Need helpwith Vendo Coke Machine

[cdoyle]

Hi,
Yesterday I was given a Vendo 2228a coke machine.

I can't seem to find much info on it, does anyone know anything about it?
Here is a pic of it.

It seems to run OK, lights all seem to work.   One thing I don't know how to do is fill the trays with the cans/bottles.   there is a drawing on the front of the tray that says something about ensuring the first bottle is over the screw. 

I don't know how you move the screw around to make sure that happens?

[cdoyle]

Here is a pic of the illustration
 

What am I suppose to do here?

[SIGNGUY]

Just a guess here as I have not owned or worked on that machine before, but I think it's saying wherever the screw is lined up, either left or right, that is the position of the first bottle in the stack... (so if on the right, first bottle on bottom goes to the same side, etc.

Just my thoughts

[cdoyle]

I was able to get it to vend a couple times, but now it just stopped.

So now I'm holding in the switch that tells it there is something in the rack (the 'out' indicator turns off.   

The person who had it before me, put a free vend switch on it.   So while pressing the switch in the rack, I press the free vend button.   The make a selection, there is a clang which is the sound of the solenoid pulling up on this cam.



The it just doesn't do anything else, the solenoid just holds that cam up and it never does anything.

I was looking at it, and is this motor suppose to raise that arm up and down?



Since I can't find any info on this machine it's hard to tell how it's suppose to work.  I'm hoping that motor isn't bad.  Is there a way to test it?

[cdoyle]

Ok,
The motor is good, I think there is something out of alignment tho.

Now, when I make a selection that arm goes all the way up, then all the way down, then all the way up, then all the way down.  It just keeps doing it over and over.

Anyone have any ideas on where to start the troubleshooting?

[Jim]

Chris,

I'm coming into this post a little late at night here, but did take a quick minute to look and see if I had a service manual for the V-228 as it seemed familiar and sure enough I do! It actually covers the V-125 & V-190 as well.
At any rate, if you can be patient, I'll scan into PDF format the "Things to Adjust" section in the manual and get back to you on Wed. afternoon...
Additionally, one of our sponsors may have the complete service manual for a nominal price if you're going to keep the machine for a while...

[cdoyle]

Thank You!

I'll be very patient ,
I have a feeling something is out of adjustment and that's why that bar is just going up and down.

Is that what this unit is know as, a V228?

[johnieG]

The vending motor assembly on this machine is very simular to a Westinghouse select-a-matic, if the motor & vending link/arm keeps cycling, you should check the big vending switch thats attached to the motor arm assembly, this switch is what controls the vending cycle when a selection is made the motor starts to turn, this switch then gets closed by the cam or arm to keep the motor running after the selction switch is released to complete the vending cycle, once the cam or arm gets back to its "home" or parking postion, it's supposed to open up the circut that supplys voltage to the vending motor & stop it from rotating again until another selection is made.  so, if the motor is running constantly, you can be sure that this little bugger of a switch has a lot to do with it. this switch is used in the "normally open" postion, that is to say, it's "off" with the vending motor in the parked position.

make sure that it has all of it's wires attached to it , normally it has a three wires going to it, but some machines only use two. also check to be sure that it's mounting screws that hold it against the motor assy. are snug, & that the long lever that contacts the motors cam or arm is correctly postioned & not bent or missing BE VERY CAREFULL when adjusting this switch! it will trigger the motor & you might get a nasty surprise when it rotates without warning & snags your fingers!!!  adjust it with the power OFF, the same goes for the Westinghouse select-a-matic machines too.   unless you like the nick-name "stubby"   

you can disconect the compressor by turning the thermostat to "off" when adjusting this switch, so it doesn't have a fit when you keep unpluging the machine to test the vending cycle.

[cdoyle]

Is this the switch you meant?


I was looking at this yesterday, and was wondering if it might be part of the problem.   I should be able to test this with a multimeter correct?

[cdoyle]

Ya it was the switch. 

I noticed it wasn't 'clicking' when I pressed it.  So I took it off, and it clicked fine, put it back on and it wouldn't click.  So I had to keep messing with it, and finally got it installed and have it still click.

Just wondering I looked at the image of the V228 and it's similar to this machine, but the outside is a little different.  Does anyone have any pics of the one I got?  Just curious to see how it looked new?

I think someone put different coke stickers on the side of mine.

Also, does this machine take cans?  The guy I got it from says it did, but the 'racks' seem to be too long for cans.  I tried adjusting them and they still seem about 2 inches to long for a can.