I have a few notes on this topic.
-The pump in the first picture is a tokhiem 333 series. These were made in the early 80s. I would not want it in my collection because I hate working on them. They are junk and are very hard to work on. A few are still in service, but it's still over 30 years old and obsolete for a modern station.
-The Gilbarco is an old Highline, with high voltage display. It's mid 80s, and is obsolete because it won't interface with the new Passport register systems. It was replaced by the Legacy series. They look the same but are totally different electronically.
What I'm getting at is that this "modern" equipment is already a dinosaur. Those pumps are useless at a modern station. This is the reality for a modern station. As soon as it's on the island, it's out of date. Us techs are constantly racing to update the electronics in pumps to keep up with credit card companies requirements.
I thought about what the future will hold for gas pump collecting, and I think that in the future there will be VERY FEW of these pumps around because once they are taken off the island, there is no more use for them. Years ago, an old pump retired from a service station was still a useful machine for farm service, trucking companies, industrial use, or any other low volume use. Keep in mind that modern "pumps" don't pump. The actual pumping unit is in the tank, and the thing that fills cars is a "dispenser". What use is a dispenser to anyone without the complicated pumping unit and all the other support equipment to make it work? This is why almost all modern equipment goes straight to the scrap yard after the island. It has no use after commercial service.
