Moans and Pet Hates - Part 8
10-12-2014, 10:11
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Did you check the plug and internal fuses of the old one?  |
Basically, it was doing everything but actually heating food (panel display, fan, turntable rotation all working). The internal light hasn't worked for years, and because it was a Kenwood (read "Currys own brand") the chances of finding any non-basic spares for it are very slim. They also needed a working microwave for sterilising my sister's baby's bottles this weekend, so getting another one was the simplest, most effective option.
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10-12-2014, 10:21
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
Glad you checked.  I've fixed a lot of microwaves that were dead by replacing the internal fuse that most have fitted.
From the evidence it sounds like the magnetron or its PSU has failed. Even if you could get spares it's not the sort of thing to tackle unles you're knowlegable about high power RF and high voltage supplies.
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10-12-2014, 10:26
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Glad you checked. I've fixed a lot of microwaves that were dead by replacing the internal fuse that most have fitted.
From the evidence it sounds like the magnetron or its PSU has failed. Even if you could get spares it's not the sort of thing to tackle unles you're knowlegable about high power RF and high voltage supplies. |
I know enough about magnetrons to know not to even consider getting anywhere near one!
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10-12-2014, 11:02
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
Course 2 of Amoxicillin and also GP added in an anti dizziness pill. Hopefully this knocks it on the head, don't want to be ill over Christmas.
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10-12-2014, 11:24
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Has it not arrived again dilli?.
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Looks like it was something to do with the new computer system at addenbrooks again. Still it only cost them £253m so I wouldn't expect it to work properly. 
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10-12-2014, 14:46
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Looks like it was something to do with the new computer system at addenbrooks again. Still it only cost them £253m so I wouldn't expect it to work properly. |
You could get a pretty good limo for that price!
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10-12-2014, 15:06
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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You could get a pretty good limo for that price!
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Just one? He could get a super yacht for that, give all the punters something to look at up the cam to
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10-12-2014, 15:16
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Looks like it was something to do with the new computer system at addenbrooks again. Still it only cost them £253m so I wouldn't expect it to work properly. |
We have had a new computer system just installed at our GP surgery and according to the staff there it has been utter chaos since as many just can't work out how to use it properly. 
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10-12-2014, 15:55
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
According to our Friendly neighbourhood Sky installers a gutter is fit for purpose as a cable conduit.
I told them to get out of my house.
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10-12-2014, 16:04
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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According to our Friendly neighbourhood Sky installers a gutter is fit for purpose as a cable conduit.
I told them to get out of my house.
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The install at my house was done in the same way. Unfortunately this was before I bought it. When I raised the matter with sky on twitter their answer was basically "just because you're still getting sky junkmail through the letterbox doesn't mean that it was a sky installer who put the dish up"
I replied that no-one else would be quite that rubbish at the job...
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10-12-2014, 16:15
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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The install at my house was done in the same way. Unfortunately this was before I bought it. When I raised the matter with sky on twitter their answer was basically "just because you're still getting sky junkmail through the letterbox doesn't mean that it was a sky installer who put the dish up"
I replied that no-one else would be quite that rubbish at the job...
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The first lot that came around here a while ago to fit HD decided to remove (steal) my own freeview dish and LNB which was sitting a couple of feet away from the Sky owned dish. I wasn't here at the time but you can imagine the subsequent phone call to Sky and the threat to prosecute their contractors for theft.
This last lot of cowboys were installing multi-room. Hopefully they'll send someone around in their employ who knows how to use a hammer and with the good sense not to trot out the waterproof coax excuse.
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10-12-2014, 22:46
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
The problem is that Sky installers are, like BT/Openreach subbies, on piecework. For them, the object of the game isn't to do the job right, its to do the job quickly, as more jobs in a day = a better wage. This leads to some serious bodgery.
Worse than that, Sky installers also have to ensure their ladders are secure while working, therefore they have to bolt the ladder to the house or to the ground. This is checked afterwards by an inspector, so the hole will be clearly obvious and visible otherwise if it is missed the installer can lose their contract.
Unfortunately the only way around it is to either do it yourself or get an independent installer in and basically ban Sky's people from touching the cabling. I'm going to be recabling my install at some point, as it doubt the coax will last terribly long sitting in the bottom of my guttering.
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11-12-2014, 17:43
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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Course 2 of Amoxicillin and also GP added in an anti dizziness pill. Hopefully this knocks it on the head, don't want to be ill over Christmas.
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Hope you are Ok Mark. Take care 
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11-12-2014, 17:59
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
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We have had a new computer system just installed at our GP surgery and according to the staff there it has been utter chaos since as many just can't work out how to use it properly. |
Our GP has a computer you are supposed to log in on when you turn up for your appointment, shame it's not accessible and I can't read it
They keep having a go at me for not using it though.
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11-12-2014, 19:23
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
Can't seem to be able to play videos on youtube anymore.
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