Using your index finger manually drop about 6 - 12 shelves at the bottom of the column by
pushing out the wire on the underside of the shelf. This wire is what is holding the shelf up, it
is shown by the red arrow below;
What we are doing is seeing if one of these shelves did not get reset properly and the wire is
jammed and holding the shelf from dropping. If any one shelf is jammed the others above it
will not drop until the one below it does. After manually dropping 6 – 10 shelves then insert
coins and test vend this column. If the shelf still does not drop and
Problem with column…
appears on the LED display it likely means the vend motor assembly needs to be replaced.
#899-A42 is the 3-column vend motor assembly and #599-C24 is the 5-column vend motor
assembly. Important – remember to clear this error code out now by simultaneously pressing
the
UP
&
DOWN
buttons on the circuit board since that error code will stay in the board
regardless of when you change out to a new vend motor assembly.
Problem example #6:
Inserted coins are being rejected by the coin acceptor and returned to the tray.
The LED display should be displaying normal behavior for coins to be accepted, meaning if the
display has
Sold out, sorry
or
Out of order, please come back later
then coins will be rejected
due to a machine problem and not necessarily a coin acceptor problem. The instructions for
each of these coin acceptors are on our website, select any electronic vending machine page
and there are pdf’s for all the coin acceptors and every machine instruction manual on each
page.
The wire harness plug for any coin acceptor needs to be plugged in fully to the circuit board for
it to function.
Slugbuster coin acceptor -
try replacing the sample quarter (or token, etc.) in the acceptor.
Next try adjusting the selectivity by turning the selectivity screw which is under the round
black rubber plug.
MA850 coin acceptor -
there is a small LED visible through a round hole in the cover of the
MA850 which should be green. If it is flashing green/red or just solid red then there is a
problem with the MA850 (assuming the LED display on the machine circuit board is scrolling
normally).
Microcoin QL -
there is a small LED that should be green. If it is not illuminated there is a
problem with the QL.
