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| armandine2:
JVC Cassette Player CQ-1K Belt Change there is an idiots guide to the above, online :-+ so in theory it is an easy fix. Some tangle of wires to manage otherwise what can go wrong? the belt is fitted over the large pulley wheel by flexing a plastic gear - sussed that eventually. but Fate intervened as I put the case back on as I confused the loose plastic dc power insulator for an imagined headphone insulator :palm: |
| vk6zgo:
Not a project, but something at my work many years ago. At the TV transmitter site I worked at, we had a "Flying Spot Scanner", which was used when needed to display the station test pattern or apology for lost programme, or whatever. (we had a box of BW slides). This thing was full of tubes, & was used every day, so one of the weekly "routine tests" was to measure selected parameters of the device, switchable on the front of the devices. To this end, we had a dedicated meter in a small metal enclosure with a lead terminated in a 1/4" jack plug, which plugged into socket on the FFS. The plug wasn't just a bakelite one , but was made from moulded rubber, which had perished, allowing access to the inside connections. It had received a "bodge repair". It had another problem, in that the meter would sometimes stick, but this could be overcome by unplugging then immediately re-inserting the plug. Being sticky, the needle didn't drop back to zero, & the "nudge" freed it to go to the correct reading. The meter was particularly troublesome this time, & although I got it to work several times with this procedure, it eventually refused "hard" when I was trying to read the HT supply. As I fiddled with the plug, the "bodge" repair failed and I got a nice HT "belt". In a rage, I threw the thing across the room, where it ended up hitting the bottom of a rack!--OOOPS! :-[ Somewhat abashed, I took it to the workshop & made an elaborate repair, removing any chance of touching the "hot bits". Expecting the worst, I plugged it in to find it now worked perfectly, with not the slightest sign of sticking. |
| tautech:
On this topic, yes many times however now quite picky what I take on. :phew: Although the one thing that always drove me is, if a man made it then a man can fix it < which has served me well over several decades. Yet one needs do preliminary investigations to then walk away if not in the right frame of mind to tackle a new venture and chew your cud for a good while until in the right mindset arrives/returns. The biggest help is a PC at the bench so to ask Mr Google....... |
| TERRA Operative:
--- Quote from: coppercone2 on May 24, 2023, 04:15:57 am ---after the 100th attempt, the miller welder showed error code #5, but responded to controls, after a burned smell. Now its back to not responding to controls but I know where the problem might be. I think its been almost 2 years now. The only thing that keeps it in one piece is the high voltage circuit boards If only that high voltage was not there. --- End quote --- What's the model number? I used to work in the welder repair game, I might be able to rustle up a service manual if you need it. :) |
| TERRA Operative:
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on May 24, 2023, 08:01:00 am ---In a rage, I threw the thing across the room, where it ended up hitting the bottom of a rack!--OOOPS! :-[ Somewhat abashed, I took it to the workshop & made an elaborate repair, removing any chance of touching the "hot bits". Expecting the worst, I plugged it in to find it now worked perfectly, with not the slightest sign of sticking. --- End quote --- Percussive maintenance really is the best thing sometimes. :-DD |
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