Vendo 126

[Creighton]

Kevin,
Give Eric at Global Compressors a call. He is the man on these questions.
Creighton

[Kevin C]

Hello

Yes I will do that. I explained the situation to the boss last night & she said to order a new refrigeration system. Considering the cost of the machine & the fact the machine will be my primary machine I am going to order a new rig.

Kevin

[loman4ec]

Kevin Pm me if you still need shelves. I have as many as you need. If it needs anything else I probably have it. I parted out a 117 a while back and I still have a bunch of parts from it. The 117 is basically the same machine.

[MoonDawg]

Quote (Kevin C @ May 28 2005,1:19)

Hello I set up the V126 in is holding area in my garage & started to work on it. Removed the bottle rack, removed the cooling system, shop vac out the mess. When I set the cooling system on the work table I noticed the lower condensor fan motor completely missing including the mounting bracket. I pluged in the compressor & let it run for about 2 min & it did start to cool the upper evaporator coils.  The lower condensor coil fins are in bad shape & the mounting platform is coverd with rust. So I need to think about what to do. Invest some money & repair this rig or just move ahead & buy a whole new cooling system. I think I will try to clean it in the morning & then decide. Kevin '>

Kevin, you're going to abandon your cooling unit because of rust?  Install a used fan motor and bracket and run it for a few months.
        But that's just me, like getting maximum mileage out of my old cars before I finally send them to the crusher.  '>

[loman4ec]

I agree with Glen. If it works why replace it now. I just threw away a fan motor bracket and motor before I left I wish I would have known you needed it. I am sure someone here has a spare for you.

[Kevin C]

Hello

I started the cleaning process yesterday. Cleaned the cooling system & I did decided to repair this one. I will use some rust converter & then paint.  so I now need a lower condensor fan bracket.

I am thinking about exchanging the cooling systems between the V-63 & the V126.

Kevin

[loman4ec]

It should be a direct replacement as that is one of the things that vendo wanted to interchangable between the three models.

[Kevin C]

Josh

Do you have the lower fan bracket?

Kevin

[Kevin C]

Hello

Vendo 126 update.  This weekend I installed new motors, wiring harness & T-stat on the cooling unit. Plugged in & nothing  '> .  Boy was I pissed. Several hours out in the garage down the tubes.

So Sunday morning I took  the cooling unit out of the V63 & installed in the V-126. After about and hour & 1/2 the Vendo 126 was back to life. I then installed a new ballest, starter & bulb in the large front coke sign. Plus I installed one of my back up coin changers so the V-126 is vending drinks for a quarter. The coin door is off right now because it is bent but I think it will go back on so I have the bottle opener. This old war horse is looking a little rough but running fine.

After the start up my son & I had the grand fun of buying drinks to load in the big V126. So here are my selections.  Killians, Molson Golden,  Coors Light, Bud, Red Hook, Grolish, Corona, Red Strip, Ice House (2 rows), Cream Soda, Frosty Root Beer, water, diet coke. Plus we have Sprite in the upper holding area. Loading & first vend from a new machine is always fun!

So I am going to order a brand new cooling unit for the V126 & then return the V-63 to operation.

Kevin

[loman4ec]

I would wait before doing that. Did you first wire the thermostat leads together to see if it is just a bad thermostat? Also if that isn't the problem I would buy a new starter for it and see if that might be the problem. I have had 3 units in the past that have had bad starters. They are about $15 and you can get them at your local HVAC store. They are called 3 in 1 starters. I would try these things before replacing the unit.