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Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away.(www.msn.com)

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They’re not just taking up store space. Retailers say the machines interfere with remodeling plans and expose them to potential safety hazards and liabilities. Some kiosks are hardwired into stores’ electrical systems. Outdoor machines are bolted into the concrete foundations and contain a coolant that is supposed to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner

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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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Contain coolant? Were these machines internally air conditioned???

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They likely were for outdoor units. An outdoor box in a hot climate exposed to the sun could easily reach 160f internally, and that’s hot enough to start softening and potentially warping the DVD plastics or causing problems with the LCD control screen.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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I’m guessing it’s for the outdoor units so the discs don’t get damaged. They wouldn’t need any AC indoors.

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Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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More or less, yes. So they have refrigerant and not coolant.

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