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The joy of Win10 updates, that's why I keep using Seven & XP ^^

Here's my 99 Golf (not R32, it's a 1.6 ^^) Also restoring a 1987 Peugeot 309 which has almost half mileage than the VW.

This sound familar I'm HVAC tech for maintenance & commissioning, I see that almost everyday. Commissioned a split high wall ac unit and got called back by the contractor after three months, asking to replace the control board of the unit and check the refrigerant charge as it didn't reach the...

Hi, I'm taking a trip to USA with my company (HVAC-R maintenance & commissioning) to visit the https://ahrexpo.com/ in Orlando. Is there any members going here ? Will be fun to meet up and talk about washing machines, air conditioners or anything else. We also go to New York City from February...

Started with washing machines, then got interest in plumbing, electricity, cars, power lines, other household appliances, hi-fi, electronics... Back then I've did a lot of tinkering and disassembled several appliances then barely reassembled them or made some kind of mad scientist experiments...

Very interesting, I didn't knew that kind of motor, no starting relay, no capacitor, no electronics, that's good for reliability.

I've never liked these Ako P10100 series timers, the double contact point makes them very prone to sparks. You can sand the contacts and clean them with alcohol to get better continuity (check with a mili-ohmmeter), but they won't last that long. The best solution will be to get other contacts...

WD40 is a waste of time & money ! WD40 that helps removing a blocked nut is some kind of legend, if it really worked you didn't had to break it. I've stopped using such thing five years ago, since then I've never broke any nut, bolt, screw... just need a longer wrench for more force...

So what, Micro$hit doesn't have to tell me what I should do... I'm still using XP and don't know what does "virus" means, just turns off all automatic updates and do it when needed (a "downdate" is usually worse than a virus). Also use 7 but I can't use some old 16bits apps and I don't like the...

In these machines the motor is wired in series with the heating element, it's used for overcurrent protection. So when water heating is needed the motor is just shorted by the timer, that's explain the long pause during washing sequence. And in case of the heating element is open, the drum won't...

"Works perfectly but needs a new timer" = turns on but the timer stops during cycle (probably due to no heating or clogged pump). "Water leaks, was told by the repairman it's due to the timer" = I'm not a tech, the neighbor has tried to fix it but he isn't tech either. "Fully restored, like...

Bonjour ami français :) Never ever use WD40 in a timer or even think about it (or any other mechanical device anyway) unless you want to completely ruin it ! This product isn't intended for lubricating (even does the opposite when the solvent evaporated), the solvent reacts with certain kind...

Happy to not be the only one ^^ You guys are completely mad... and I love that ! Always wanted to create my own program sequence and use it on a machine. 10 years ago I've wanted to use an industrial Crouzet mechanical cam timer (you put clips on a blank cam to build your program), the dream...

In France we've got fucked up by the digital tv (TNT) in 2011, analog tv was just simply turned off so the only option was buying a new tv with a digital tuner or digital receiver, then in 2016 the TNT was stopped in profit of the TNT-HD, so need to buy again a new tv or receiver if the previous...

I was something like 2 or 3 years old hearing the sound of the Brandt Statomatic 418 (quite the same as the 416 on the photo but with a bleach distributor). This machine was bought new in 1982 then it started to have issues in 94 or 95, I remember helping my father disassembling the machine to...

Had a similar problem with my 2017 LG K4, the app crashed for unknown reasons or indicate wrong location. I've found out the problem when doing a "contest" with a friend's gps, waze was usually 100/200m wrong ! Finally I've removed the app and got a real gps, saves 1GB of phone's memory a lot of...

Arthur-Martin 792.08 selector switch and pushbuttons.

Arthur-Martin 792.08 right side dismounted.

Arthur-Martin 792.08 timer

Arthur-Martin 792.08 left side dismounted.