Machine question

Thanks for the info. This board has the best members!!
I'll see the owner again later this week, he may want to try the key route first.

He's mentoned he'd like to have it running again. Move it out of it's current place and have it handy for easy access.

What's the chance of it working, being it's been uplugged since 86?

[johnieG]

just be sure to unload any old soda cans out BEFORE you plug it in!  If you don't, and theres a jam,sometime the machine may cycle a vend when first pluged in & you'll bust an auger or strip a helix gear for sure!  '>  or crush a nasty smelly soda can full of rancid soda all over  yuuk! look on th edoor once you get it open & follow the loading instructions & test the vending stacks as instructed, keep your fingers away from the black plastic augers they'll pinch you for sure. if it's been stored upright ( and not recently layed down on it's back or side for transportation to its new location, if so just leave it upright overnight before trying to fire it up again & give the compressor oil a chance to settle) it should fire right up, but with Choice vends the inside (evaporator fans) can be stuck from sitting  long, pay attention & make sure they ALL are  spinning & blowing air, ytou can see them thru the racks, if ones stuck it'll squeal awful! & may burn up.. so go over it carefully first...JohnieG

Thanks for all the info everybody!! '>