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Title: question re: building free vend option Post by: vintagegamer on February 23, 2010, 03:45:41 pm After getting some tips from the folks here regarding how to implement a "free vend" option in my Vendo 165, I took a trip today to my local Radio Shack. My goal with the machine is to use the coin return lever to implement the required credit to choose a beverage. One of the folks here made mention of using a roller tip micro switch that the lever would come in contact with, and that would activate the "credit".
When I went to Radio Shack today, they had a roller tip lever micro switch, and also a plain lever micro switch, and they both showed that they were rated at 5A for 125V/250V. Would that rating be sufficient for use in the switch diagram that was posted here by JohnieG? Thanks in advance, VG Title: Re: question re: building free vend option Post by: johnieG on February 23, 2010, 09:07:06 pm My original switch was rated for 3-amps at 120volts A.C. the circuit is only energized for about 1/2 of a second to set the solenoid ( or vend relay).
Title: Re: question re: building free vend option Post by: GvtProprty on February 25, 2010, 06:00:23 pm Yup, the 5A will be just fine.
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