannah Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Did you remove the spacer under the gumball wheel? Their instructions say to remove the spacer when vending capsules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 To vend capsules on the 1800 machines I remove the spacer under the gum ball wheel and I remove the longer of the two tension springs that cover the opening. Make sure the wheel is set between two holes when vending capsules. With candy you line up the openings. With caps you offset the openings. Make sure you try it a couple of times with product to make sure it is working correctly before placing it in the account. This will eliminate mis-vend issues. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zannah Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Why do you remove the tension springs and offset the holes? Was that learned through trial and error? I haven't seen that in the instructions I received with the machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Yes, because the 1800 machines were not designed to vend capsules just candy wheels for candy and gumball wheels for gum balls. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 thanks for the info guys,sorry for the late reply sometimes some of my watched topics go "unwatched" does any one else have this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Antonio, I don't use 'watched topics' Maybe Steve can help with this. Maybe they only stay in the watched holding location for a few days. Why don't you go to the 'Most Recent' tab to check on the latest posts? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zannah Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yes, I am also having a problem keeping up with threads I post on. My solution is to click on my own username and choose profile from the popup menu. Then, I click on "posts" and see all my posts and can check the threads that way. It's a bit much, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zannah Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 By the way, I haven't had trouble so long as I remove the spacer and open up the gumball wheel to the maximum setting. Of course, we're just getting started, so now you have me worried that some of my machines on location may be misvending. What was your experience when the long spring is not removed? What kind of problems would that cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsurvz Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Gumball / Cady wheel tip: http://www.vendiscuss.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=2929&forum_id=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man422 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well, I want to throw in my 2 cents. I have been working with these machines for over a year and a half. What I like: durable look nice removable canisters drop through coin mechs metal mechs easy to take apart and clean all around good quality What I don't like: Sometimes my quarters do not land in the coin tray. The coin tray is all one piece. I would highly recommend these machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsurvz Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 I still love my 1800s, in fact I just bought 3 more today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nam Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I too highly recommend the 1800 machines. Not only are they better looking than most other machines but very good quality and extremely well designed. Really like the removeable cannisters, sun screen, tubular locks and fast easy access to collect the quarters. They can vend toy/capsules, candy or balls. Relatively inexpensive to purchase and readily available. Great machines to start in the vending business or to keep adding to an existing route. They get an A+ from me. nam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavity Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Bought 3 myself yesterday. We'll try these out before considering the purchase of a 100 unit route. Expecting good results from what everyone else says about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurtsman Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Read this section twice and couldn't find anything about how to put the machine together. Maybe I missed it because I'm tired. The giant 3 head piece doesn't want to go on the green pole. I'm not sure if I installed the pole into the bottom face the correct way either, but it certainly doesn't want to come out. Not sure if that's good or bad. Otherwise this machine looks great and I am excited to put it out on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I am too tried tonite but if you have my number call me and i`ll walk you thru it as best I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I got my first 1800 machine today (machine #1 overall) and I love it! It is very solid, and looks great. I got it used, so tomorrow I get to take the machine apart again to clean it thoroughly--got too excited and wanted to assemble it tonight to see how it looked put together. I think it looks so much better than all of the other machines out there and I will never be embarrassed bringing this machine into a location. Now to place it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Read this section twice and couldn't find anything about how to put the machine together. Maybe I missed it because I'm tired. The giant 3 head piece doesn't want to go on the green pole. I'm not sure if I installed the pole into the bottom face the correct way either, but it certainly doesn't want to come out. Not sure if that's good or bad. Otherwise this machine looks great and I am excited to put it out on location. I also had a bit of trouble figuring out how to put the 3 head piece on the pole part. I read the directions 2-3 times and finally figured out that you screw it on from 'inside' the machine. I'm very visually oriented and the directions are just text so, it would have helped a lot if there were more diagrams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paraflier Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hello all... I started in March of 08 with 20 1800 triple heads purchased from 1800vending.com. I have had zero problems with them so far. I did notice that they seem to have shifted to the soda/snack combos as the way to go. That made me a little nervous since I paid for the lifetime warranty and support, (And YES they ARE pricey! ) and now it looks like they went away. So I emailed the coach they had set me up with a year and a half ago not expecting to hear anything, but lo and behold they were still at the other end of the line! The support site had a small change to its address, and I still have full access to their ordering process, as well as parts. FYI - In case someone needs something for a 1800 triple head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proshine43 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 hello. i have a chance to get slightly used 1800 for 90.00. is that good? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurtsman Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 hello. i have a chance to get slightly used 1800 for 90.00. is that good? thanks It is okay. It is neither a steal, nor an opportunity to get ripped off. A brand new 1800 is worth up to 100$, and an absolute steal for anything less than 50. A good condition one is generally worth 60-80 IMO. So if slightly used is near new condition it's not bad at all. If the coin mechs show significant wear, or there are cracks in the plastic, etc, then it would be overpaying. The company sold them new for 300$. That was a rip off, and should not influence your valuation of the product. It sucks that someone overpaid for it before, but it's not your problem. They are worth what they are worth, and past prices do not dictate future value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proshine43 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 thanks. thats good to know. i'll keep shoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proshine43 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I just found out the 1800 that are slightly used have gone down. I will buy 5 of yhem on payday. which will bring me up to 6 triples and 5 doubles.I have yet to place them as i have no time because of work, 2 kids and a wife that works graveyard, but i will have my first locations mid month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurtsman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 To vend capsules on the 1800 machines I remove the spacer under the gum ball wheel and I remove the longer of the two tension springs that cover the opening. Make sure the wheel is set between two holes when vending capsules. With candy you line up the openings. With caps you offset the openings. Make sure you try it a couple of times with product to make sure it is working correctly before placing it in the account. This will eliminate mis-vend issues. Gary How successful has this been? I'm looking at doing it on several machines in restaurant locations on charity. Going to do the sea/zoo mania in 1 or 2 heads since they are goodsellers and identical to GB in shape making the prevent of misvends easy. I'd like to run glowsticks with them, but do not want to have any misvend issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurtsman Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm working on the batch of 20 of these I bought a week ago. (Painted/assembled them earlier this week, now I'm cleaning heads, setting with stickers and products) This thread has been excellent. I'm going to vend glow sticks from one of the heads and I've taken off the longer of the springs, opened the wheel all the way, and removed the riser. I'll let people know if I'm seeing any misvend issues, but given the advice earlier in the thread I expect this will keep the misvend rate VERY low. It should restrict it to the rare broken capsule, given that it's a single agitator (granted metal spring and not plastic), rather than helicopter, I think I'll do okay there. I love making progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Discount Vending Store Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 These machines are the best looking machines in my opinion. I've sold quite a few of them on my ebay store and website, and am trying to get some more as they are made of sound quality and last long too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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