Customer racks up free time w/dixmor timer and royary switch

[Ric]

I have Dixmor LED7 timers and 8 position rotary switches.

We are in the equipment room and hear a bay being switched from one selection to the next very quickly. We go investigate. The kid says if you switch it fast you can rack up time. It took a bit of messing with but sure enough I was able to add time just as though an additional coin was added by ratcheting the rotary switch randomly.

Has anyone experienced this?

 

[Randy]

That's a new one on me, I've never hread of that. I'll have to try that next time I go to the wash.

 

[MEP001]

I've actually seen that happen, but not with a Dixmor. If it only works with the timer running, try installing a relay on the timer output to isolate it from the switch.

Tell the kid that it's felony theft of service; he probably won't do it again.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Had the problem not long ago. My guy fixed it. I think it was a bad switch taht we replaced I will check with him. There was some sort of short sending a pulse back to the timer.

 

[bigleo48]

Ric,

I'd just kick the crap out of the kid Then fix the problem!

 

[Randy]

I tried it this morning at my wash and it didn't work, tried it in all the bays. I think you might have a bad rotary switch or a wiring problem.

 

[JIMT]

Ric,
I had this problem years ago and it was the Gin San coin acceptors that created the problem.
Jimt

 

[coincarwash.ca]

Check to see if your last minute alert horn screws are tight.
I had the same problem and the vibration was causing a short in the loose connection and adding time to the timer...I tightned the connection and fixed the problem.