27-11-2011, 01:55 PM
Well, no doubt one day this probably will end up with Steve P, but for now it's residing chez Colourstar after exchanging a few beer vouchers with Paul on Golbourne day when he came to pick me up en-route to the event.
All that stuff about plugging it straight in is all fine and dandy but being a cautious sort I was somewhat suspicious of the aftermarket 2 pin connector a previous owner had added to the mains lead. Although the connector was, despite initial appearances, non reversible, close inspection revealed that not only is it wired back to front (live to neutral etc) but the original mains lead on the Simon is 3 core, whilst the new bit is 2 core. The earth lead is just snipped off in the connector. So that's ideal then
It must have been like this for years and I wonder if any permanent damage is likely to have been sustained. No wonder the poor thing sounded unhappy.
Check out the internal photo- this machine is built like the proverbial tank. You can see where the 95gns went! The spring-suspended assembly on the left of the chassis is interesting... any ideas why this needs to be free from mechanical vibration?
The house is currently upside down with 'home improvements' i.e. spreading brick dust over everything in sight, so I'm not in a position to tinker at the moment as I am providing a full time tea supply to the workmen currently destroying the kitchen.
Steve J
All that stuff about plugging it straight in is all fine and dandy but being a cautious sort I was somewhat suspicious of the aftermarket 2 pin connector a previous owner had added to the mains lead. Although the connector was, despite initial appearances, non reversible, close inspection revealed that not only is it wired back to front (live to neutral etc) but the original mains lead on the Simon is 3 core, whilst the new bit is 2 core. The earth lead is just snipped off in the connector. So that's ideal then
It must have been like this for years and I wonder if any permanent damage is likely to have been sustained. No wonder the poor thing sounded unhappy.
Check out the internal photo- this machine is built like the proverbial tank. You can see where the 95gns went! The spring-suspended assembly on the left of the chassis is interesting... any ideas why this needs to be free from mechanical vibration?
The house is currently upside down with 'home improvements' i.e. spreading brick dust over everything in sight, so I'm not in a position to tinker at the moment as I am providing a full time tea supply to the workmen currently destroying the kitchen.
Steve J
