Quothe Tony Duell, from writings of Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 10:12:28PM +0100:
> Not always... I mentioned those I2S machines in another message. Some of
> the fans in those had been powered for so long while stuck solid that the
> windings had overheated and burnt out. And the bearings were in very poor
> shape. Yes, I _could_ have rewound them, flash-tested them, and fitted
> new bearings, but it made more sense to buy a new fan....
Yes... in a case like that, buying a new one makes much more sense,
and then save the old ones for spare parts, or, for later repair
in case the fans turn into unobtanium.
> > ...but then, far too many people have become lazily wasteful, just
> > replacing things rather than repairing them, then moaning about all of
>
> I hope you don't include me in that!
Of course I don't! You're the one who told me how to rebuild the fans
in my 11/44. :-) [grouch mode on] I was just griping about the
throw-away society in which we live... "it's old and broken, so toss
it out and buy new" or "he's old and not functioning properly, so
dispose of him by tossing him into a nursing home," etc. It makes no
sense and doesn't say much good about humanity. [grouch mode off] Just
the other day, I repaired a Westclox alarm clock... the "real" type of
clock with hands and a dial, not one of those blasted digital display
annoyances. A very simple repair, actually, which involved replacing
the neon lamp which illuminates the dial. Granted, the clock cost
under US$10 IIRC, but I still think that this repair was more sensible
than replacing the clock.
Interestingly, I learned something interesting about failing neon
lamps. The failing lamp would light in the daylight, but flicker
dimly in the dark. I never realized before that neon lamps were
light-sensitive. Can anyone explain this?
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