[tech] Coke machine lights, empty detection, fans

[Simon Fryer]

All,

Apologies about the delay in the reply. I am slowly going through my
backlog of email. 

> A while ago Nick Bannon tapped:

[Coke machine empty detection]

Please tell me that the empty detection has been changed at some point
in the last couple of years. The quick hack job I did back in 2001(?)
was never intended to last this long. 

As an aside, I have a load of 110V to 5V stepdown transformers used for
projects where I used to work - but never implemented. I need to
unsolder them from the boards they are attached to but otherwise they
should be as new. If someone wants to go down this route of designing a
board, I'll raise the priority of having them sent to WA. Current
priority is some time in the future.

Of course, for a more rapid service, you could come and get them from
me! :)

Simon

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