Will beer bottles fit in a choice vend cvc168?

Answer 1

You may, may be able to vend bottles out of a choice vend, but longnecks might not fit through the port door. also you may have to re-time the helix/worm gears, because they were designed for cans to vend "double depth". so single deep bottles probably won't work. Also, the gears are quite strong, and I've seen these machines crush cans if they were not timed properly. Timing these,(or more likely, taking them out of time) is no easy task. I worked on these machines all through the 80's and found them to be a real pain to play with. at best it will spit out 2 bottles at a time, at worst it will break the bottle. Remember, cans used to have a slightly different shape, and a stronger metal back then, and in my experience, it's never been worth it to try to make these vend newer cans. There's a reason these are not used by us in the soda industry anymore, they just aren't worth the time. That said, these damn things keep the Coldest Soda I've ever seen!! I'm sure due to the beefy compressor, R-12 Freon, and Good Old Fashioned U.S. Manufacture. Too bad they won't convert to newer stuff. Keep it tho... It's a bit of Nostalgia and just seriously Cool to Have :)