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Old 12-07-2008, 04:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
Raylo
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Location: Maryland, USA
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OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook


Re: Waffle maker-no heat

I'm just tossing it. I don't know enough tronics to trouble shoot the thing, nor do I have the time. I am having a bad streak lately. First my laptop died. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard. I have it all disassembled but I still haven't decided whether to get a new MoBo or not. Then last weekend I killed my shredder. It was a large Xerox piece and the bin full alarm kept going off, also preventing it from running, even though the bin was empty. Another fault in some 25 cent electronic component, no doubt. Now the waffle maker. 2 years ago it was another laptop with bad VRAM solder connex in the video card. Of course, parts were unavailable except for a few refurbs that cost the same as a new laptop. I used to think electronics were almost bulletproof but I'm not so sure anymore. Seems the stuff is getting more and more cheaply made. The amount of perfectly good stuff I have to toss because some cheap electronic component failed is just astonishing.

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