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Loading ...This video is an episode of Deconstructed and it shows them taking apart a coin changer mechanism from a vending machine. For those that are always asking the question "how does that work?", this video will answer that question for the coin mechanism.
According to the video, the changer utilizes two different processes to correctly identify what denomination of coinage is being used.
"It's (the coin changer) made up of a circuit board and three compartments. One where the coin is identified, a second where they're sorted and a third where the coins are stored," says the video narrator.
From this point, they take a mechanism out of a soda machine and take it apart to show how it works. While obviously there are different styles of coin changer mechanisms, this does give a nice overview of what generally occurs.
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