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Coin box selection buttons vs. selector knob
- Thread starter Scott220
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loewem
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I had dilling harris push button doors. They had three boards. Timer board, sound board and controller board. It would make sense that everything could be done on one board.
Pros of push button/DH doors from my perspective:
- customer could select a function without having to turn past one or more functions
- meter box would reset itself so customer was always starting from the beginning
- allowed for adjusting time given for different products
Cons of push button/DH:
- if there is a problem with a/the board you can’t fix it yourself
- more expensive to purchase
I spent a lot of time and money trying to keep the push button meter doors working. Switched to the rotory dial and glad that I did.
One issue with the rotary switch is customers turning the dial rapidly. Every function will start as the customer turns the switch. I learned an easy fix for this from the forum....wire in timer delay relays at the pump stand.
I used a self serve wash in Maryland last week that had Gin San push button doors. Worked well. My one experience with Gin San was not good. Did not find them to be knowledgeable or helpful.
Good luck.
Pros of push button/DH doors from my perspective:
- customer could select a function without having to turn past one or more functions
- meter box would reset itself so customer was always starting from the beginning
- allowed for adjusting time given for different products
Cons of push button/DH:
- if there is a problem with a/the board you can’t fix it yourself
- more expensive to purchase
I spent a lot of time and money trying to keep the push button meter doors working. Switched to the rotory dial and glad that I did.
One issue with the rotary switch is customers turning the dial rapidly. Every function will start as the customer turns the switch. I learned an easy fix for this from the forum....wire in timer delay relays at the pump stand.
I used a self serve wash in Maryland last week that had Gin San push button doors. Worked well. My one experience with Gin San was not good. Did not find them to be knowledgeable or helpful.
Good luck.
Definitely stay with rotary switches. They are cheap enough to keep one or two as spares, and easy to replace. Hardly anyone I see ever maintains them though. Squirt a little WD40 directly inside them with that little red hose and they last much longer. With any push button unit, it will fail and usually you have to send them back for repair, which means a bay down for at least a week.
MEP001
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Don't buy the Shallco brand rotary switches. They get so loose after about a year you can't tell what function you're on. They're hardly even cheaper than Electroswitch that can last 10 years or more.
Get some of these:
https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=335-1136-ND
Put a dab of silicone or dielectric tune-up grease on the shaft under the boot and it won't rust.
Get some of these:
https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=335-1136-ND
Put a dab of silicone or dielectric tune-up grease on the shaft under the boot and it won't rust.
soonermajic
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which electroswitch would you recommend? There are a lot of them
soonermajic
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I got 10 functions, but 1 of em are rinse & 1 is Stop. As
Also, have TC & EC, which is redundant
Also, have TC & EC, which is redundant
soonermajic
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