Post by: Lobo on July 25, 2015, 08:31:21 AM
No morn porridge for me this am.... microwave gave up the ghost. Whipped the back off it (warily due biggum condenser I believe) and found this. Basically a one hertz flash over short 3 cycles... and then stops. After a rest will repeat performance.
Anyone / Ash... home repairable? Mrs Lobo cock-a-hoop coz she thinks she's in line for a new one... whereas I've Fizzy parts to buy...
Lobo.
Post by: AshimotoK0 on July 25, 2015, 10:20:40 AM
Which make/model is it? Do you have a decent multimeter and I will try to help ? Be careful of the high voltage capacitor you can get a a nasty belt off it if it's not discharged properly.
Ash
Post by: Lobo on July 25, 2015, 05:08:30 PM
Thanks Ash... it's a Panasonic Dimension 4; a combined 1000W Micro + Conv Oven + Grill jobby.
Multimeter a Fluke 117.... good for most jobs about the house.
PM me if you can help rather than bore the forum.... I'll forward on my email address.
Many thanks,
Simon
Post by: ka-ja on July 25, 2015, 05:11:09 PM
"make my wife happy"?????? that's a rash statement
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 05:16:50 PM
Post by: hairygit on July 25, 2015, 05:18:44 PM
Don't be so bloody tight Simon, it's your meals that won't get cooked without the microwave ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DNo, you just trade the wife in for one who knows how to cook without a microwave
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 05:20:57 PM
Don't be so bloody tight Simon, it's your meals that won't get cooked without the microwave ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DNo, you just trade the wife in for one who knows how to cook without a microwave
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Post by: hairygit on July 25, 2015, 05:22:07 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 05:27:20 PM
And while I think about it, she wouldn't be happy if you expected her to pay for one of your expensive tools if it got broken or lost would she? So why would she expect you to pay for hers?😯
Stop thinking Hairy, you know it achieves diddly squat ;D ;D ;D. Anyways, I bet Mrs Lobo does pay for everything in the long run, in a roundabout way. ;)
Post by: Green1 on July 25, 2015, 08:14:49 PM
Mick
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 08:20:27 PM
Post by: Green1 on July 25, 2015, 08:24:54 PM
it was only at the end of my road :-[
Mick
Post by: hairygit on July 25, 2015, 08:25:48 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 08:32:03 PM
Post by: Green1 on July 25, 2015, 08:36:22 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on July 25, 2015, 09:02:33 PM
Post by: mike the bike on July 25, 2015, 10:02:12 PM
Post by: Lobo on July 26, 2015, 02:01:23 AM
She's cunning.... must be something to do with nurses methinks...
Regardless, it's a challenge. Thanks Mike, Ash for the helps so far.
Lobo (& putting on weight once more)
Post by: AshimotoK0 on July 26, 2015, 06:35:53 AM
An old neighbour and dear friend of mine who's sadly no longer with us once told me his washing machine was broken and could I fix it, which I did, then he got me to fix his TV ... then instead of getting great praise, his wife came back from holiday and gave me a b*llocking because she was expecting to buy new ones.
BTW visited a guy last week who's got a massive stash of old Jap NOS parts and he had a few Fizzy parts.
Ash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJJU4ZRh7U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1tdj3OnlXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FETHzbPfrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFkNTzQVxOc
http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_micfaq3.html
Post by: Lobo on July 26, 2015, 08:26:57 AM
Generally nothing allowed to die in this family, years ago my old mum wanted a modern plastic kettle like her mates had, and so accidentally dropped the old Morphy Richards lumpy metal one, breaking its spout off. She went out to Comet etc 'looking'.... by the time she'd come home to report dad had proudly soldered the detached bit back on...
Seem to remember she still won the day though... tis no use fighting such things.
My Fizzy all but home & dry on parts - just bought an OEM toolkit from the states - won't say how much other than eye-watering. I normally wouldn't bother due duties, postage etc, but have a mate on hol there who'll bring it back to me in Brunei.... and finally UK. Frankly it's daft buying such stuff when you can have the same modern day thing (without the YAMAHA markings) - but hey, you of all folk understand the problem!
Nonetheless, if your mate want to let go of things, please pass on my email which I'll pm to you.
Cheers,
Simon
Post by: AshimotoK0 on July 26, 2015, 09:07:29 AM
Ash
Post by: mike the bike on July 26, 2015, 09:29:55 AM
As I was putting it back on the skip and old geezer asked me what was wrong with it.
I told him it had just stopped working so he pulled it off the skip and said he finds tellies on skips and takes them to the repair shop to get them fixed and then sells them.
I smiled and wished him good luck.
Post by: UK Pete on July 26, 2015, 10:25:10 AM
pete
Post by: Lobo on July 26, 2015, 03:20:57 PM
One of the HV Diodes giving duff readings.... have ordered a replacement. ($4.99)
If this works it'll be a bittersweet victory as bought the new micro yesterday @ £550 or so. I'll have to find a corner & sob very loudly...
Fingers crossed,
Simon.
Post by: hairygit on July 26, 2015, 03:54:22 PM
Post by: AshimotoK0 on July 26, 2015, 04:22:23 PM
£550 for a micowave???? Did the salesman wear a tricorn hat, and a couple of flintlock pistols, and go by the name of Dick Turpin???? You were robbed!
My built-in Neff one (now duff) cost a fortune new but in the long run it was worth it as it was far superior to the Panasonic one I replaced it with. should have bought the same again.
BTW I used the mains transformer out of my original Panasonic 'Genius' one from 1983 to make a spot welder about a month ago !
Sounds like you will be having porridge for breakfast, dinner & tea now for the next month. Ah well 'Another Tank of Gas and back on the Road again' ;D
Post by: AshimotoK0 on July 26, 2015, 04:25:15 PM
Speaking of fixing TVs, I used to be a telly fixer. I once had a Ferguson 9000 colour TV. Anyway, in a skip up the road, there was a TV just like mine. I took it home and removed all the pcbs for spares (which came in handy later) and, to make it safe, I broke the neck of the crt to release the vacuum.
As I was putting it back on the skip and old geezer asked me what was wrong with it.
I told him it had just stopped working so he pulled it off the skip and said he finds tellies on skips and takes them to the repair shop to get them fixed and then sells them.
I smiled and wished him good luck.
Remember the Philips G6 with a valve multiplier EHT that produced X-rays ... Fri**in' scary or what?
Post by: Green1 on July 26, 2015, 04:49:20 PM
Mick
Post by: mike the bike on July 26, 2015, 05:53:20 PM
Post by: Lobo on July 27, 2015, 09:50:36 AM
Many issues... it's not only a bloody micro, but an oven, grill... & now a bloody steam oven to boot. Heaven help me. And then there's this back-of-beyond Brunei... no Argos, Currys, Comet whatever they are now, but rather a tramp around numerous Chinese outlets with the invariable blank stares or "finished lah"
You take what you can get.. and hey, Mrs Lobo happy enough.
(& frankly fingers crossed the $9 diode doesn't bloody fix it - otherwise I'll be needing a suicide watch)
Lobo