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Title: V81 Bottle Door Post by: msanborn on February 23, 2012, 06:05:33 pm I am getting ready to re-assemble the bottle door on my Vendo 81B, is there any trick that you guys have learned over the years to make it easier? Tks. M
Title: Re: V81 Bottle Door Post by: SIGNGUY on February 24, 2012, 09:33:30 am It is my least favorite part of the restoration, so any tips tricks would be helpful...
I always find it a bit easier to put some windex on the new foam gasket when triing to get the metal housing into those grooves.. I usually end up sliding them in from one side in the channel... the windex helps.. but makes a mess,, lots to clean up afterwards... Title: Re: V81 Bottle Door Post by: msanborn on February 24, 2012, 11:20:35 am I will give that a try, tks. I have been avoiding it for as long as I can
Title: Re: V81 Bottle Door Post by: BrianS on March 19, 2012, 12:58:45 am Well after some time away from being able to work on my 81, I finally got to put a couple hours in this weekend. Last time I got to work on it, I managed to tackle getting the bottle door back together. This time I wanted to get the door lighting rewired with a new ballast. Got the wiring redone and the bulb back in place. Everything lit up and looked good. Put the bottle door in place, turned on the light and ARRGGGGGG :darn: :darn: :darn:. What wasn't apparent without a light shining right on the door was the dust and fingerprints that I missed all over the center piece of plexiglass. After kicking myself for not being more careful and realizing the problem before putting the door back together I realized it would bug me forever if i didn't fix it. So I had to take it all apart and clean up then reinstall. Lesson learned I guess, but I am with John on these doors. For all of the other great design aspects of these machines, the doors are a pain in the .....!
Title: Re: V81 Bottle Door Post by: msanborn on March 19, 2012, 02:58:26 am couldn't agree more
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