This channel has been a lifesaver for me. I recently bought a Royal 660-8 GIII and anytime I need to learn something about it, I come here. I've been having trouble putting 2 cans in one column, which isn't detrimental since I don't have that much product to warrant it, but I'm wondering if it's something I have to program in the settings or if I'm just not doing it right 😅
You probably have the product depth set wrong. You must set this by selection, NOT by Column. So if your first selection is Coke, and you have them 2-deep, you must set selection 1 to 2. Based on your Space to Sales setting, selection 1 might vend from multiple columns. Once you set product depth for a selection, it applies that setting to all columns that are associated with that selection. So check your product depth settings.
Very informative...but I ALWAYS have tops of every can facing to the back of machine.. So I can see the dates on the bottom....never had a jam and I've been doing it longer than I care to mention 😉
Hello, I appreciate your videos, they are very helpful! I recently purchased a Royal 660-9 and everything looks good except that the back row dispenses two drinks instead of one. They are 12oz and it is set for 2 columns, any idea what the problem might be? I am struggling :(
You probably set your product depth wrong. It gets set per selection...not per column. So if selection 8 in your machine has cans...make sure selection 8 is set to 2 deep. If it's not that make sure the side product stop is in the narrow setting.
Evening, Awesome video! I have a question might be silly but on the machine you restocking in the video, what will be the best way to test it to make sure your product comes out and will not get stuck? I have a 448-8 and struggling to get a manual so just going with what I think is best and watching videos similar to the machine I have. des it have a test function to test each slot?
Sometimes I just grab some change from the coin bin and do some test vends. Then you are testing the coin mech at the same time. It does have a test vend mode though.
I have a question and obviously it looks like you know what you’re doing I have a Dixie narco 2145 bottle machine and a lot of my bottles stick when they fall or they kind of hang up would you have any suggestions
I have yet to purchase a bottle drop machine, so I can't speak with experience in regards to this issue. I do see lots of discussions about bottle drop machines on the vendiscuss.net forum so you should check that out. I do know those machines work best when the cups and eproms are updated to the most recent version. You may also have a gate issue. Post a question on the vendiscuss.net forum and I'm sure someone will give you some good advice.
The sold out display should reset once you open the door of the vending machine. If it is not resetting, you may have a bad door switch. It is an easy repair, just order a new switch from royal.
Be sure to set the selection to 1-deep for water bottles. That is in the Sdep setting (set depth). You set depth per selection, not per column. So if your waters are selection 1, set depth for selection 1 to 1, for 1 deep.
How, where do you find the manual for that machine. I have been searching. But the photos of the manuals I find don't match that machine. GIII operation and service manual????
The giii machines came with many different fronts but the insides were the same. The picture on the front of the manual might not look like the machine in this video, but it's still the same machine on the inside. The giii manual can be downloaded from this page: www.royalvendors.com/giii-vender/
Hey Bill great channel, I had a question about about 660-13 Giii Part 1 Which product/591 ml bottles have you loaded in this machine without the bottles getting stuck, part 2, if you haven’t used 591ml bottles what is the larger bottle you’ve tried and vended successfully in this machine. Thanks Anthony
591ml is about 20 ounces...which should vend fine. I have only vended 20 ounce or 16.5 ounce bottles in my machines. The 20 ounce bottles vend best...but if I don't stack too many, I can vend the 16.5 ounce bottles too.
@@HappyVending oh wow! The more you know. Thank you for the reply. Do you know if there is a regulation of the same nature for a snack machine in a school?
Hi, Bill. So I was only able to get the Royal....which is fine. The machine is in our garage so it is pretty warm here in Miami. Starting temperature is 92° once plugged in. I filled up drinks about 65% capacity. 3 hours later the temperature is now at 76°....and stays at that point. Compressor runs for about 30 seconds and does turn off to maintain said temperature. What are your thoughts? Thank you. -- Matthew
It shouldn't take too long for the machine to get into the 60s. I guess that's why the machine was so cheap...it is not cooling. If you're lucky, you can get someone to come out and put a tap on the cooling deck and fill the refrigerant...that's what the problem sounds like.
@@HappyVending OK. Thank you for the tip. Another thing I wondered. Does the Royals have a manual temperature / thermostat setting knob like the Dixie Narco does?
@@HappyVending Understood, Bill. Perhaps the thermostat just needs to be set since it maintains the 79 mark? I'll research the manual and see what I can maybe figure out. Seems that when I did a test before purchase, the temperature had gone into the low 60s. I just didn't have enough time during lunch to stay for complete cycle. That's why I'm wondering the thermostat has gone bad. Nonetheless, will also check with a tech to see about freon level. Thank you for all your help, as always, to me and other viewers. You are truly appreciated.
I was able to navigate through the settings menu and found the temperature is set at 35. I moved it to 37 because I though with it being in a hot garage, much condensation would build up. However, I believe after reading manual troubleshooting, it seems the sensor, wiring, or similar may be a place to begin as far as repairs. Still going for the freon level to get checked once I can locate a refrigeration tech for machines.
The rear or front stops? The rear stops have holes to put your fingers in and you pull the latches inward. You can then move the stop forward or backward. I move the top, then the bottom since it is hard to do all four latches at once. Just make sure you count the holes and make sure the top and bottom are in the same holes. The front stops just lift up and go in and out of slots.
Actually, with cans it really doesn't mater since the top and bottom of the cans is the same. It is REALLY important with bottles because the cap will migrate toward the center divider if you put it in the wrong way and it will hang up and jam the column. It is just good practice to put all your product in the same direction so that you get use to loading your machine properly regardless of whether you are loading cans or bottles.
Great, I learning vending business. I was wondering what called soda vending machine have 12 button/12 items? I trying looking online but I think discontinue machine
@@tallr264 the wave front machines with the selection buttons that looked like coke cans had 12 buttons. I sometimes see them being sold. It is hard to find flavor strips for them.
@@HappyVending I agrees with you, I remember I saw from offerup before but I don’t remember brand and model number. Coke and Dasani have 12 button of front poster and Bill/coins on the size. Pepsi have 6 button each size of vending, and the middle have little scream , bill Shelter and coin change close by items whole. Now I can’t see because my vision lost
Do you mean when you're looking in the machine? Some vendors label which drinks belong in each column inside the machine. I just know the Space-To-Sales of my machines so I know what to put where.
I need help trying to start my royal 660 it’s not reading any codes even when the door is open I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I inserted a new bill acceptor and everything
@@teamalanmountjoy3244 The flavor strips pull out pretty easy. If you have trouble, use a pair of tweezers. On a Dixie machine, you can pull out the entire piece of plastic that holds the labels and switch them out in a flash.
