Vending World is a supplier of refurbished vending machines and vending machine parts. On the world wide web for 23 years from 1998 to 2021. We are the largest seller of refurbished vending machines in California. In total sales of used vending machines, refurbished vending machines and vending machine parts for the last ten years.
In order to serve our customer better we have moved our facility to a new location in 2015. Our new facility has been updated with a larger parts department and many other features.
Basic Instructions, Loading, Setting Prices, and General
Information
(1) After plugging machine into electrical power 117 volt,
standard line power, make sure that the machine is set out from the wall at
least 4-6 inches. This will allow proper ventilation for the refrigeration unit.
(2) Load the machine with cans. Some models hold 2 cans deep,
some hold 3 cans deep.
(3) Two can deep machines include-Vendo 264,345,407,475-Dixie
Narco 180,240,368,440. Three can deep machines include-Vendo 480,570-Dixie Narco
501,600. If the machine has double columns (2 cans wide) then you need to be
careful when loading these columns. Double columns have a bar that moves back
and forth (Dixie Narco and pre-Univendor Vendo only) when vending. Make sure to
load the cans on the high side of this bar. Sometimes the high side is on the
left; sometimes it is on the right so look into the column to see which side is
the high side. Most machines have loading instructions on the inside door panel,
in case you get confused.
(4) After loading the machine with cans you will have to vend
it a few times to do what is called ‘priming’ the machine. Priming is the
process of getting cans down into the mechanism for initial vending.
(5) Priming only has to be done the first time you load the
machine or if you change drink selections in a column. Once the machine is
primed the sold out switches will keep a few cans in the vend mechanism for next
time.
(6) Load change in the changer unit. All changer units have
slots at the top of the change tubes, usually for nickels, dimes, and quarters
(TRC-6200 loads nickels, dimes only). Make sure to manually load change into
these tubes be careful to put the proper coins in the proper tubes. Load tubes
about half way up to start. Coins will then load automatically when machine is
vended. After tubes are full then all excess coins will go to the cash box.
Without loading the changer with coins it will not make change for coins or
dollar bills if the machine has a dollar bill validator.
(7) Your machine has been ‘pre adjusted’ by our staff for 40
degree Fahrenheit (at 500' above sea level) operation. This is called the food
zone. Should you need to make your drinks colder or warmer you can do so by
adjusting the thermostat. Be careful when making drinks too cold as ‘diet
drinks’ freeze at a higher temperature than regular drinks. Should the ‘diet
drinks’ freeze they will jam in the vend mechanism and the machine will be out
of order. Adjustment procedures later in this booklet.
Basic troubleshooting
(1) Problem: Machine will not vend, all money comes back to
coin return when inserted.
Possible solutions: Make sure machine has cans in it. If entire
machine is empty it will not vend.
Possible solutions: Make sure that there is not a ‘credit’ on
machine, once vend price has been reached the machine will not take any more
money until selection has been made by pressing button.
Possible solutions: Make sure that the machine is loaded
properly. If any one column has a can jam due to improper loading or other
reasons then the entire machine will be out of service. Carefully remove the
motor cover panel (possible shock hazard, don not work with live power) and see
if all of the motors are in their ‘home’ position. There are wheels on the
motors that turn and switches that ‘drop’ into notches on these wheels. This
notch is the home position. If the motor is not in the ‘home’ position then it
is likely that you have a jammed can. With power to the machine ‘off’ and clear
the jam from the column that is not ‘homed’ by manually removing the cans from
that column until empty. After jam is cleared turn on power and motor should
‘home’ on its own.
(2) Problem: Machine will not take dollar bills (for machines
with validators).
Possible solutions: Make sure that there is change in all of
the changer tubes (5,10,25 cent coins) of the changer (TRC6200 nickels, dimes
only needed).
Possible solutions: Make sure that the harness to the dollar
validators has not come unplugged from the machine or the validators.
(3) Problem: Machine will not cool.
Possible solutions: Check lower fan to see if it is running. If
it is not running the thermostat could be turned off or bad. The thermostat on
Dixie Narco is usually located below motor cover in the right hand side of
machine, below the can chute on the right wall of the cabinet. Vendo machines
have the thermostat located towards the rear wall of the cabinet below the can
chute on the left hand side of the machine, right in front of the evaporator
fins. All of the way counterclockwise turns refrigeration off. The farther you
turn to the right the colder the machine gets. Be careful not to turn too cold
or cans will freeze. Remember diet drinks freeze at a higher temperature than
regular drinks. Most machines have an electrical plug from the refrigeration
unit plugged into a black box on the lower left hand side of the machine. Unplug
this plug and plug it into a heavy-duty extension cord. If the compressor unit
comes on (along with lower fan) then that basically proves that the thermostat
has probably gone bad.
We hope that the above suggestions have been of help in
setting up and maintaining your machine.
Price changes-Switch settings
All single prices can drink machines use a variation of the
switch shown above. This switch is located in the changer unit, behind the coin
mechanism. The switch block is usually red in color and the switches themselves
are usually white. For Maka (Premier) units the switches are turned sideways,
you must remove the cover plate (on the right hand side of the changer). To turn
the switches on or off use the end of a ballpoint pen. Up is on and down is off.
The switches work as follows:
The switches must be added up to make the desired combination
to set the price. The drawing of the switches shown below is set at 50 cents for
demonstration purposes. Below you will find a chart that shows the prices and
the combinations of switch settings.
Some units use 8 switches instead of 6.
Pricing, switch settings
Switch 1
Switch 2
Switch 3
Switch 4
Switch 5
Switch 6
25 cents
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
30 cents
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
35 cents
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
40 cents
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
45 cents
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
50 cents
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
55 cents
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
60 cents
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
65 cents
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
70 cents
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
75 cents
ON
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
80 cents
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
85 cents
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
90 cents
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
95 cents
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
$1 dollar
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
Water Vending 16 oz bottles
(1) For single price machines, use single column for water
vending whenever possible.
(2) Move back spacer forward in columns that you want to vend
water to allow water bottles to have about ½” play from the back of the bottle
to the rear of the spacer. These spacers are on the rear wall of the cabinet
inside the vend area.
(3) Remove motor cover and find ‘disk’ on motor of column that
you want to change to water. Rotate the plate or guide on the disk to have only
one notch open on a two deep can machine or two notches open on a three deep can
machine.
(4) Install water bottles 16 oz in column and prime column.
When loading be sure that bottles face (caps) towards the rear of the machine.
Make sure water vends properly out of the installed column.
(5) Some water bottles have a tendency to get soft when cold.
Try to avoid these soft bottles or jamming could occur. Brands that have bee
tested and are known to work in vending machines are Arrowhead and Palomar. If
you experiment with other brands remember that jamming could occur.
(6) Should a jam occur be sure to unplug machine to clear the
jam. Do not clear the jam with your hand when powered up as the motor could
begin to spin after the jam is cleared and your fingers could become pinched in
the cup as it turns.
(7) Vendo and Dixie Narco have water vending ‘kits’ that
include in some cases rods, shims, and other parts that say should be installed
for proper water vending. We have found that these ‘kits’ not to be necessary in
most cases with single price machines in our past experience with vending water.
In some cases multi price machines may require extra parts or kits to make
bottles vend properly. Please note that if you do not use the proper ‘kit’
recommended by the manufacturer we do not warranty the proper operation of water
in your vending machine.