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    Shampoo and fragrance mounting

    I picked up a used fragrancer and a shampooer. They are just boxes with no stand. I wanted to mount them either to some Coleman supervac3 or on a pedestal. Question is 1) which would be recommended, 2) where could I get suitable pedestals or do I have to fabricate? mounting near or on the...
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    Issues with a new SecureCoin

    Hi I was wondering if you figured out which coin acceptor you went with and how it worked? Was looking to upgrade my 4 bay to dollar tokens and customer quarters, and I wanted something reliable in Michigan.
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    Super vac 3 cam locks

    I ended up going to a locksmith, got a 3/8 cam lock and I ordered extra long straight latches. I cut them down to get a tight latch. I
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    Super vac 3 cam locks

    Hi guys. Any of you who have a super vac 3 from Coleman Hanna - could you tell me the depth of the cam lock on the panel? There are 2 per vac. I think it’s a 3/8 because the panel thickness is about 1/8 inch and the latch is 16ga sheet metal. But wanted to check an actual install before I...
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    Ryko (NCS) signature series- PLC bad

    So you just bypassed the non-functional one? I had thought of trying to get a slightly newer Mitsubishi plc that had more functionality (eg networkable) even if I could get one and follow this procedure, I’m not sure how I’d test it….
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    Ryko (NCS) signature series- PLC bad

    Which new plc did you end up going with?
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    Ryko (NCS) signature series- PLC bad

    Curious what plc you used as replacement? Mine is acting weird - other bays foam brushes start up when one is used. Intermittent problem and I think it may be time. After all it’s almost 20 years old!
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    Dixmor LED 6 and Cryptopay - long pulse

    Thanks for all your replies! It ended being a missing wire nut at the end of wire #7 that allowed the wire to contact the metal timer enclosure. Bay is back up and running!
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    Dixmor LED 6 and Cryptopay - long pulse

    I have a led 6 timer with Cryptopay on count up. Today the timer just stuck with the display stuck on “aux”. According to Dixmor, Aux is for AUXILIARY INPUT (yellow/black wire #7) a pulse single longer than one second will show `AUX` on timer. Is the long pulse a sign that the crypto swiper...
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    Presoak chemicals

    Thanks- really appreciate all your advice.
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    Presoak chemicals

    Hi all Looking for a recommendation on a presoak chemical to use in a self-serve. I have a Ryko signature series pump bench - 4 bays. My chemicals run through the high pressure wand and the presoak cycle triggers a solenoid for low pressure - 100 to 500 psi depending on how I set the...
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    Cleaning FRP

    Does anyone have experience with old graffiti? I’ve used tagaway that takes a bit away but still leaves a shadow of the graffiti.
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    Coleman Hanna super vac 3 lock

    The luck was getting the finesse without any practice.
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    Coleman Hanna super vac 3 lock

    Followed advice but it only worked on 2 of 3. The first one likely I’m needing a need vault door…
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    Coleman Hanna super vac 3 lock

    Stroke of luck and I got one open. Success rate improved from there
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    Coleman Hanna super vac 3 lock

    No dice so far. If anyone has a picture of the inside and back side of the vault door would be immensely helpful so I can see which way to turn and how deep to grind etc. thanks!
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    Coleman Hanna super vac 3 lock

    Does anyone know how to open the coin door lock with out a key? Got 4 vacs with no coin door key. Drilled out the antidrill ring so far. But I’m not familiar with the latching mechanism so I don’t know which way to turn. would prefer to do it without getting medieval on it but patience is...
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    Ryko (NCS) signature series- PLC bad

    What replacement plc did you go with?
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