Picked up one, two to be delivered

[Lulu]

KreKol--That's fine.  I can send you a picture of the sign when you're ready.

[Yarochrehc]

KreKol,
Nice looking V-63. It looks to be a fairly clean machine.
Way To Go!

[Pat Pixley]

Great score,The Vendo 63 looks great and the chrome looks
 good.

   Boy your going to have fun with all this , It's like christmas
  and a birthday  all wrapped up in one.

  Pat   '>

[KreKol]

I am getting the Vendo 63 for my Wife's Birthday.  She has been wanting a Soda Machine with Coke on it.  All the ones I have been finding are Pepsi.  I did buy a machine with Coke on it this summer and have found out it is going to cost more to fix then to buy the Vendo 63.  We have decided to turn it into a Wine bottle cooler.  It is still in the planning stage.  

Lulu:  I will get with you as soon as I get the machine and tie into it.

[KreKol]

The machines arrived this morning. Even without the compressor in the Vendo 144 it is really heavy. Later on today I will see how many problems I find when I try the vending mechanisms.  Tomorrow I will try the compressor in the Vendo 63 and if I have time I will install my extra compressor in the Vendo 144.  As soon as I can I will take the big sign off of the Vendo 144 and see if the PePsi sign is hiding Coke.  If not I will be getting with you LuLu.

Great job KreKol.
Keep us updated on the wine cooler conversion and post photos of it as you go. Sounds interesting.
-'kito

[KreKol]

I decided to go ahead and install the cooling unit into the Vendo 144. It was the only way I would be able to test the vending mechanism without cutting wires. The coin mech would not work so I put in one that I knew was good and the vending mechanism worked great. It won't hold long necks but cans and small bottles work. The compressor would not come on so I think I must of missed up the soft start on the compressor. I had to rewire the lower fan and the soft start had a lot of rust on it. The compressor worked before so it should not be a problem to fix. I have a hard start so I will try that tomorrow. The insides are real clean without any rust. With a little work it could be a good machine.
 I unplugged the compressor on the Vendo 63 and plugged the machine in. Another bad coin mech and the top fan sounds like a lawn mower. I think the fan is bent or loose. I have an extra fan so replacing it won't be a problem. The vending mechanism works but not correctly all of the time. It does not always reset when a bottle is taken out. A good cleaning should fix that. There is a good amount of rust under the top fan that will have to be cut out. Tomorrow I will see how good the compressor is.
 The 144 came with a vendo made coin mech. It is all steel and has a place for dimes and nickels. I am going to have to get it working and stick it in the 63.

[KreKol]

The Vendo 144 is running good. In fact I have it running right now seeing how well it keeps cool. My wife and I are trying to decided what to do with it. If we keep it it will be changed back to coke or just just sell it as is. Everything is working but it needs a few parts replaced (the lock bracket is bent) to make it 100%.
 I plugged in the compressor in the Vendo 63. With the top fan sounding like a lawn mower I could not hear the compressor running, so I cut the line to the fan and let the compressor run for a bit. It was gurgling and not cooling off. I found out that with the top fan vibrating so bad it shook the real small line on the compressor so hard it dug into the return line and cut it open. The cut was expelling oil so I think the compressor is still good. I should be able to fix the hole and refill with R-12. I will have to get my heating and air man over help fix it. If all else fails the cooling unit in the Vendo 144 is the exact type in the Vendo 63.

[MoonDawg]

Quote (KreKol @ Feb. 28 2006,4:51)

I could not hear the compressor running, so I cut the line to the fan

Stuffing a rag in the fanblade won't hurt the fan motor for a quick test like this.

[KreKol]

I will have to remember that one.  At the time I just wanted it stopped.  I could of spent three minutes and removed the wires for the fan from the relay box.