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johnieG
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« on: August 04, 2019, 09:02:01 pm » |
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Just finishing up repairing a nice original VMC Faygo VF56, just bored so I thought I'd post some pictures, clean, rust free and straight, it's a nice example of an original machine, basically, it stopped cooling for the customer, found that the cooling system was undercharged due to a slow leak , aggravated by a condensing coil was blocked by a wall of dust/lint & pet-hair, so I power washed the lower compressor compartment ( filthy, hadn't been touch in decades ) replaced the main wiring harness ( dry-rotted), both the evap' & condenser fan motors, installed a system service valve on the low-side of the compressor, recovered what was left of the R12 & installed some poly conversion oil & added a leak stop treatment and converted it over to R134A, the compressor is in solid shape with a good current-draw, but not so the start-run relay assembly, so it also has a new 3-in-1 starter/booster,
I added a few newer options for the customer , a free play switch actuated by the coin-return lever, a LED bottle rack light to illuminate the bottles in the gates, repaired & made functional again the original EM coinmech & set it back to 10-cents, bonus was I found the original price label hiding behind a hand-written tag for 25-cents. Oh & I unplugged the condensate drain hose for the bottle compartment and installed a missing coin-door lock. & replaced the Faygo marque's lamp & installed a correct size florescent FS-5 starter so it can light the way to the Faygo red-pop (strawberry-cream soda for you out of townies)
All & all he should be pretty happy to get his machine back down into his family room & serving cold ones again. Not a complete restoration, but it's now a solid, functional refurbished machine.
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« Last Edit: August 04, 2019, 09:06:04 pm by johnieG »
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Spoon-feeding Newbies since 2001...  Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes. Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon! The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor 11 is louder than 10... "Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan. |
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Slapshot42
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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2019, 12:40:05 am » |
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Nice job!
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cohammer
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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2019, 09:33:45 pm » |
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Great to see the square tops restored
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Thanks Jeff
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johnieG
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2019, 09:32:02 pm » |
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Thanks, here’s the free vend switch & a pic of the cleaned deck oh look, it’s pink not scum-gray  |
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« Last Edit: August 06, 2019, 09:35:31 pm by johnieG »
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Spoon-feeding Newbies since 2001... Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes. Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon! The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor 11 is louder than 10... "Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan. |
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BrianS
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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2019, 11:07:27 pm » |
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The LED lighting in the bottle door completely changes the appearance of the machine. Really nice upgrade. I never realized these machines had side vents for the condenser fan, I thought they faced forward. Looks great.
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Brian
Vendo 56 - restored
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Devman
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2019, 01:44:27 pm » |
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The LED light is a nice touch. I did the same to my VFA56ZC can machine and love the look of it! Easy to do and a cool "upgrade."
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Slapshot42
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2020, 04:08:32 pm » |
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Do you have a wiring diagram ? Working on this machine and noticed there are molex connectors on the original wiring harness . Thanks!
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johnieG
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« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2020, 12:06:45 am » |
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This one?
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Spoon-feeding Newbies since 2001... Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes. Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon! The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor 11 is louder than 10... "Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan. |
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Slapshot42
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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2020, 02:22:09 pm » |
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No. The main wiring harness on the original has a molex connector coming off the hot wire .
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johnieG
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2020, 02:57:38 pm » |
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This harness?
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Spoon-feeding Newbies since 2001... Yeah..220,221 whatever it takes. Remember, all it needs is a shot of Freon! The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world. ;p Spray painting does NOT restore a compressor 11 is louder than 10... "Hope" is good, but it's not an action plan. |
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