Wow that sucks! My Abus lock key broke in the vacuum lock. I had enough problems for one day so I quit.
Meter door break-in
My meter door got broken into. This time they stole the timer, broke the shelf the timer sat on, stole the slugbuster quarter and tried to steal the coin acceptor. That is not cool.
Hamilton Changer problem
I finally cleaned out the coin hopper. It seemed dirty. I believe Greg was correct about the switch (last two pictures). It had some bellybutton fuzz in it.
Mechanical coin acceptor for the vendor
The coin acceptor was just spitting out coins and did not hold them. Anyone who knows anything knows that this means the screw to determine the price has worked itself out.
I actually was able to screw the screw back in without removing the coin acceptor. The second picture shows why the coins get rejected. The last picture shows how it should be setup. I actually had no idea how to fix this. I had a spare and was going to throw the other away. I tested the new coin acceptor and then noticed the problem.
Rowe changer problem
The changer had the error message “CK L COIN DETCTR” again. This time I took Richard Bailey’s and Greg’s advice and try to fix the changer. I used this brush to clean the chain, and the coin hopper.
Then I removed the coin assembly, which seems to cause all the problems. I also dumped the coins out and tried cleaning it out. I also cleaned out the LED. Seemed to work fine.
Unitec credit card problem
What! That is impossible, not with a Unitec. What was interesting was the card was in perfect shape. The customers sure did not like me using pliers on their AMEX.
QPR Permanent pavement repair
I applied some of this QPR stuff today and pressed it down with a piece of 2×4. I hope this works because this would be a lot cheaper then using the crack filler.
Last Vacuum island cleanup
More Vacuum island cleanup
I cleaned up two more island. Very exciting pictures but they did clean up nicely.
Foam brush problem
Interesting problem. The hose I guess is crappy? But the hose was not worn and it is Goodyear push lock. Maybe I should check about the hose.