Jacobs 56 Light Up for sale

[MaineT]

Looks pretty good so far!

[Pat Pixley]

sound like the key might have been turned the wrong way .  and yes I did leonards Jac 56.

drop me a line  or give me a call and I can fill you in more .

[BeaYoung]

Beautiful job Pat! Yes, we'd like to discuss more with you. Are you going to Chicagoland show? Will you be at the Thursday night dinner?

B.

[Pat Pixley]

Yes I'll be there for dinner and for the show . looking forward to meeting you.

[BeaYoung]

Finally got the coin door open tonight. My SawzAll did wonders! LOL! Just kidding of course.

There are times when having smaller "girl" hands is useful! I was able to slide my hand behind the coin door and loosen the rod connected to the key Assembly. It was thankfully only hand tightened. The seller had a similar problem with his other J machine and was able to get it open using a similar method. I already don't appreciate the two latch system. Seems silly to be to secure the coin door with two latches when you can take a hex wrench and open the whole main door. Funny!

I added some photos of the coin mech and inside the Pepsi emblem.

We'd really love to see it lit up but that is another thread.

The coin mech looks huge to me compared to some of the other Vendo machines and sliders we have. Did someone different manufacture the coin mechs for Jacobs? It's a monster!

B.

[johnieG]

Be aware that the lightup signs original lamps are wired in series/120Volts so they will appear quite dim in daylight, I modified Pat Pixleys Pepsi Jacobs restoration with a diode so the lamps could be run in a standard parallel circuit without over heating the back paint of the sign ( as evident here in the picture)   DON'T go over a 7 watt bulb.

[BeaYoung]

Thanks for those tips! I will leave the re-wiring to the restoration experts. We'll probably just plunk a couple of bulbs in to see that they don't work~

B.