[vendtalk] more questions

[Vandervoort's]

Hi Ted,
Fixing machines yourself is usually fastest if you have or can get parts.
Coin mechs, jams, glass, locks, plastic parts, spirals, low voltage motors
and bulbs are the types I deal with on my own.
I caution about doing some types of repairs yourself.  I had a snack machine
that occasionally had strange problems and go away on its own.  Got it from
another manager and it was an older unit.  Anyway, it finally died so had to
bring in company from 180 miles away.  They could not repair on site and
took it away.  After several weeks got it back working.  Problem?  Someone
who was not qualified had repaired the power supply in the past and had
rewired the machine so that it did sort of function, but it left the machine
in such a manner as to pose a possible electrocution risk.  Might seem easy
to do, and maybe it works when you turn it back on, but some things are
better left to professionals such as power supplies.

Mike Vandervoort
Abilene, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: vendtalk [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward
Robbins
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 10:45 AM
To: 'Vendor Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [vendtalk] more questions

Setaside in Montana is 5% on net proceeds (gross receipts minus cost of
product, labor costs & operating expenses).  Repairs are initiated by our
vendors using what ever is available locally, but only very rairly do they
go outside the operator themselves.  The operators will discuss amung
themselves problems they may be having cause sometimes if other operators
have had a like problem, they may have a solution.  If compressors are
needed, we generally get them from the vending machine manufacturer.
	Hope this helps.
Ted

EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
, CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM PHONE &
FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
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GREAT FALLS  MT   59404


-----Original Message-----
From: vendtalk [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Reni
Jackson
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 8:54 AM
To: vendtalk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [vendtalk] more questions

Hello Vendors

  I am still collecting information for my state committee. All of you have
been very helpful and I thank you very much. 

  What I need today is, what is your set aside in indiana, Montana and
Idaho. You all wrote me and told me that you do your own repairs.

  Do you have a favorite company that you deal with? I have been getting
together a list of companies  that are located in the surrounding states and
our state agency deals with. I very much appreciate all of you, Reni

 

renijackson at twc.com 

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