Vendo 601 Manual
Where can I get detailed info for this machine? It is a former Coke machine, has Univendor 2 labels inside and the ID plate shows the model as a V570p. However, when I search for this machine, it seems rather elusive on the internet.
The Univendor 2 manual from Vendo only has a 511 and a 601 model, not a 570. Am I missing something here? The manuals seem to be a close match for the 570 layout, but there are a few differences in some manuals - such as the ballast it needs for the lights. Its primarily the programming I am after, is all the Univendor 2 programming the same? Besides all of this, does anyone know what ballast spec I need to replace the NFG one in the machine? It powers 2 tubes, I assume 48' long, but they are trapped in the door and I have to do some major work I think to get them out.
I would like to just run to the store and buy a ballast, but there are 12 or more to choose from. As always, thanks for your help! The manual you need is the Coke version of the Uni 2 manual and the programming is different from Pepsi/Generic machines. Coke always has their programming setup to their own specs, including an embedded password.
Here is the link to the one you need: As for the lights, all Coke machines in the US used high output bulbs which are 64' in length in a 72' high machine. The bulbs are of the T12 diameter and will have two shrouded pins on each end. If these are the lamps you have they will probably be difficult to find at a decent price as these types of bulbs are primarily used in commercial signs. You might have to go to a commercial lighting or specialty lighting store to find them and you will probably pay a lot for them. I buy them in case lots so I can sell them for $15 each. You probably don't have a bad ballast but rather burned out bulbs.
The ballasts are pretty hardy and don't fail too often. If you do need to replace yours though, if Canada is doing what the US is you will find that the old magnetic ballasts as your machine was built with have been replaced with electronic ballasts so they will use less power.
If you have to put an electronic ballast in you will also have to rewire/change your light sockets and use different lamps, probably T8 lamps. Yep, single pin, high output bulbs.
I like the shop light idea. They are cheap and I could probably put 2 double bulb fixtures in there.
Just need to figure out how to mount them. I got this machine up and running today, Discovered column 8 is 'sold out'. I removed the switch and tried a jumper, but that did not change the 'sold out' issue.
Are the sold out switches normaly open or normaly closed? Any ideas where else the problem could be?
Also having trouble figuring out how to reset the selection counters. This is a pepsi machine, is there a common passcode? Edited January 16, 2014 by SkydiverBC. For column 8 - does the motor turn at all during a test vend?
If it hums but won't turn it probably has a stuck gate link behind the motor. The link is black plastic and one end runs on the front of the rotor where it wears, eventually jamming against the rotor. I have the gate links in stock if you need any, just send me a PM. The jammed column will generate the sold out message but your machine errors will show ER1 if this is a 5.1 board or it will show COLJ on a ver. You cannot reset the total machine units sold or the total cash meter.
The only numbers you can reset are the individual column units sold. If this is a ver 9.1 then you read your column unit sales by pressing sel 2 while the display shows 'Cans' or 'Cash', then press sel 1 to scroll through the column totals. To reset the unit totals after reading all column numbers, press sel 1 and 4 together to reset the numbers.
If you have a ver 5.1 press the top mode button two times to read 'Cans' then press again for 'Cash'. While it displays 'Cans' for total cans you can press any selection to view individual units sold. To reset the unit totals press your bottom mode button which is the reset button and the column totals will reset. Your sold out condition might simply be that your product isn't close enough to the sold out paddle to hold it down.
Push the product against the rear spacer and you should only have room for one finger between the butt of the product and the flatened paddle. If this is okay then swap sold out switches to see if the sold out follows the switch. If so, you will need a new switch. If not you might have a wiring problem or a bad board. I had a good look at the sold out switch (I pulled it from the machine) last night.
It is 'normally open', so a bad switch should not generate a sold-out message, it just wont register an actual sold out column. Even if the switch had failed somehow and made a connection internally, pulling the switch should have fixed the issue. If the wire that returns from the switch is receiving power from a short somewhere, that could possibly cause this issue I suspect. I will have a look around and see if I can find anything. This may seem like a dumb question. How do you determine if a machine is MDB?
Is the harness unique to MDB, or does another system use the squarish 12 pin (I think) connector? I am assuming this is MDB, but nothing clearly states this. A bad switch can certainly show that column as sold out if the terminals inside have gotten corroded or are broken. The best way to determine this is to put that switch on another column and see if it also permanently shows sold out. If it does then you know the switch is at fault, especially if you put the working switch on your original column and it no longer shows sold out. MDB coin mechs all have a small 6 pin connector to the machine.
Any coin mech that's not MDB would be a larger black plug with 12 or 15 pins. I have a vendo 189 with a similar sold out problem. Micro Switches are all ok and I have even stripped back the wiring harness which reveals no defects. I now have 3 columns out of 5 stick on sold out.
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I'm thinking it might be the board. Any suggestions? I just replaced the vec9.1 board on my Vendo 720 that had that problem. Found that plug J10 did not have any power coming from the board to the motors to vend. I removed the board and found a burnt capasitor at location c52.
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If i were you, I would turn the power off, remove the connector coming from the vend motor harness, power back up and check for voltage on the motor power pins. On mine, they both were side by side at the end of the connector on the board, one red and one black. If you have no power there, I would say its the board. Do you have the manual for this machine, as it will give you the pinouts for the motor harness! Welcome to the forum, AndyP! The Vendo 189 machine is a Vendo export that was never sold here in the US. Sanden Vendo doesn't have any link to a manual on their website so I have no idea what you have in this machine.
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There are a few operators foreign to the US on this board and perhaps they have experience with the machine. You should probably start a new topic so it will be better noticed by visitors.
You can also call Vendo technical support and they should be able to help you. Their number in the US is 800-344-7216.
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Vendo 601 Manual
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