Brake problems

It is a surprisingly rainy week for July in Texas. Rain usually decreases my sales, especially at any vending machines located outside. Wet dollar bills do not work well in the machines and the customers usually don't like getting wet either. I have one machine that needs repair. The brake on the motor is not functioning properly, so the cradle coasts sometimes. This causes the selection to fail to vend one time and then when someone makes the next selection, the can that didn't vend falls along with the new selection. So one person looses money and the next person gets a free soda. This only happens about every 4-10 times, but it has to be frustrating for the person that it happens to.

I never realized how useful all of the farm work would become. Now when one of my vending machines has a malfunction, I get my tool bag out and fix it. The vending machines are quite similar to some of the things my dad and I fixed back on the farm. I do not have a fear of taking things apart. I have found that many of the motors and cradles and things like that can be easily removed and taken to a local shop to be repaired or replaced. That has saved me a lot of money in service calls. Don’t be afraid of your machines. Always use caution and unplug the machine before servicing it to reduce the risk of shock and other injury.