add a bonus token dispenser to a WS II

[Ric]

Has anyone added an American Changer AC8009 bonus token dispenser to a Wash Select II? http://www.americanchanger.com/Products/product.asp?ProdID=63

 

[borumrm]

No but this sounds like a neat idea...dispense a free token for each top wash purchased....they could use for free vaccuum or they could save them up and after buying enough washes they could have a free one .... might have to think about this one........

 

[pitzerwm]

This should be easy with a hopper (I happen to have one) get a pulse, from the relay or whatever sends the signal to the wash. Worse case send a signal when the top wash is picked in the IBA back to the ACW.

 

[Reds]

Does anyone know the cost of the Free Vac token dispensor?

 

[Ric]

Does anyone know the cost of the Free Vac token dispensor?

Although it's not listed on their website, www.echangemaker.com has the American Changer AC 8009 for $1397.08 with free shipping.

If anyone wants a pdf file of the manual drop me an email and I will send it to you.

 

[pitzerwm]

Something like this with a relay/plc is all you need. I use to rebuild changers, using one of these a new validator and a plc to control it.

I have one of these only a small footprint, but I don't remember what it cost but probably less than $100.

http://www.asahiseikousa.com/product_info.php/products_id/1?osCsid=8711bb9709b5c1cf9fc6e7f6f5c58a5d

 

[Ric]

Something like this with a relay/plc is all you need. I use to rebuild changers, using one of these a new validator and a plc to control it.

I have one of these only a small footprint, but I don't remember what it cost but probably less than $100.

http://www.asahiseikousa.com/product_info.php/products_id/1?osCsid=8711bb9709b5c1cf9fc6e7f6f5c58a5d

That's interesting... How would you set it up so that the autocashier could, with a 24vdc signal, tell it to dispense one coin?

 

[MEP001]

I use the Logo programmable relays - with it you could connect each level wash and the count switch on the hopper to the inputs and the output to the hopper motor. Wash triggers motor, token drop triggers relay to stop motor. You could do it with a series of 24V DC relays too.

 

[SHINEY2]

Would you have to add an additional hopper for this? My hopper is full of quarters for a refund - say if a customer selects a $9 wash and pays with a $10 bill - How and where would I add the new hopper for the free vac tokens??

 

[Greg Pack]

I see this is an old post, and I have overlooked it, but Coleman also sells a machine. You just tie into your outputs on your cashier, whatever brand it is. I have had some installed for nine months and so far no issues.

I still ave a problem with customers not knowing about the tokens, or looking for them in the change return cup. Probably 25% of customers still leave them. I've found as many as FIVE in the coin cup. In addition, some observant SS customers have began to look for them on their way to the change machine, so a few out there are probably getting a lot of free services on my lot. I would like to design a solenoid activated "drop" for them. After about two minutes of being dispensed the drop could open and allow the token to fall to back into the machine to be retrieved later.