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Comment on Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.

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Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I was about to suggest this. I’m not an expert but I’ve seen the inside part of different type of money accepting machines and they seem relatively easy to adapt, at least from a layman’s point of view.

I know commercial washing machines are relatively easy to fix yourself as an owner since that’s sorta how they’re sold, I don’t suspect this part of the vending machine is that much harder.

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silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yes…if you don’t have a 20-year-old machine where it’s hard to get modern parts.

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- Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You’d be surprised on how long companies make parts for their old stock and what Asian countries you cna just order them from.
  
  We have almost 30 year old typewriters that we easily get parts for at my job. Most people don’t use typewriters anymore, plenty of people still use those money machines in japan still.
  
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- NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  This sounds like a great opportunity for someone to design a retrofit for common vending machine models.
  
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