I recently got what seems to me to be a great deal on an Automatic Products, model: Studio4 combo vending machine. I saw on the back their is a big sticker in bold letters that says: For Indoor Use Only. I was wondering what exactly that meant. I was hoping to put it in an enclosed building that is not climate controlled and to most likely only run it during the summer months were my areas temps are between the ranges of 35 and 105 degrees. Will this work? I was hoping the sticker was mostly refering to all the components that would not operate in direct sunlight or moisture. Am I asking too much here from this machine? I would think that since I cannot find any documentation that states what exactly indoor use only means I would hopefully find someone on here that has been using these machines.

Also I would greatly appreciate any opinions on these machines. From what I understand they have not been around all that long and new ones are still sold, am I right? If this will not work in my location can anyone estimate what the machine might be advertised for, as price goes? Are the snacks cooled also or just the drinks? They seem like a pretty neat deal when it comes to multiple product vending. Thanks for the opinions.

This is probabily a dumb question but I don't know the awnser and what a better place to ask. As I stated before I have a vendo 475 and when I get it up and running again I cant help but think about the winter months right around the corner. What needs to be done over the winter months. I am in eastern nebraska and it gets rather cold here, I suppose 15 below zero isn't too out of hand for a low temp when mother nature is not too kind. In those kind of temps do I need to have the machine cleaned out? There has to be machines that vend in those kind of temps. I don't know if I keep it out of the wind maybe it would survive or will I need some heat to keep from a disaster?

Thank you.

I have recently got into the vending business, well kind of. I live in a very small town and have recently aquired the local car wash. I found what I thought was a good deal on an old Vendo model V475 soda machine. The person I bought it from is very helpful and knowledgable about these machines, and has helped me fix issues in the past and has even given me parts for free. I kind of feel a couple diffrent ways about this person. I appreciate his help and I feel I have overstayed my welcome a little when it comes to diagnosing this machine, on the other hand I think he sold me a piece of junk. I immediatly started having problems with the bill acceptor, it is USA I believe. He changed it out for another used one and it works okay now, except for throwing of a belt once and a while. This morning I showed up and the dixie narco changer is not working at all. It just lets the coin go right through to the change cleanout, also the switches that allow me to dump change out of the hoppers does not work anymore. I am kind of fed up, I could go back to the guy that sold it and get more parts but it seems I am exchanging junk for junk. What would it take to just put a new acceptor and changer in this to get up to date with everything? Does anyone have any idea where start diagnosing my current equiptment? From what little I have learned, this is a single price only machine and from what I was told, the plug that plugs into the machine from the dixie changer also represents that.

Unfortunatly this town is small enough, when a machine such as this doesn't work, people remember and just eventuly stop using it. That is why I would like to get some newer equiptment inside. So just to be clear, can anyone help diagnose whats going on now? and can anyone reccomend what would work for new or rebuilt changers and acceptors, what to look for, where to buy, basically what would work in this machine to get me up to date with something I can trust when I walk away from it.

Thank you.