Does anyone have any experience or know anything about converting a standard tower mech to vend with £2 or £3?
I'm sure its possible for £2 but can someone confirm how it works. I'm guessing two slots for 2x£1 coin, it that right? and do I simply change to coin plate to do this?
I guessing £3 may not be possible with a standard mech
Any help or pointers on this subject would be very much appreciated.
You've cracked it Mark We can now sell almost anything in a tower ...well anything up to the value of £81 and with tiny component parts that is, but still!
£2 Mechs are available from Laiv(Spain) and from Clenport (portugal). They have two coin slots - one in the 2 o'clock, the other in the 10 o'clock positions. Insert both coins turn handle to vend as normal. tubz vending also do a £2 mech. Their mech has a single slot - insert coin, turn handle 180 degrees and insert 2nd coin and turn 180 to vend.
I spoke with Hurleys. Paul said a single slot £2 coin plate is available for the standard clenport mechs (so cost of a coin plate). The 2 x £1 at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock seem to be an entirely new mech (so this option would be much more expensive). Interestingly enough he said you could also get a 3 slot mech for 3x£1 or 3x£2 (again an entirely new mech though).
I wonder how many pots of sweets i'd sell if I stuck a £6 mech on a machine
I don't think there is an easy solution to converting the current £1 coin mech to accept a £2 coin by yourself for a reliable vend. You will be better off buying one which has been precision engineered from the manufacturers.
We can now sell almost anything in a tower 
...well anything up to the value of £81 and with tiny component parts that is, but still! 
