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Post# 118518 , Reply# 1   3/29/2006 at 10:31 (6,594 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 118553 , Reply# 3   3/29/2006 at 14:02 (6,594 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK)   |   | |
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i'm dumb i just saw it was you who started that thread lol! |
Post# 120031 , Reply# 5   4/5/2006 at 05:00 (6,587 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Nick, congratulations on getting your Hotpoint, keep smiling, I`ve been there loads of times, looking at the pic its great, reality can tell us differently. The Wrap Around top/side panel should come off in one piece by unscrewing the screws/nuts from the base where it sits. I`m certain on this type of machine the control panel is fitted to the front panel... The motor sound is totally normal, when I first heard it I thought all the copper wiring was coming apart it sounded soooo scratchy & noisy, I`m sure it will benefit from new brushes and a clean up... The link is for Hotpoint spares, type your model number in at the top, some parts still available, I dont have a service manual for this machine, but some of the brit guys do, I`ll post a message on the Hotpoint yahoo club as see...you will be able to get a replacement (qualtex) early sump hose to fit, if I cant find one I hit a local car spares shops and have been able to find hosing to fit. The white reside is probably powder and /or limescale, calgon will soon sort that out. I`m sure you could find a spare door on a scrap machine either locally or asking the hotpoint site to keep an eye open. The link to Hotpoint Yahoo site: groups.yahoo.com/group/HOTPOINT_H... Qualtex Spares: www.qualtexuk.com/... Happy renovations, Mike CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 127036 , Reply# 9   5/6/2006 at 16:23 (6,556 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Hi Nick, I can answer the neon question for you definitely, if nothing else. No, they are not all the same. There are two common types in use. But first (just) a bit of tech-talk. Neon "bulbs" consist of two parts. The part which glows and a second part, called a resistor. Usually, the resistor is soldered or crimped right onto a leg of the bulb (and today this is mostly enclosed in plastic and clearly labled 240V). Some neon bulbs, however, come without the resistor. They are never labled 240V. If you hook up one of these directly, it will blow. www.maplin.co.uk/... Is a link if you absolutely have to mail order. There are lots of mail-order suppliers in the UK. But any half-way decent electric shop should be able to help you. The correct resistor would be 270kohm; 1/4 W, wired in series for a NE2 bulb.(I assume you are running 240VAC). One thing to be careful of. Even if neon bulbs are very low current, they still carry enough voltage to kill you or do serious damage (fire). So make sure you wire this in properly. Oh, it doesn't matter which lead you attach where...both ways work just fine. As to the sparking in the motor, I am no Hotpoint expert, but from the way you describe it, it sounds normal. If you do replace the brushes, the new ones will spark for a little while until they "wear in". Can you take some pictures and post them? Maybe if we see things we can say more - and I love to look at all the pretty pictures. Keven |
Post# 127157 , Reply# 11   5/7/2006 at 07:42 (6,555 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Nick, If you want to email the pics to me, I'll upload them to my Webshots album if you want? Take care, Jon |
Post# 127160 , Reply# 12   5/7/2006 at 07:48 (6,555 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Glad you found a parts supplier. This sounds like a wonderful machine. Robert (Unimatic 1140) could much better tell you how to cope with the size limits, but you might try the following: Reduce the size of the picture below 300K. This means you need to save it as a jpeg (or gif, but jpeg is better) in lower quality than your camera is delivering. You can do this with any one of many free programs, if you like, drop me a quick note at panthera_pardus@gmx.net and I'll get back to you with detailed instructions. Don't want to hijack this thread with my boring descriptions...But mention in the email whether you have "Microsoft Photo Editor" or Gimp already on your system - if so, this can be done super fast. (And don't everybody now write in how dare I recommend a Microschrott Produkt, that's why I am taking this off thread.) |
Post# 127176 , Reply# 14   5/7/2006 at 09:18 (6,555 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Nick - have uploaded the pictures to my webshots album - hope this helps!! Jon CLICK HERE TO GO TO lavamat_jon's LINK |