Hotpoint Mictrotronic 95840 on eBay

[matchboxpaul]

No probs Gary.

Nowt like a bit of 'cleaning em up', then standing back and with satisfaction looking at the end result! My kind of therapy.

You will have to get in line after Mathew though. Heading across to his next month (hopefully) and I have got an A3060, A3586, A8546 and D6042 to get through first.

But will book you in for 'Round 2'.

So thats 'Gary', 'Saltash' and an 'A3190, A3110, A3060 (that shouldnt need much doing to it, as gave it a clean prior to delivery), A3308, D6042, D6144, A3794, A3138, A3256, A3258 and 3243H' potentially to deal with. Blimey - will need more that a few days to get through that lot!
Also I dont clean in artificial light and we are coming into winter time now, so less daylight. Best book two weeks off work then.

What cakes will they be? Can I have some iced buns too! (major sweet tooth).

Paul

 

[aquarius1984]

No cakes ta. Hes on a diet!

He will work for free.

 

[electron1100]

Cakes

Well Paul seeing as you have been put on a diet by Twiggy, you can have the kind of diabetic cakes i have then.......NORMAL LOADSASUGER ONES! with no mushrooms see i remember

 

[chestermikeuk]

Lol....

OMG, now the food police!!! Dont worry Paul, Al will see us right!!!

Although theres plenty here as well, so dont go offering Saltash before here!!!...LOl

Looking forward to seeing the Micro in action!!

 

[electron1100]

Fresh Foods

Paul you are welcome to go to Mikes new residence in the outter parts of Chester (run down council estates bit) but from what i re-call after eating the food offered up there I was left with the feeling that most of it was... how should I say this?...a bit "sell by date" second hand stuff if you know what i mean...........where as down here we have loads of real bakeries that make fresh cakes daily..........up to you Paul matey ;-)

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Proper Cornish cream tea, stuff the tea all have another cream cake, scone with lots of jam and clotted cream sitting on Mevagissey harbour.

 

[electron1100]

Wiffy Harbours

He he oh yeah Lee do that but dont sit to close when the tide goes out..........rotting spider crabs an bits of fish lay on the bottom, it is a feeding frenzy for the shitehawks and a bit wiffy too.

There is the model railway place just back from the harbour with massive layouts etc etc....and the narrow streets to wander up and down and get run over in (no passing room in some of them)

It is a lovely place a typical cornish place as any, not like St Ives which is full of wealthy middle class arty types who have bought up everything and anything and totally stripped the place of any character. ah well thats me rant over......bring on the clotted cream ;-)

 

[matchboxpaul]

New car is playing Up! grrrrrrr

Didnt get to storage at the weekend, so having a frustrating week of inactivity Microtronic wise.

Hopefully get across to find those bits and bobs I need this weekend. Desperate to get it sorted out.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

New car sorted!

Consequently popped into storage to pick up lid strips, side strips and BINGO - a replacement facia.

A little bit dinged on the left hand corner, but in far better condition than the machines existing one.

The replacemnet facias adhesive sticker has retained its brown colour throughout, rather than turning light bronze.

Have however literally just noticed something I never realised before now...

there were two versions of the 95840/842!

The replacement facia is from an early machine from 1983, a machine that actually contained an enamel outer tub!

The 95842 I have is from 1984 and has had two extra programmes added into its programming - Mixed Wash and Quick Wash....

 

[matchboxpaul]

As you can see closer up, the machines existing facia (lower panel) has to be replaced, as an index finger has at some stage slipped off the slow spin button and cracked through the facia.

That will have happened when the retaining lug at the back of the facia gave way on that bank of buttons.
Consequentally, when you push any of those three option buttons, the buttons simply press through the facia....

 

[matchboxpaul]

The plan always was to transplant the machines existing pcb board and switch banks into the replacement facia as these, in theory, definitely work.

The 1983 board has previously lived in a shed and has sweated in hot summers and frozen in cold winters over many years.
As such, I need to do some repair work to this as the insulation tape ribbons, connecting the buttons to the board, have started to split. These will need resealing.

Also, come to think of it, the connections from the 1984 machine into a 1983 pcb possibly might not fit.

Below is the replacement facia, with button banks removed...

 

[matchboxpaul]

left part...

 

[matchboxpaul]

middle part...

 

[matchboxpaul]

right part...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Then again, I say swap the boards over...

I just have to hope that the 1984 board is the same size as the 1983 facia, otherwise I might have to perform more surgery on this facia!

The 1983 pcb below...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Amazing waht uses you can put....

an old AA membership card to!

The 1983 facia had suffered in the same was the 1984 facia - the slow spin bank of switches were floating around, as their retaining lugs had cracked.

Over the last couple of evenings, I have been doing repairs and strengthening...

 

[matchboxpaul]

I wrapped acetate around the screw lugs and then superglued the acetate sheaths to the existing plastic work.

Said old AA Membership Card was then cut up and bent into 'L' shape strips, with one side of the 'L' then superglued to the screw lugs, whilst the other side of the 'L' superglued to the facia.

Hopefully, being gentle when pressing the option buttons, these should survive the rigours of occasional use.
Then again, its 1980s brittle brown palstic work were talking about here, so I wont hold my breath that they will survive.
Have tried my best with it though.

The screw lug, in the middle of the picture, was totally detached at the base. So this and its partner will always be the weakest points...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Thats all for the mo...

but if anyone comes across a late series 95840/842 facia, I'd be interested!

Paul
p.s the facia for the 9550A/W and machines onwards arent suitable, as they were equipped with a bloomin Time delay function and the option buttons were labelled differently. Grrrrrrrrr!
9550 below....

 

[electron1100]

where there is a will

Great Paul to see your work in progress, all the little challenges that restoration projects throw up eh ;-)

But like others here you will not be put off and good for you.

superglue, hotmelt glue gun, araldite the list of "fixit" compounds goes on...... add a bit of tanacity and hey ho there yah go ;-)

Well done
Gary

Ps sorry you wont be in Bristol

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hiya Gary.

Thoroughly satisfying slowly working through the issues, though have to fathom out what to do with that left hand piece chipped out of the facia. mmmmmmmmm....will have to raid the stationary cupboard at work and se what I can come up with.

I also have to fashion two or three facia retaining clips for the right hand side of the facia. Not a securing screw in sight (unfortunately), the facia being held on by three flimsy hooks, two of which have broken off.
The third remaining hook will provide a template of sorts for me to try and fashion two or three or four or five or six replacement others (stronger the better).

Was brave this eveining and removed the 1983 board for the 83 facaia. Tomorrow will see me try and get really brave and remove the 84 facia and transplant the 84 board across! Wish me luck, though i will probably bottle it. lol.

Gutted I/we cant pop down to Bristol. Unfortunately already occupied with friends coming up to stay.

Be sure to tell me all that goes on.

Paul