Hotpoint Mictrotronic 95840 on eBay

[richukbristol]

Hi lovely Guy, the Hotpoint looks great. It's been so interesting watching the progress you've made. Is there much left to do?. I can't wait for you to come down again and work your detailing magic on a couple of my machines.

Rich

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi all.

Sorry for the wait - been sorting bits and bobs out.

Today saw me chopping the ends off two lid strips, as the 95842 has an extended worktop lid for working in the open, so normal length lid strips wouldnt fit.

Tomorrow will see me get the Dremmel out to cut off and grind down the lid strip attaching lugs, which are all in the wrong place for the holes on the lid.

Once all done, will temporarily attach all plastic work with blu-tac and post some pics.

Towards the end of week hopefully.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi all

a final update before the mechanical investigations begin to ascertain as to why the Microtronic leaks.

But, until the machine is moved to a location with electric and a water supply, the final chapter will have to wait a bit.

Until then, here is the penultimate restoration chapter!

The new facia, having seen all its screw lugs repaired and strengthened, was fitted to the machine about a week ago. The electrics remain as per the machine i.e a MkII machine, but the facia is for a MkI machine.
I can live with it like this until a MkII facia comes along.

Will just have to remember that the machine will count through to 15 programmes, where as the facia descriptions shows only 13.

A massive improvement though, I am sure you will agree...

 

[matchboxpaul]

the control buttons and digital display.

This facia retains more of the browns of the New Generations, whilst the other facia had bleached heavily over the years and gone very bronze and brown.

This replacement facia is also 'turning' slightly, but nowhere near as bad...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The right hand side with On/Off and Door Release...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Over the other side and the powder drawer colours match very well with the 'new' facia.

Note that chip out the left edge - grrrrr!

 

[matchboxpaul]

Yesterday morning saw me, at my works computer, playing with Microsoft Paint!

A wee bit of experimentation saw me produce a brown colour chart, which was printed off and brought home.

A small cutting of the best shade saw a fairly effective (from a distance) temporary repair...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The bane of every New and Next Generation.

THE STRIPS!

Provided courtesy of a scrap 9513, the strips had all their retaining lugs dremmelled off and an alternative fixing method utilised instead - blue tac....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Will post the results tomorrow, but here is one final 'BEFORE' picture...

 

[electron1100]

Projects

Hello Paul

This is a rewarding thread to follow, like all your restorations, you are meticulous and thorough and this gives the results set out before us.
Well done, some times fiddling with a tiny part can be just as satisfying as a whole job.

The unwillingness to give in !

Well done Paul
Gary

 

[ultimafan]

hi Paul

such a great restoration! and truly a great machine! I never knew there were two models of the machine made with more programmes in the 84 version compared to the 83 one.

Keep up the good work

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hiya Gary.

Cheers for the kind words. Glad you are enjoying the thread and OVER THE MOON at your new acquisition.

Cant wait to see an A3060 - A3062 - D6042 photoshoot!

Leave it till you are back on form again though.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Ultimafan.

It was something I never knew either. It was only when I put the facias next to one another that I noticed the difference.

Am going to have to go and update the spreadsheet now.

You learn something new every day.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here we go then!

The 'AFTER' shot.

Will get around to touching up the edge of the lid soon, though might leave the grazes at the bottom right as a reminder of what it looked like (unless I get a good paint match!)...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Weird, but Hotpoint never quite seemed to remedy the length of the left hand side strips.

My parents 95452 suffered the shorter left, as did my godmothers 95450 as well.

Strange how they seemed to get the right hand to fit flush with the facia, but seldom the left. A shame really cause, if the sidestrip was flush fitting, that chip out of the facia would be even more difficult to see...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The powder drawer facia...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The extended lid.

The side strips were handily broken at the back, so I hacksawed the ends off to make them fit...

 

[matchboxpaul]

A clean and tidy powder drawer...

 

[matchboxpaul]

From a distance but zoomed in - to give the Instruction Manual Cover perspective...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Full frontal!

Mechanical investigattions next, to find out where the leak is from. But thats for another time!

Cheers for viewing.
Paul