A beverage holder is especially adapted for securing a three-pack arrangement of beverage containers. The word line WL1 is set to a programming word line selection voltage, the control gate CGi1 is set to a programming control gate voltage, the control gate CGi is set to an over-ride voltage, the bit line BLi1 is set to a programming bit line voltage, and the bit line BLi is connected to the constant current source. This avoids the problems that can arise when a switchover occurs when only some of the transactions messages from interdependent software modules have been transmitted before failure of the active control system. A spring coiling machine is positioned adjacent the wire feeding device.