Is it rotating in the correct direction? (replacement vs original), some motors rotate clockwise & others counter-clockwise & the vending assy won't work backwards... just a thought.

Hi,
I'm in the process of restoring a Jacobs 26.  So far so good, however, I'm having issues with the lower stop pawl getting wedged in the sector assembly swing arm.  The lower stop pawl stops the drum from turning after it has dispensed the soda. The sector assembly swing arm, (see picture) which spins after a good coin drops into the ratchet wheel and I believe releases the lower stop pawl so it can spin and dispense a soda, gets caught on the lower stop pawl . The lower stop pawl appears to stick out to far causing the sector swing arm (see picture) to get caught on the lower stop pawl arm that sticks out and gets wedged in that position. To release it I have to take the drum off, remove sector spring and disengage the sector link assembly.

I've tried adjusting the stop pawl, the sector assembly, but with no luck.  Seems like something is missing to get the stop pawl arm to go under the sector assembly to release the drum and dispense a soda.  I am hoping that my above explanation of how this works is incorrect and I am missing something simple. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Doug

Hello everyone.  I have a Vendorlator VF-148-BB soda machine.  It has a single motor to drop the sodas.  I've had it for years and when I first got it, it vended fine.  One day it didn't.  I took the Merkle-Korpff motor/gearbox off and took it apart.(without taking pictures and yes I'm kicking myself).  I found a gear with a missing tooth.  TI tried to find someone to make a new gear to no avail.  I found an older guy, I believe in one of the Carolinas who had the gear from another box.  This guy used to work on vending machines and it was the correct part.  I put the gearbox back together and back in the machine and guess what, It would not drop.  It's been several years now and I'm trying to get it to work again.  I took the gearbox apart again and moved the gear to where I though it should be and still no worky.  I have the manual and set the timing to the proper setting and it still doesn't drop.  I think the guy I bought the gear from has died so I can't use him as a resource.  Does anyone know anything about this machine or maybe have a motor/gearbox that I can buy that hasn't been taken apart that I can buy?  This thing runs real cold and was vending before I took the gearbox apart.  I can take engines apart and pretty much get anything to work so imagine my frustration on this thing.  I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the gearbox.  The motor runs, but again I'm sure it has something to do with not taking pictures of how the gearbox was when I took it apart.  Thanks!

Very nice Jim!

Jim I only have one word

AMAZING

Wow...those look sweet Jim!

Just sharing a couple of recent restoration projects.
One on the left is a Appleton Corporation Candy Vendor; the other is a three selection Cigar-O-Mat
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I thought the same about the mirroring of the regular sign vinyl so I googled some translucent vinyl and ordered it.  I also thought regular opaque vinyl would maybe look weird when backlit on the machine. The original sign allows light through.  I cant tell if they used decals or screen printing or what they did on the original signs.   We’ll see how this turns out after I put a sign together and I’ll post pics if it works out.

After this little project Im gonna start refurbishing the internals and cooling system.  It all works but it needs some tlc.  If I run into more issues I’ll post again in another area.  Thanks!

Hello Justin,

The only problem I foresee is your cricut vinyl does not come in a "reverse apply" form, meaning, you apply the decal/vinyl to the back of the plexiglass. A work around may be to utilize two 1/8" thickness pieces of plexiglass and apply to the front of one and sandwich the artwork between the two...
I do not have a service manual for this model to offer you.

Good luck on the project!
Jim

Fixing up a Westinghouse WB-60 that has a broken sign.  I was going to try to make another insert on my own with some plexiglass and translucent sign vinyl using my Cricut vinyl machine.  Has any tried using sign vinyl to recreate one of these back lit signs?

Also does anyone have a service manual for the wb-60 or other similar select o matic westinghouse machines?

Justin