To clarify a few points made - the retrofit kit that has the new circuit board and new door is in the $460 range, if you add Cryptopay then it goes to $860. The LED display on the new ( 8 years now) circuit board for the 3 or 5 column is in the exact same position as the old one, purposely done...
https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-41417-laurel-399-85-side-mount-box-with-lock-for-credit-card-swiper.aspx
Kleen-Rite carries this small 'side mount box' - part #LP39985
You can convert the Model 2100 ($1 max vend price) to a Model 300 ($3 max vend price) by changing out these parts:
Coin mechanism - part #300-D15
Door - part #300-B70
Magazine Assembly (drop-shelf ass'y) -- part #300-D1
Empty Rod - part #300-14
You keep the cabinet shell and you don't need...
Laurel supplied the drop-shelf magazines for D & S and they did the rest. I believe they designed the circuit board that controls the vender. Did you ask D & S if they have a repair source for that board?
That's the discontinued board for our Laurel 3 or 5 column machines, this one about 20 years old looking at the microprocessor code. The replacement is part #899-77 and it has a larger dot matrix LED display and allows for credit card systems to function with it. The sell for about $300 and it...
Since you are in Canada you would source the Nayax Touch and then order our machine 'Nayax ready' and it will come with the door holes punched for mounting and have the access cutout for the MDB cable. Order the longer (3m) MDB cable so you can run the cable up and over to the control board...
$10 labor to overhaul a mechanical coin mechanism, parts would be $5 - $20 additional.
All we need is note in carton with your return shipping info, include email for the invoice.
Pay by check after you get them back and test them.
https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-69213-laurel-metal-399-175-nayax-and-led6-led7-timer-side-mount-box-for-vacuum-and-bay-meter-boxes.aspx
There are 6 different versions of these boxes made for Cryptopay, CryptoTap, Nayax and some have timer windows for the LED 6 or 7.
They were called 'side...
Very interesting chart of sales numbers you posted, thanks for sharing. The vending sales are what I'm concerned about - do you have our Laurel machines or some other machine(s)? Or is it just one machine?
Earl, slight correction here - I have stopped trying to get you to upgrade to electronic. I switched gears a few years ago to working on your son to get this accomplished!