The great "can't fix that" racket

[JohnD]

Someone please explain - "mirroring"?

[Hamish]

52 minutes ago, JohnD said:

Someone please explain - "mirroring"?

I believe it’s a mechanism to see on the tv what you have on your smart phone etc

[Escadrille Ecosse]

Basically you connect to something on your phone, BBC iplayer, All4, Youtube, etc and then link (mirror) the phone to the telly via the home wifi (or bluetooth) so it shows what you're watching on the phone.

Samsung calls it 'Smart things'.

[MilesA]

Really useful facility on occasions. For example, I was able to hold a slide show for our daughters of a curated collection of photographs from a trip earlier in the year to Antarctica via their large TV screen. No discernible loss of quality. So much better than handing round a phone or iPad. I have also watched streamed theatre and opera this way too (started this during lockdown) as well as episodes of Binky!

Miles

 

[Nick Jones]

Yes! ^^^^ This!

If it only bloody worked as advertised!

[Escadrille Ecosse]

1 hour ago, Nick Jones said:

Yes! ^^^^ This!

If it only bloody worked as advertised!

Fair point

[Nick Jones]

Something bad happened……

We don’t use the dishwasher very much these days as mostly just the two of us. However, we had guests last night so the dishwasher got loaded for the first time in several weeks, and this morning, after breakfast dishes had been added, I pressed go……. And nothing at all happened. Not even any lights when the power button was pushed. It worked fine last use.

It’s an AEG “built in” model with plug behind it (not my doing!) so a fair bit of hassle to even check fuses/power. No faults found so we ended up in this position 

….at which point I was able to prove there is power to the motherboard. It’s the dangling white thing.

New motherboard is £200….  Bugger. Beyond what I’m prepared to spend on a 12 year old machine.

So now we are here….

Nothing obviously fried/exploded, which is a problem for my level of electronics diagnosis - I like/need obvious clues!

After a bit of belling through, my current working general diagnosis is that the low voltage psu for the controls is broken…… Need to narrow that down…. Which is probably going to involve powering it up.

I’m suspicious of this area. Capacitor top left seems ok, VDR….. well, it’s not exploded! Diode is alive but the thing immediately right of that (R45 marked on board) does not appear to conduct electricity and does, perhaps, look a little cooked in the middle….. I can just read “10” on the left side of it and (I think) 5% on the right side.

IC is and LNK306GN (probably “0&6” are partially obscured) which I’m assuming is doing the voltage regulator duty.

This is the controller combined unit. Don’t seem to be any useful numbers on the boards themselves 

 

 

[DeTRacted]

Searching on the web gives R45 as a 100 Ohm 3Watt wirewound resistor. Others apparently have had to replace it.  

Of course if that is open circuit it might have taken other bits with it...........or vice versa of course. 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by DeTRacted

[Nick Jones]

Thank you Rob, your google-fu is very strong! I’ve been failing to find that information for some time.

It’s definitely open circuit and nothing else looks hurt (I know, I know!), so it’s got to be worth a try.

[DeTRacted]

The post I found is someone trying to fix one, and is in French - whether or not they succeeded is not clear but as you say it's worth a try Nick.  Good luck !

[Nick Jones]

Thanks, eBay has come through with a replacement, now ordered. I’ll report back. Owe you (another) beer!

[Nick Jones]

Sadly I have to report a fail. New resistor arrived and was duly fitted. Everything plugged back in…. Powered up…. Which immediately produced smoke 

Same resistor

New unused spare vs. one that’s seen 10s service. It had also gone from 99.6 ohms to 680k in that time. No other obvious damage but the LNK ic was quite warm and the ic/transistor “ACS4 above the resistor was hot and in fact seems to have the marks roasted off it on close inspection. It drives something off-board, possibly the pump and I belatedly note that actually the machine didn’t quite finish its last cycle as it has more water in it than it should have, though as it’s clean (rinse cycle) and at strainer level it’s not obvious. So maybe all triggered by the pump?

It’s academic now. CBA to put anymore effort/time into it.  Replacement on order. Just wondering if I can be bothered to try and flog any body parts.

[Nick Jones]

New dishwasher partly installed. What a bastard of a job. The previous one was “built-in” and I decided to match that. Big mistake as the new one is subtly different in a few key ways, and slightly bigger, which has meant a lot of unexpected work and plenty of .  Some of the design choices on the feet are seriously questionable, especially the fact that there’s basically no adjustment overlap between “high mode” and “low mode” and my install (naturally) is right in the middle

I didn’t install the first one (it was the kitchen destroyers from Wickes) and would have done several things differently, which would have made things easier this time .

Isolation valves that no longer isolate were the icing on the cake….. Need new to finish….. other future Nick will hate me….

Not my best day for several reasons as well as this little battle. Anyone would think it was Friday 13th or something 

[rogerguzzi]

Hello Nick

                  If it helps I retired on Friday 13th 2006 and I have not looked back(it's been a blast as the kids would say?)

Plus booking holiday trips when you like?(CHEAP)

As an old mate said to me years ago if work was such a good idea the landed gentry would not let us do it ???

I tell people to retire as soon as you can afford it but you need hobbies does not mater what(we are all car nut's!)

Me and the memsahib have so many great holidays/adventures over the last 19 years as the photos I show you prove it?

Roger

[Escadrille Ecosse]

Trolley jack stopped delivering its job description today. Wasn't lifting at all. Had a lok inside and very low on oil so I topped it up and while it would now rise it wasn't stayoing there.

Bloody ridiculous. Cheepo Halfords, only lasted about 42 years of hard use .

Fortunately I have another identical one of about the same vintage that I inherited from my dad when he had to stop driving and get rid of his car. It is still functioning. Which was handy as I was needing it to jack up the Scimitar for its annual service.

Not exactly sure what is wrong but given the oil loss I am suspecting the main lift seal. Hopefully I can get replacements.

probably treat the thing to a new set of ball bearings in the castors as well.

 

[Nick Jones]

I have a very similar one, though not quite as old (35 years maybe). Similar failure mode. Remarkably I was able to find the seal kit it was supplied with (!!) and passed the whole lot on to firstborn to fix. He’s not won so I guess I’ll have take it back and try myself. Also have a much newer Halfords 2.5 tonner I can’t find a seal kit for. Luckily Alan OTU gifted me his very similar looking beast and that still works great - plus young-in gave me a low entry Halfords one which is dead handy as both Triumphs are a whisker too low for the standard ones.

[mattius]

Hmmmm have to say, after having a seriously close incident to squashed head with a 15 yr old Halfords trolly jack, I don't skimp on them nor keep them for long.

Yes axle stands etc but my incident was when positioning said support.

The cylinder popped on the jack and I was a bawhair away from loosing more than my hair.

I really want a jack rod, but I'm not paying their price for one...

Edited January 6 by mattius

[Nick Jones]

2 hours ago, mattius said:

really want a jack rod, but I'm not paying their price for one...

Never knew such things existed. Good idea.
 

Would be easy to make fixed length ones and you’ll likely find in most case you do use a particular length most of the time.

[Escadrille Ecosse]

22 hours ago, Nick Jones said:

Never knew such things existed. Good idea.

Me neither and look a good idea.

Although none of my cars as such that positioning axle stands require actually putting my head underneath or require me to put my arm where it could get caught, whereas I definitely would need to do that to fit a jack rod. And the jack is no less likely to fail at that point.

[mattius]

42 minutes ago, Escadrille Ecosse said:

Me neither and look a good idea.

Although none of my cars as such that positioning axle stands require actually putting my head underneath or require me to put my arm where it could get caught, whereas I definitely would need to do that to fit a jack rod. And the jack is no less likely to fail at that point.

The reviews I read about complain that the jack is still on wheels, no matter what it can't solve that. But it does provide an extra bot of security, just not probably £100s worth was my conclusion. If it were £30 no brainer.

Anyone looked at quick lifts? I'm intrigued how they hit the jacking points correctly. See lots of mobile mechanics using them.

[JohnD]

"Jack rod"   Is that rigid safety strut you put into the jack when it's up?   Never seen one!    And if they are so expensive, why bother when axle stands aren't?

John

Edited January 8 by JohnD

[Escadrille Ecosse]

13 hours ago, mattius said:

The reviews I read about complain that the jack is still on wheels,

Reminds me, i need to get some more wheel chocks...

[zetecspit]

14 hours ago, mattius said:

Anyone looked at quick lifts? I'm intrigued how they hit the jacking points correctly. See lots of mobile mechanics using them.

I guess you use rubber blocks (ice hockey pucks)? 

I have tried all sorts of lifting stuff over the years. In the end I have settled for a quality (weber) jack, ggod enough for teh MOD and some of the tyre fitting chains, they really are a joy to use. I also inherited one, probably 40 years old, that works perfectly.

And some decent axle stands. I recently built some "mobile "axle stands, idea pinched from seeing a friends, but me being me I built my own, no joiner in the cross beam, all built out of chunkier box and high quality castors. Cost similar amount to buying one, but heavier duty/stronger. All the metal I bough pre-cut, so I just welded it all together. Min height is 400mm, max 600mm, so gets the car well off the ground and you can move it about in the garage. Pic below gives the idea.

I also tried one of the tilting lis=fts, but not very satisfactory on a seperate chassis car with no outriggers, on a spit it is lifted on the sills, the chssis/drivetrain hangs off the shell. 

A lot of the mid rise lifts have stuff inconveniently in the way, and only lift to a metre of so. Great for working on the outside stuff, not so much getting underneath. 

The best solution is to have both a 4 post and a 2 post lift. But that requires serious space. 

[Steve 13-60]

16 hours ago, mattius said:

The reviews I read about complain that the jack is still on wheels, no matter what it can't so

Anyone looked at quick lifts? 

I have a set, bloody brilliant, not as good as post lifts of course, but I use mine a lot.

Makes changing oil, brakes etc soooo easy.

Mine has 18" lift.

Comes with 4 rubber blocks that you slide fore/aft to match the jacking points. I also use so bits of 2" thick wood to take up 'slack' between the lift and jacking points.....gains an extra couple inches of lift.

Trouble is...they don't fit the Herald, they are about 6" too long, which was slightly annoying as that was the main reason for buying them! Although, once I've finished welding them up, the side rails should be strong enough to use.

 

[Steve 13-60]

Rear suspension and chassis done, now removing everything from the bulkhead so I can tip it rearwards to sort out the front cross members and continue boxing the side rails.

Double width garage which is nice but being built in 1975 it's only 4M deep! Can only just work on it with the garage door closed. 1m extension will be built......once I find a builder. And don't get me started on the structural engineering calcs! The chaps first idea was to use more steel than in the Forth Bridge!

I red penned his plans and sent him back to try again.

He stated all the steel work to be hot dip galvanised..... Where ya gonna find someone with a tank big enough to do a 5.5m girder.....and if ya did ...imagine how much that would cost.