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| "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net>: Jan 18 12:40PM -0500 On 1/16/19 5:08 PM, Jeff Layman wrote: > Go to your local tip(s) and see if there is another DC50 there (there > seemed to be more Dysons than other makes when I dropped off some > electronic junk at my local tip last week). A family member living an a wealthy American suburb says he has picked up numerous Dysons left by the curb for the trash or recycling collectors -- and all that was wrong with them was that the filter needed cleaning. > operators if you can have one of the cyclones to (a) swap with your one > or (b) try to take apart. If the cyclones have no scrap value, there > shouldn't be a reason why they won't let you take it. Perce |
| thekmanrocks@gmail.com: Jan 18 11:11AM -0800 Percival P. Cassidy wrote: "A family member living an a wealthy American suburb says he has picked up numerous Dysons left by the curb for the trash or recycling collectors -- and all that was wrong with them was that the filter needed cleaning. " That's the number one reason people go through so many vaccum cleaners in one decade: They simply refuse to consider emptying the rubbish out and/or cleaning the damn filers! So easy! |
| bruce2bowser@gmail.com: Jan 18 11:57AM -0800 > vaccum cleaners in one decade: They simply refuse to > consider emptying the rubbish out and/or cleaning the damn > filers! So easy! Imagine if people got new cars just because it was time to change the oil. |
| Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com>: Jan 18 08:57PM On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:40:18 -0500, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: > up numerous Dysons left by the curb for the trash or recycling > collectors -- and all that was wrong with them was that the filter > needed cleaning. It's amazing the amount of perfectly good stuff that gets junked just for the want of a part costing a few pennies. That's the thing these days; too many people just go and buy another one. -- This message may be freely reproduced without limit or charge only via the Usenet protocol. Reproduction in whole or part through other protocols, whether for profit or not, is conditional upon a charge of GBP10.00 per reproduction. Publication in this manner via non-Usenet protocols constitutes acceptance of this condition. |
| Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid>: Jan 18 09:30PM On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:57:50 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote: > It's amazing the amount of perfectly good stuff that gets junked just > for the want of a part costing a few pennies. That's the thing these > days; too many people just go and buy another one. These days too many people have no experience of building anything - didn't have Meccano/Erector sets, let alone built model aircraft or crystal sets, so have no clue about making or fixing things. Dyson relevance: I have an original Dyson 05 cylinder model. After a year or three the surprisingly weak green clip at the bottom of the wand broke. A pivot came off one side of the catch. Being a long-time model builder and flyer, I naturally stuck a 3mm drill through the pivots, fitted a suitable length of 3mm OD brass tube and added epoxy to keep it in place. 25-30 years later the Dyson is still working well, which is more than I could say about the couple of Mr. Henry's it replaced. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
| "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net>: Jan 18 04:53PM -0500 On 1/18/19 3:57 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: > It's amazing the amount of perfectly good stuff that gets junked just for > the want of a part costing a few pennies. That's the thing these days; > too many people just go and buy another one. Undoubtedly true, but not all parts do cost just a few pennies. E.g., today I saw that one little electronic module for our Maytag dryer sells for $358 -- and I'm not sure we paid much more than $400 for the whole appliance about three years ago. I'm glad I don't need one: I just happened to notice it while looking for something else. Perce |
| tabbypurr@gmail.com: Jan 18 03:13PM -0800 On Friday, 18 January 2019 21:57:11 UTC, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: > appliance about three years ago. I'm glad I don't need one: I just > happened to notice it while looking for something else. > Perce Of course from the dump it costs nothing like that. NT |
| Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com>: Jan 19 12:34AM On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:53:35 -0500, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: > for $358 -- and I'm not sure we paid much more than $400 for the whole > appliance about three years ago. I'm glad I don't need one: I just > happened to notice it while looking for something else. I'll wager the actual component(s) that failed within that module could have been replaced for pennies, though. $358 is outrageous for probably in total no more than 10 bucks worth of bits. -- This message may be freely reproduced without limit or charge only via the Usenet protocol. Reproduction in whole or part through other protocols, whether for profit or not, is conditional upon a charge of GBP10.00 per reproduction. Publication in this manner via non-Usenet protocols constitutes acceptance of this condition. |
| John-Del <ohger1s@gmail.com>: Jan 18 07:20PM -0800 On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 7:34:32 PM UTC-5, Cursitor Doom wrote: > I'll wager the actual component(s) that failed within that module could > have been replaced for pennies, though. $358 is outrageous for probably > in total no more than 10 bucks worth of bits. Believe it or not, a lot of those appliance modules have high ESR caps causing issues, and they are usually smaller value caps that don't present themselves with a vented top or bottom. But a lot of them have bad processors or support circuitry, and there's no schematic for the board or datasheets available for most ICs that are house numbered, so they can be problematic to fix. But yeah, most of those boards are worth $150 tops. |
| thekmanrocks@gmail.com: Jan 18 07:47PM -0800 Martin Gregorie: I watch almost as much TV as the average person, and see print ads in magazines and newspapers, but honestly I became aware of Dyson products only less than ten years ago. I had no idea Dyson was that old! |
| Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net>: Jan 18 11:12PM -0500 In article <gaf0dkFr05hU1@mid.individual.net>, Nobody@NotMyISP.net says... > for $358 -- and I'm not sure we paid much more than $400 for the whole > appliance about three years ago. I'm glad I don't need one: I just > happened to notice it while looking for something else. There seems to be 2 problems now. Many younger people do not know how to repair things. All they do is play video games and text each other. When I grew up there were many 'toys' that taught things. Crystal radios, erector sets, chemical sets that could blow up things. The second is often replacement parts cost way too much. If taken to a repair place by the time the parts are bought and the cost of the time of the repairman is added, you can often get a new and improved modle. Just like some warrenties, they want about 1/4 the cost of a new item that is less than $ 100. |
| Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid>: Jan 19 12:09PM On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:47:13 -0800, thekmanrocks wrote: > I watch almost as much TV as the average person, and see print ads in > magazines and newspapers, but honestly I became aware of Dyson products > only less than ten years ago. I had no idea Dyson was that old! Dyson was founded 1991, so my memory slipped a bit. My home accounting system shows I bought my DC05 Dyson in 2001 and did that repair in 2013. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
| tabbypurr@gmail.com: Jan 19 05:59AM -0800 On Saturday, 19 January 2019 04:13:03 UTC, Ralph Mowery wrote: > improved modle. > Just like some warrenties, they want about 1/4 the cost of a new item > that is less than $ 100. OTOH there's an endless stream of chucked out stuff that's worth youngster's time repairing. But few parents have the expertise or time to show them how - or even realise it's doable. NT |
| jurb6006@gmail.com: Jan 18 03:42PM -0800 >" Has he got a web site - I could do with a good laugh. > When unloaded, power transformers have lots of undesirable signal-handling > features. ** More and worse drivel than the last lot. Maybe he has a minor in AP. AudioPhoolery. |
| tabbypurr@gmail.com: Jan 18 10:05AM -0800 > Note that Luddites were not against technology - just technology that rendered them obsolete. > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA Only partially true. In practice the tiny amount of dust isn't a problem. Lots of vacs still aren't hepa filtered. NT |
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