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  1. mjwalsh

    LED Bay Light Selection

    High lumen per foot waterproof led strips Joe & others, Based on a positive experience in our laundromat of mounting the brightest led strips we could find on 1 inch aluminum flats for heat sink & mounting ... I would not rule out the possibility of one of us car wash operators cherry picking...
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    Bill Breaker - yay or nay?

    It looks like the recycler could be a good fit for some operator as long as the operator selected $5s for the specific denomination of bills kept for standby & subsequent output. Maybe Uncle Sam or someone can share what the reliability factor is for the recycler based on actual long term use???
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    Bill Breaker - yay or nay?

    I don't understand on the following link about the MEI automatic bill recycler OPTIONAL FEATURE. It seems like it could be a good concept. Does it dispense some bills (when available) but not as capable as a note cassette would? Anybody know if it is perfected enough to trust in a limited...
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    Bill Breaker - yay or nay?

    Overachiever, It seems like I saw at one of the big shows the bill cassettes looked very similar to our ATM's bill cassette. On our ATM's cassette we put in one brand new $5 to two used but decent $5 bill which works out well. With just all brand new $5s we found out there can be a sticking...
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    Cameras again

    We have gone in the direction of some power over ethernet (POE) 2, 4 & 5 megapixel cameras in the last year or two even though they tend to be a bit more of an investment initially. So far so good.
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    Property Tax Woes

    Randy & others, What should operators in states that do not have such a horrific overall tax situation say when proponents of the variety of taxes ... both by way of elected officials & the media ... putting out glowing rhetoric ... about all the wonderful things taxes have done for other...
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    Video or Not?

    Blue Iris Software that we have been using for almost 2 years ... seems to be more than able for recording higher resolution than most video servers. There are many variables such as Gigabyte ethernet & the host computer's specifications etc. when it comes to the best possible video recording...
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    Need Advice: getting whipped by Competitor's SS....

    This is not conclusive of overall potential effect but ... I honestly do have self serve car wash customers who ring our 2 way intercom door bell to ask for all dollar coins instead of the more fragile paper one dollar bills in exchange for their higher denomination paper money.
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    Video or Not?

    I am pretty sure an over 4 megapixel camera strategically placed with the best possible lighting would be better than 1080P cameras. How often it would catch that level of detail is something that one of us should immediately volunteer to test:). I have several IP cameras 4 & 5 megapixel but...
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    Need Advice: getting whipped by Competitor's SS....

    soonermagic, I agree with Paul on the possibility that the startup perception could be a factor. Somehow you need to convey "value" in your specific market. Based on trustworthy feedback from successful coin op laundromat owners ... if you dispense mainly golden dollar coins from your bill...
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    Cat 310 Pump - Leaking Oil Quickly

    trs246810, Make sure the vent on top of the big red filler cap is not taped over or partially plugged. Many moons (over 3 decades) ago, when we first went with a previous version of Cat pumps, the local installing company left the tape over the vent hole ... & believe it or not it caused a...
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    Washing a horse at a car wash

    We have had huge show horses washed in our RV-Truck bay from time to time. The customer appreciated our variable pressure dump gun that is sold by both Cat & KR. Supposedly, a mini horse was washed in our dog wash but ... I did not actually see it. One of the reasons why we put in our dog...
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    Dilling Harris Touch Select 2000 Meter Box Doors

    Just a thought ... someone who wouldn't mind the work could replace what appears to be membrane switches ... with some stainless steel vandal resistant momentary button switches. I had done that with Specialty Equipment's membrane switches using their distribution boards. Later on when...
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    Pressure in bays???

    Mep001 & Slash007, Eyeballing with a tape measure it shows 10" diameter for the pump pulley & 4" diameter for the motor pulley. The double groove 10" pulleys were special made in a machine shop because I went to several bearing-pulley supply places & no one could find a match. One of their...
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    Pressure in bays???

    slash007, We have the standard (???) diameter pulley size that came with when the pumps were brand new ... other than Specialty Equipment made it so 2 belts could go on a double groove motor pulley. 310 CAT with 3 phase 3 HP motor. We can actually go above 1500 PSI. It is very similar to...
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    Pressure in bays???

    Not sure if anyone has tried & thoroughly tested the Cat Pump or KR variable pressure gun besides myself ... but somehow we have them working out at our location & we have had compliments from some customers about that fact they can let up on the trigger to get less pressure. The "dump gun's"...
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    When to repair after hit and run?

    boywonder, What kind of process was involved to find out the name of the person based on the credit card use? I am assuming that you only see four of the digits etc. I am pretty sure that I would have no problem for those who use our PayPal Here phone swipe. But at a PCI compliant device...
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    Cat pump valve orings

    cfcw, We have a kit short of o'rings. So be sure & let us know how it works on the Cat 310. In the past a local Hydraulic cylinder shop came through for us on some exotic o'rings ... have not tried them to match the Cats yet though.
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    Custom Coin Boxes

    At GinSan, Dan assisted me with adapting my odd sized Specialty Coin Boxes with one of GinSan's printed circuit boards. I already had the stainless steel buttons & improvised with our own in house fabricated faceplates. We gradually switched over to all our 6 bays & make sure we have spares...
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    help with Air compressor

    Was it the capacitor? That tends to be an easy check with a mfd feature included multi-meter or take just the capacitor itself off to someone with a mfd multi-meter. It is a less than a minute check to see if the mfds match.
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