La crosse is driving me crazy

Hello all,

    I'm new to this game and I'm already pulling my hair out. I had purchased a La Crosse Pepsi machine. Model # LCB 231/406-8 Serial # 352440. And I can't find a lick of info on the internet for la crosse machines. I'm not interested in a restoration at this point just to get it running. My problem is I purchased without a coin mech, have tried to figure out which one mine takes. After finding zero info, I guessed and bought a mars (5100 I believe) of ebay. Can't get it to work properly in my machine. I just need some help in Identifying this baby, I know it is not too old maybe early eighties or late 70's. It is BIG, has like 11 slots to vend bottles or cans. about 7' tall and about 4' wide. Will post some pics soon. Any help would be apprieciated. Do you think I got taken purchasing for $150?

[Eric]

Heck... I'd try and call a local bottler and see if you can contact someone in their vending department or
call a local vendor... if it's not that old someone may still be around to get you some advice. It would be a place to start anyway.....
Good Luck (And Welcome!)

Eric

May be even a vendors tag on the machine with a phone number......

[johnieG]

got a picture of this big guy? also post a picture of your coinmechs socket, there should also be a schematic of the coinmechs wiring on the door somewhere, Lacross was usually good about that...hey, I own three now!

I was just thinking , are you sure your coinmechs not supposed to be a 24-volt 'mech, instead of a 120-volt???

if you plug a 120-volt 'mech into a 24-volt machine, you'll get nada' on the vend side...plus some LaCrosse's are wired a little funny when it came to what should be the "ready to vend" signal on pin #7 ...ut I can't ell without your schematic, or the machine in front of me...hmmmmm