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  1. mjwalsh

    It’s 1am. Do you know where your children are?

    I gave up trying to predict "how & what" reckless stunts some of those "evil knievel" wannabees might attempt next ... Now Dean Anderson's MacGyver character ... he was much more sensible IMHO! I wouldn't be a bit surprised if out of the other side of their same mouths along with their lawyers...
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    WAGO wire connectors

    We have been happy with using the "broad range of wire sizes" WAGOS for over 5 years now. There are vibration proof terminals that can make for more compact wiring. There are like over 30 connections on our Safety Certified PLC Phoenix Contact relays that have those vibration proof space...
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    icoin acceptor

    We have been testing a few of the ultra affordable "SparkFun's DG600Fs" on our dry location laundromat washing machines for a few years now. I will pay attention to that "throw in too fast coins issue" now that the "heads up" of it on other mechs happening is being mentioned here.
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    Mars Coupons

    I am kind of curious about what the technicalities of the high security Mars Coupons vs the lower security Mars Coupons? There are some pretty hi resolution minutia grabbing scan & print processes getting to be more available (affordable) to the general public. I am thinking that it might be...
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    Chip reader, Near Field, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay

    One thing that the article that was extra flattering about Apple Pay did not mention is about a need with a proper warrant to be able to track terrorists which was on the news awhile back ... it seems like the USA Justice Dept. could & probably should win with a final ruling. Tim Cook says 100%...
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    Why would our Air compressor keep tripping breaker

    A temporary fix if it is the contactor is to carefully file any burnt contacts ... also possibly some De-Oxidation contact spray cleaner. In the past ... that bought us some time before replacing the air compressor's special pressure operating contactor. Is there more than one contactor?
  7. mjwalsh

    Why would our Air compressor keep tripping breaker

    To add to Randy's & MEP001's suggestion I would put a "clamp on ammeter" on each hot wire going to the motor while observing. We recently had to take our motor down to the local repair for that same problem. Less than $90 bill BTW.
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    icoin acceptor

    I see Dultmeier stocks three of the distinct Magikist Icoin-Secure Coin acceptors. I have a never used one ... for standby testing ... short drop ... I bought from this forum's "Soapy" if I remember right. It looks like they updated the acceptors in 2018??? based on the Magikist-Winnipeg...
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    Mars Coupons

    Water Guy, Randy's link shows the range of coupons available. I notice the highest security ones ... tend to be kind of pricey compared to the Coinco Vantage Coupons. We have those. Earl Weiss has those too ... not sure of how many others use those. We have never had a copy attempt work &...
  10. mjwalsh

    I intend to raise my self serve prices this year....

    Not a secret ... posted on our coin boxes, website & social media: $1 startup 30 secs per .25 increments regardless of bill. Credit card via reliable ATM includes bill acceptors with the ability to have what I tend to call Coinco Vantage "gift certificates" ... most call them paper tokens...
  11. mjwalsh

    Adding an Air line for my large compressor and charging for it

    We protected our tire inflator hose from freeze ups (in wintertime) which is something the very numerous local freebiieee offerings tend to not do. We mounted a 100 ft of hose on a smooth operating highest end $$$ Cox reel (installed inside leading to outside). We got a great discount on from...
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    I intend to raise my self serve prices this year....

    We are laying the groundwork for hopefully adding undercarriage ... not sure we will get it done this year. Hopefully, you will keep those of us interested in undercarriage updated on how yours turns out. Considering how many use our updated Blo Dry with the two Domel Motors ... I am thinking...
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    I intend to raise my self serve prices this year....

    You can take it for what it is worth but Larry Adamski of Grand Rapids ,MI area ... has shared his long term experience by way of the dollar coins. The fact they are heavier than quarters made his specific coin mechs work better. His staff cashes in quarters for dollar coins since he...
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    Laundromat general questions

    Some more items to show support for laundromat wise: For those who prefer the highest possible denomination coins option for the much larger quantity of individual pieces of laundromat equipment ... it would be helpful if the commercial manufacturers would standardize the openings so a wider...
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    I intend to raise my self serve prices this year....

    Actually, I wanted to avoid being too wordy on "my heads up post" about the question about going to too little time per quarters' start up based on our specific actual experience. I often swap dollar coins for the customer's bills & more often than not the car wash customer appreciates that ...
  16. mjwalsh

    I intend to raise my self serve prices this year....

    We used to have a quarter to start. The problem for was that that meant that the Dixmor LED7 would start counting down while a customer might not put the add'l quarters in fast enough. That meant that with our configured 2 second delay on Dixmor the customer may get angry seeing his time go...
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    Recourse

    We have had cement crews many times at our facility. I noticed once someone from the city gov't who I thought went a bit overboard "enforcing a supposed law forbidding that" when it came the cement truck rinsing out his chute by the city street curb. I am referring to very few parts per...
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    Dosatron for SS foam brush

    Not to take anything away from Dosatron ... their booth & techies were pretty impressive I remember at one of the car wash shows I was at. I also have good memories from when I called Dema phone-wise tech support so if there is advantage with Dema for some ... I say go that route! I am a bit...
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    Recourse

    Wow! 2 feet of concrete that solidified added? That is some serious capacity (volume) %%% lost???! Situations like that make camera recording archiving that much more compelling!
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    Laundromat general questions

    i beg to differ ... when it comes to people who already have a hand-wrist vulnerability. Large LAUNDROMAT machines are a huge investment so it is not that unusual for over 60 quarters to be required to start. Yes higher denomination coins like in most industrialized nations would help mitigate...
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