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| Post# 340353 4/6/2009 at 14:18 (5,491 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
Nother phone call from my the old site this afternoon................Hoover A3308 Computer Control............so off i dashed and there it was not bad condition.......pity it wasnt the black version A3286 (i think) as i have a 3308 already, but never say no to another one of these excellent machines Strange because this week i have gotten two machines at opposite ends of the then technology spectrum, both operate on the "logic" principal one mechanical and one electronic As well another item will have to go Gary 
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Post# 340362 , Reply# 2 4/6/2009 at 14:48 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Is Cornwall a haven of TOTL Hoover? ....LOl
Lol....You beat me to it Gary...LOl, just when you think no bus is coming along come two!!! I have been going to a local repair shop for years, spares n stuff, the odd machine shows up....he has a shop full of old machines mainly WM`s & Hoover/Candy, these are stacked three high, washer/dryer/dryer and three deep, he had a clear out couple of weeks ago and I was able to see the back of the first two rows..well out pops the Hotpoint 1842 washer, Currys exclusive!!!, John from Brum found me a matching near dryer, this is the one that Rob & Paul helped nurture back to life!!!so here we have pair number 1.... 
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Post# 340365 , Reply# 3 4/6/2009 at 14:53 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Next To It...!!!
Was a Hoover 1100 Computer Control, A3308 like Seamus & Garys....looking like it needed a spar treatment....so I said let me take the Hottie & I`ll come back next week for the Hoover....so next week comes and as we are moving it to the car he said.."I went down the back & theres another one of these!!!....Whhhaaattttt...!!!! OMG I`m thinking please let it be the black fascia one...cos these white blighters fade!!!!...lol....so here is number two....same shop
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Post# 340366 , Reply# 4 4/6/2009 at 14:56 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hoover Computer Control A3308 | ||
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Post# 340367 , Reply# 5 4/6/2009 at 15:00 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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So.....
Once I have put the above machine in car we get to the back of the shop, move three dryers and I peer in the dark damp smelly backlight.....drat...its a white/beigy/thingy...OR IS IT......I couldnt put my finger on it until I saw mauroony pinky lettering...Oh My it cant be....YES its the Elusive Exclusive...the one & only A3418 COMET exclusive..!!!!!Yah...Dryer anyone!!!?????
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Post# 340372 , Reply# 6 4/6/2009 at 15:05 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Light Grey Fascia...& Plinth..
At first I thought the solid plinth had come off leaving the glue....but it was a tinted grey fascia but faded & chipped...this one is in a worse state having had water dripped on it....but hey a few tools later and a vist from alpha dave confirmed it needs a new microswitch and motor brushes.....has its original drum....so will spray paint the plinth to match the subtle grey colour!!!! And to think these had been in the shop for the last 4 yrs every time I visited....AND we still havnt got to the back, thats tomorrows job.... Under the hood we have.... 
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Post# 340374 , Reply# 7 4/6/2009 at 15:08 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Computer Board..... | ||
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Post# 340376 , Reply# 8 4/6/2009 at 15:10 (5,491 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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By Royal Appointment | ||
| Post# 340391 , Reply# 11 4/6/2009 at 15:36 (5,491 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK) | ||
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too much going on. Hi all, I think my brain needs rebooting all this electronic action, are we never content with our lot, and we have a lot lol, but yes a black one would be great. Gary will need to get a van down to you soon lol all these finds, hope your work is going ok this week. Mathew. | ||
| Post# 340396 , Reply# 12 4/6/2009 at 15:47 (5,491 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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FOR F..K SAKE!!
Three computer 1100s and the matching handbag hotpoint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im going to retire to a desert island.......... ahh Mike what a find the Comet version rarer i would have thought than the black version......but like you i hoped it was a black one....those buttons that yellow, i painted mine with radiator paint, very tuff and a good shade of white Paul it is all going on...........mad mad mad.........all these machines...........what a week/month maybe this will be............absalutely sod all came in at work washer wise at work ths weekend busy as fek but nothing apart from a little hoover dustette. Mike This shop sounds bloody exciting........aladdins cave maybe :-) any old orange keyplates in the back there :_) OFF Topic Yah no i sold that mint 1224 for loads on ebay, well he emailed me saying that it had been bought for a photoshoot and was it ok to re-use my pictures so he could sell it on ebay again, so i said yes He sent me the link the the photo shoot (attached) Bloody amazing day for computer 1100s, and for this month so much going on for all of us :-) Cheers chaps im off ta bed zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz CLICK HERE TO GO TO electron1100's LINK | ||
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Post# 340700 , Reply# 14 4/7/2009 at 15:27 (5,490 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Keyplates
Gary, No orange keyplates I`m afraid, if I said a liberator twinny would you believe it??? Wow, fancy paying all the bucks for a grand vac just to blow it up with a load of leaves!!!! great pics though...Oh that poor bag... Simon, get you pinny on and start pushing your juniors....theres money in those pics!!!...LOl That A3268 looks stunning!!! | ||
| Post# 340877 , Reply# 15 4/8/2009 at 08:34 (5,490 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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I Beleive It!
Oh yes Mike as things are going I definatley would Beleive It and what a lovley lovely looking machine, i take it you mean aluminium panel with mauve knobs etc :-)......forgive my lack of knowledge on Hotpoints...but to me that series of machines like Pauls liberator are the best looking of all modern Hotpoints Aye when i think of the care I took of that bag lovingly hand washed in pure soap powder carefully laid out to dry .......ah well he has the right idea though as regards the retro shots. Mike I have posted pictures of the top of my 3243H on the other link for you to compare with yours Mathew as long as the leaves are dry worth a try, you could try sharpening the edges of the blades and turn it into a KILLER!..........Work, well i have managed a few listings on ebay whihc is a start.......like you i have several projects on the go and they all take time......... Anyway have a good day/week everyone Gary | ||
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