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Hamilton credit card acceptor problem

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So after the download procedure I noticed that my credit card acceptor was not working.  It seems very easy to trouble shoot on the acw-5.  There are 2 plugs (second picture) on the back of the reader the second plug (red and black wire) should be 5 V DC.  While the top plug (yellow and brown) should be 5 or 8 V DC, of course it was ZERO V DC.  So I need to purchase a new credit card acceptor because Hamilton does not repair the acceptors anymore.  They cost $320 from Hamilton, but I called my buddy Randy Nix at Eagle Car Wash and he treated me right.

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cwguy.com ICA best of show!

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This product is coming soon and is just for MDB coin changers/coin mechs right now.  But this cool new MEI product is the Cashflow Series 2000 VNR Vending Recycler.  It has a flashy front bezel with leds on it and can also use standard non-flashy bezels.  But the best feature is the bill recycler piece.  The recycler module holds up to 30 bills then will spit them out for change instead of a bill breaker.  Just think about having one of these in your entry unit and giving bills as change instead of change!

UPDATED 20160820:  http://www.meigroup.com/usa/vending/vending_products/bill_acceptors/vn2700_bill_validator/datasheet.pdf

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Bette Midler show

So walking into the show I realized that there were metal detectors? Really? For Bette Midler? Was there an assassination atempt I missed in the news? But after the metal detector, there was “empty your pockets” and you have to “check your camera”! What! Check your camera? I did not even want to take a picture until then. So I took a picture.

The last picture shows the checked camera line.

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Google News: 1937-1961 car wash ads

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Google scans random newspapers and make them searchable.  I decided to look for some old carwash ads.  You can search for your own at:  http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search

The first ad was from The Evening Independent 11/23/1937.  Captain Dunn’s Service Station, 9th St. and 7th Ave. No.

The second ad was from West Seattle Herald 6/30/1938.  Al Roderick’s Texaco Service Station, Admiral Way at 42nd S.W.

The Third ad was from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3/17/1961. Natrona Hgts. Automatic Car Wash (Triple Check Car Wash) 2705 So. Park Rd. Bethel Park. Pa.