I've owned these machines personally for about 6 years.
They dispense fairly reliably.
Soda slots all work reliably and are driven by "F" selection of snack machine (e.
g.
F1.
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F6).
Soda machine refrigeration is TIRED and old (though it has 3 new fans, 2 exterior exhaust and 1 interior circulation - all new).
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will seriously raise your electric bill if running 24/7, but it does get cold.
I've been managing it using a smart plug on a timer schedule.
The soda machine's motors are powered by the snack machine, so you do NOT need to have the soda machine constantly powered - only the snack machine, which uses relatively little power.
I have multiple keys for this set, but will have to dig them out.
Minimum 2 keys, maximum 4 will be provided.
The system is not compatible with cashless upgrades, which limited what I could do with it.
Machines made shortly after this year used a common bus (something like MDB?) that enables cashless payment systems - this one does not have that bus, and I haven't found an economical solution to adding one.
The ROM in the bill acceptor (which works reliably and fine) only understands modern $1 bills.
It's very old, so it has the capability of understanding $2, 5, and maybe even 10's, but it only has the ability to accept $1s because the $5 and 10 bills changed over the years.
The change acceptor/dispenser reliably reads coins and dispenses change - although in the past few weeks, it's been skipping a quarter.
The mechanism needs some cleaning, most certainly.
I can handle that.
The adjustable feet on the bottom of the soda machine need some work - threads are bound and crossed, probably needs some light metal work to restore the threads and screws.
To purchase these, YOU MUST BRING A TRUCK or other appropriate vehicle, with a RAMP to load/unload, AND AT LEAST ONE HELPER FRIEND to get it on/off.
These machines are extraordinarily heavy - seems like twice the weight of a front-loader washer - and a furniture dolly only gets half the work done - you then need the weight to be able to tilt the machine back onto the dolly.
I mean it, these things are obscenely heavy.
You (and 4 friends) WILL NOT be able to lift these machines into e.
g.
a truck bed without hurting yourselves.
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