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[jrs030]

I have a Dixie Narco coke machine that pops the GFI outlet when you plug it in. It has always been on this GFI outlet with no problem before. We had a lightning stike hit a telephone outside of our building and since then this problem has existed.

I can unplug the compressor from the coke machines power distrubution block and the machine work properly. I can plug the compressor into a seperate outlet and the compressor works fine and cools, but if i plug the compressor into the coke machine it pops the GFI. If I plug the coke machine into one outlet and the compressor into a differant outlet, the outlet I plug the compressor into will pop the GFI !! It sounds to me that the compressor is grounding out on the coke machine causing a short. Can someone help?

[Blue Moose]

We had this happen to a few of our machines and we ended up have to replace the compressor each time. Our tech said it happens when the compressor is about to go.

Blue Moose

[djpvending]

before replacing compressor....try to find a way to plug into a non gfi plug somewhere......gfi are "mini" safety breakers and the truth on gfi's is they are designed to be very weak......after they pop a few times, they weaken, and need to be replaced themselves.....we see a lot of that......just trying to save you a little money.....it could be machine/compressor....but i would eliminate this possibility first........gfi's are cheaper than compressors....

[jrs030]

Thanks Guys for your input with my problem. After checking out the GFI it was determined that that was the problem. I replaced the GFI with a standard outlet and we are back in business! Thanks for your help! James