How to set for 10 cents?

[USMC Vet]

How do I go about setting my 81 to vend for 10 cents instead of 5 ? Are there different coin mechs for a nickle and a dime? I understand how the adjustment dogs work on the crank handle mech. When I put a dime in it just falls through and does not land in the slot where it should. I put a nickle in and it works perfect,goes through mech. and lands in the slot. When I put 2 nickles in the 2nd nickle lands on top of the first one. Thanks!    Tony

[Jim]

Tony,

Are you saying that when you deposit one nickel, the vending cycle can be started by pressing the crank handle and this will vend a soda...?
Can you post a photo of the coin mech with the slug rejector in place...?
Most V-81s are set to vend with 10 cents; I have only seen a couple that had change tubes and vended on 5 cents...

[collecture]

Tony,
It sounds like you have a 5, 10, 15 cent mech and a nickel rejector
There are several variables at work here though.
1. You could have a nickel rejector, which would accept nickels and reject dimes.
There is no modification to correct this - you'll have to get another rejector!
2. If you have two dogs, then you have a 5, 10, 15 cent mech.
A nickel rejector would allow it to vend on a nickel only -
A dime rejector would allow it to vend on a dime only -
A nickel/dime rejector would allow it to vend on a 5, 10, 15 cents.
Adjustments can be made on the 5/10 cent rejector itself to limit the coins accepted
thus allowing only a nickel or only a dime or both to be accepted.
Post pics of the front and back of your rejector and a shot down at your mech with the rejector removed.
I can then tell you what you have and what you need to get.

[USMC Vet]

Here are a few photos.

[collecture]

Yeah Tony -
You have a nickel rejector and a 5, 10, 15 cent mech.
If you can get a nickel/dime rejector, then you can set your mech to vend on a nickel
a dime
or
a nickel and a dime.
Easy to do with a couple of minor adjustments to the rejector and dog screw adjustments.

For now though,
you are stuck with a nickel vend as there is no way to modify that rejector to accept dimes.
I have a dime rejector that I will trade you if you want.

[USMC Vet]

I have this rejector from a 39. It appears to possibly be a nickel/dime rejector. It needs restored. Are parts available for these rejectors? Anyone interested in possibly restoring it for me ?   Thanks for the information.      Tony

[SIGNGUY]

I have a few 15 cent mechs that I'd like to trade for 5 or 10 cent mechs?? if anyone wants to do this, let me know.

John

[collecture]

John,
I PM'd you earlier.
I have two(2) nickel rejectors and one(1) dime rejector to trade if you are interested.
Let me know.