Switching from Cans to Bottles in a Soda Machine

A demonstration on how to switch from cans to bottles in a Royal giii soda machine.

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[@summit8887]

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[@jtetterton]

Your videos on the GIII have been very helpful for me, thank you!

[@HappyVending]

Glad I could help!

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[@HiddenGem-gc2em]

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[@HappyVending]

You're welcome...and happy vending!

[@faz7717]

Thanks for the help. Don't like cans so I will have to take a hard look at an older bottle machine.

[@kd7627]

this is one the most clear and precise videos ive seen on the rv804. thank you very much, I will be referencing this video later today when I swap out cans for 20oz water. *hits subscribe button*

[@HappyVending]

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[@jjvending3483]

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[@jonathanpalacios36]

So informative. I liked and subscribed. Thank you so much for your informative videos. I have just bought my first 660-9 royal coke machine. My first step

[@HappyVending]

The 660's are great machines...best of luck with it.

[@bandboy27]

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[@HappyVending]

You're welcome. Good luck with your machine!

[@pattonvendingco.7875]

This video was so helpful. Thank you so much for the help.

[@HappyVending]

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[@wyattroades4567]

Thanks been looking for how to do this for awhile 👍

[@HappyVending]

You're welcome....glad I could help!

[@faisolhoosen7953]

Thank you for the video. Your video’s are so helpful. You the best.

[@faz7717]

I saw it done in the past. Some good and some not so good results. What do you think is worse case in a home set up? I was going to use a front pull older machine but, I thought the electric consumption on a 50 year old machine would be very high as well as not as cold. I think you have enough experience that your suggestions should be considered. Might keep the vend out side in the shade in Florida, so its hot year round. Thanks for the help.

[@HappyVending]

Glass bottles are not designed to handle the stress of having other bottles stacked on top of them and then being rotated through a pivot and dropping down into a shoot. It will end with broken glass or caps popped off with a big mess. I wouldn't do it. Just get cans of beer. You can post your question on the vendiscuss.net forum and see the opinion of vendors that have been doing this far longer than I have.

[@faz7717]

Will a Royal Vendors RVCC 660 Vend 12oz Ber Bottles?

[@HappyVending]

You should not vend glass bottles in a stack soda machine.

[@cp05candy]

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[@HappyVending]

Thank you...I appreciate it!

[@harrypatel6387]

Hi Bill, watched all of your videos multiple times, Many times :). Very very helpful. Thank you so Much. I have royal 660. Machine looks the same like the one you demonstrated here. I have changed one column from 12oz can to 16.9oz water bottle and having issue vending correctly. I did not changed rod position as product diameter looks the same as can (Dasani 16.9oz water bottle). I changed shim as you recommended/ demonstrated in this video. Also changed Set depth per selection from 2 to 1. Problem is it vends two product and goes to sold out and when press coin return button it returns full amount of change. So First time I test it vends two bottle per selection, right after that second vend, it will be one bottle then sold out message and return change upon pressing coin return. Could you please let me know if you know the problem or solution of this issue?

[@HappyVending]

It sounds like your issue is the drop sensor. It is either bad or needs adjustment. First try adjusting the drop sensor following the directions in the manual. The adjustment is on the control board. If you don't have the manual, you can download one here: www.royalvendors.com/giii-vender/

[@prkos5392]

Thank you for the video, really helpfull!

[@transitvending9134]

Awesome this has saved me a service call !

[@HappyVending]

Great....glad I could help!

[@christophersanchez2395]

Bill thabks for all your help ! Always looking for advice on switching from cans to 16.9 ounce bottles - not 20 ounce bottles - 20 ounce are dying in my market price and quantity adults to want any more - can you do a video on this with a Dixie narco conversion ? Would be greatly appreciated

[@HappyVending]

For 16.9 in a Dixie, use a can shim and vend them 2 deep.

[@cp05candy]

Grumpy at the Gatorade bottles.. LOL Can't wait to meet your wife.

[@ScarFace405_]

Subscribed.... I have Dixie Narco 501e. I am new to vending and having trouble setting my machine. My machine takes cans and bottles. Sometimes it dispenses two at a time and other times it doesn’t at all. Plz help!

[@HappyVending]

It's probably your cam setting or you are using the wrong product shims. Are you trying to vend cans or bottles? In the wide column or the narrow column? How many products deep are you trying to do? The proper settings should be listed on a paper on the inside of the door.

[@ScarFace405_]

Happy Vending I am trying cans in the narrow columns. I bought a used machine and problems keep arising. My display, and bill acceptor doesn’t work also.

[@HappyVending]

@@ScarFace405_ The bill acceptor probably needs to be replaced...almost every machine that I purchased I had to replace the bill acceptor. I prefer the MEI bill acceptors over the coinco ones. You should try putting the cans three deep in the machine and setting the cam to the 1 setting. You also need to confirm that you have the can shim in the machine. You should join the vendiscuss.net/ message board and post your issues there. There are many experienced vendors on the board that will walk you though any problems you are having with your machines. I've learned much from the forum.

[@ScarFace405_]

Happy Vending thanks for all your help keep the videos coming they are very helpful!

[@PB_French_Fries]

If I were to do this but instead of changing to bottles, Im just changing to taller cans, is it the same thing just minus the part about adjusting the narrow/wide product stop?

[@HappyVending]

Yes....taller cans require you to set the column to 1 deep.

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[@HappyVending]

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[@alejandrocabrejo956]

Please do a video on Dixie Narco or Vendo machines. I’m trying to figure out how to vend 20oz bottles from cans. Would really appreciate it! You have the best vending videos on KZbin!!! 👏🏽

[@HappyVending]

Thank you. I do plan on doing a DN video on switching to bottles from cans. You will need to change to a bottle shim and remove the rod in the rotor for a Dixie machine.

[@alejandrocabrejo956]

@@HappyVending i have a vendo 600, can’t seem to find any videos on those here. Thanks for the reply!

[@HappyVending]

@@alejandrocabrejo956 Join the Vendiscuss.net message board. There are many people on there that will be able to help you with Vendos.

[@alejandrocabrejo956]

@@HappyVending appreciate the info, I will do that

[@thecandyladyvendingllc.6055]

Hi Bill! Love the channel! It’s been extremely helpful! I’m new to the vending world and I’ve hit the ground running after months of saving and research. The first machine I purchased was a Royal GII (RVCC 390-9). The bill validator was bad so I had it replaced by a vending machine mechanic I met at a vendor warehouse. He replaced the coinco with a Mars/mei and showed me the basic functions of the machine. My machine has been on location for a little over a week and it’s doing well. But I have a few drinks that are not selling at all and I would like to replace them. The only issue is that I as far as I know my machine only takes 12 oz. cans. The employees where the machine is located have asked for 3 replacements: Yoo-hoo, energy drinks and water (still). I don’t mind making the changes because I can put the products in another machine, but I cannot find their requests in a form that would fit my Royal GII. Any insight, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks current drinks in the machine are: Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Gingerale, Dr. Pepper, Coke Zero, Orange Fanta, Mountain Dew and Root Beer

[@HappyVending]

Thanks for the comments. I have never used a Gii machine, but each column should be able to vend either 12 oz cans or bottles....so you should at least be able to put water bottles in there. I have seen YooHoo in 12 oz cans in the past, so that would be the way to go with that...but I don't think it would be a big seller....so don't buy much of it. I'm not sure if that machine will vend the longer energy drink cans...you will have to talk to someone who has run those machines. I think I've seen you on the vendiscuss forum....you should ask your question there. You will get lots of good advice.

[@thecandyladyvendingllc.6055]

@@HappyVending thanks for the response Bill.

[@HappyVending]

@@thecandyladyvendingllc.6055 You're welcome. And I see you were introduced to AZVendor on the forum...lol. He can be brash...but he does know his stuff. Take it with a grain of salt.

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[@osczap21]

I have a Royal 804. It vended 3 12oz cans. The space depth is set to two. What could be my issue besides the rods?

[@HappyVending]

You probably set your depth wrong. Make sure you are setting it by selection, not by column. What that means is if selection 1 on your machine has 2-deep cans, set 1 to 2. Column 1 might not be linked to selection 1.....so you need to set depth by selection, not column.

[@alow2323]

Great video So I followed your video and for the first 2 vends it was perfect but on my third vend the Powerade bottle seems to get caught up on the long product stop. So it is just hanging from the top of the bottle. Never touches the chute it just Hanging free. Any idea??

[@HappyVending]

@@alow2323 does your machine have the black anti tilt arm in each column? If it is missing or broken, you will need to replace it.

[@alow2323]

@@HappyVending that’s the little black lever between the cans if looking from the bottom?

[@HappyVending]

@@alow2323 yes

[@alow2323]

@@HappyVending ok is all of mine are there I even moved my Powerade to a different column and it just seems like every third vend it gets hung up

[@HappyVending]

@@alow2323 and you are sure you set your product stops to the wide position? Take a photo from underneath and post a link to the photo.

[@link12313]

Could you do a video on that machines vending mechanism? I curious as to how the chain's hook is able to move around to reach the right lever.

[@HappyVending]

There are magnets on the chain hook and a sensor that the chain passes over. I know between the sensor and the magnets the machine knows where the hook and rotors are. I once needed to replace a bad sensor on one of my machines.

[@link12313]

@@HappyVending Would it be possible to make a video of it dispensing with a camera watching the chain? I have found videos for the other two types of machines but not for this one. I'm curious about how the mechanical elements work.

[@HappyVending]

@@link12313 I'll put it on my list of videos to make.

[@link12313]

@@HappyVending thanks

[@roberthelman1127]

very helpful... Thank You

[@Kingedgxr]

I have a vendo v407 , would you happen to know how to set the depth from changing bottles to cans?

[@HappyVending]

Sorry, I do not have any Vendo machines. You should join the vendiscuss.net/ message board and post your question there. There are many experienced vendors on the board that will walk you though any problems you are having with your machines. I've learned much from the forum.

[@emanuelharman]

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[@snackboxvending2599]

Awesome!!! Keep it up!!!

[@HappyVending]

thanks!

[@rafa7363]

I made a mistake removing a rod, I removed the first one from left to right and it had to be the second one to adjust the size. I already put the rod back in but I don't know if the blades are in the correct position. how can I know? do you have any tutorial I already did the test to dispatch and the product comes out well.

[@HappyVending]

What do you mean by blades? Do you mean the shims? If it is vending ok you are probably fine and I wouldn't worry about it.

[@rafa7363]

Happy Vending yes, shims...and its working fine, thank you

[@snackboxvending2599]

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[@snackboxvending2599]

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[@HappyVending]

Each machine connects using a modem and uses cell phone towers. You need to pay around $8 per machine for the hookup and about 6% of each sale to the credit card companies. It pays for itself if you have a good account because you get all types of sales data and you know when a machine needs to be refilled without going to the location. Nayax has an app for cell phones and a web interface on the computer. I will make a video about it in the future.

[@snackboxvending2599]

@@HappyVending awesome sounds interesting and simple but I'd still like to see some video content about this please 👍

[@mschrissyrenee]

My question is can a 12 I bottle vend fine out any changes in a 12 oz can machine?

[@HappyVending]

I've never tried it, but I'm thinking it would work if you left it set up like it were vending cans...the narrow product stop and two deep per column. You would need to adjust your front and back product stops a little, but I think it should work.

[@mschrissyrenee]

@@HappyVending ok awesome thank you

[@miketimmons2178]

Great video. I have a vendo. Machine any idea on what the password for those are

[@HappyVending]

I don't have any vendos so I'm not sure of the passwords. But if you post your question on the vendiscuss.net forum someone will know.

[@danielwalterbury9233]

Could you plz try to make a video on installing custom graphics on a Dixie Narco machine?

[@HappyVending]

I only have one Dixie Narco machine and I don't plan on changing its graphics...sorry.

[@danielwalterbury9233]

@@HappyVending Well, what kind of graphics does your Dixie Narco machine have?

[@HappyVending]

@@danielwalterbury9233 it has coke graphics. The process to change the graphics would be very similar to changing the graphics on the Royal machine.

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[@HappyVending]

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[@rafa7363]

So for a Monster Energy drink product it has to be Sdepth 1 right?

[@HappyVending]

Yeah...1 deep in a Royal.

[@rafa7363]

Happy Vending thakyou so much sir

[@stelthcamo357]

How do i set a front colom to one 1 drink and the rear of the same colom to a different drink useing 2 different buttons please help i have 8 seletions but the operat both front a rear

[@HappyVending]

You need to change your Space To Sales. Watch my video on this kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3-niHR4h6mko8U

[@matthewadventureexploratio6596]

How much is Powerade in Staff Room

[@HappyVending]

I didn't keep the Powerade in this machine. I sell it for 1.50 in the student machine.

[@yapsonark407]

Thanks

[@daleblack0ify]

How do you do this on a Dixie narco 720 p

[@HappyVending]

Dixie's are more involved. It requires you to change from the can shim to the bottle shim, adjust the cam setting to 2-deep, and remove the rod in the rotor. I will need to make a video on the process.

[@cbknows97]

Is easy change the cans to bottles

[@HappyVending]

It's easy after you do it a couple times.

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[@dannyspells9853]

How do I know what my model # of my coke machine is

[@HappyVending]

Should be a tag on the left side of the door....either inside or out.

[@kittysch2]

You plz do a how to fix JACKPOTTING

[@HappyVending]

Do you mean a coin mech dumping all its coins? This is usually caused by electrical interference near the vending machine...like a bad florescent light near by that keeps trying to start up.

[@ripcity7674]

Can you pls do a royal 660

[@HappyVending]

Are you talking about a Merlin IV machine? If so, you don't really need to do much to switch from cans to bottles except change product depth from 2 to 1 deep. The programming of that is the same as on the gIII machines. The only thing you need in a 660 is a shim if you are using 16 oz bottles...but most people vend the 20 once bottles or cans.

[@vincehsia5339]

How to remove crushed soda can from drum

[@HappyVending]

In a dixie or a royal? If a dixie, if you can't turn the rotor, you may need to remove the motor to pull the rotor up and out. Of course, you will need to remove all the product from that column.

[@denisonjesse]

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[@HappyVending]

Thank you...you win a place in my heart!

[@skullpimp4684]

Only thing wrong. Well one of the only things wrong. Is the settings of your front product stops on bottle drinks. Is they should be set. Just right past the bottle top. And you don't want anything more than 1/4 inch of space between product and stop.

[@HappyVending]

I don't think the difference between 1/4" and 1/2" of space for bottles on a Royal GIII is really going to make a difference....well at least it hasn't for me.

[@dannyspells9853]

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[@HappyVending]

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[@HappyVending]

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