[tech] Coke machine

[Simon Fryer]

Bingle

> A while ago James Andrewartha tapped:

> The empty sensors on slot 5 isn'Bt being detected properly by the coke
> brain - the neon lights up, but the slot is not marked 'empty' when you
> call dispense. I've changed the name to dead to stop people mistakenly
> dispensing from it.

Both Slots 0 and 5 have what appear to be broken opto-couplers. I am not so 
sure about slot 0 but I will replace it and see. Replacement opto-couplers 
will be fitted next week some time. 

See Ya
Simon

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