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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5294  
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I was forced into upgrading my TV as the parents " wanted " their old LCD TV, which replaced the same
CRT TV I bought, after buying their replacement CRT. They replaced the LCD with a 60 in plasma, i was not happy about binning off the CRT TVs, because its all a con. I ended up saying sod that, i will get my own replacement, Plasma which i have had for 11 years, and there is f..k all wrong with it,  When it goes boom then it will be replaced, hell i even had a DVD player that lasted 22 years, i nearly cried as i had it that long, it was the laser that had bit the dust. The one i have currently isn't a patch on it, and its Blue Ray.
Mobiles are binned off way to early as you say, and i think the desk PC is going that route now, due to how the windows is written now, with the BIOS integration crap. They cannot do  all with PC hardware so bin off the full system, even though it can run the later OS, with a few commands. My current pc is pushing 10 years old now, and i built it for windows 10 back in 2016. I am planning on doing the same thing again that will see the system off another 10 years i hope, for windows 11. My Current hardware i will pass on to someone who plays with PCs. I am or was software sided. But with the loss of interest of the past 16 yrs i have practically on the very last threads with windows 10, id have changed OSes well before now. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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26th May 2025 2:27am |
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| Mike c Member Since: 11 Aug 2017 Location: Maldon, Essex Posts: 941  
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On the subject of CRTs, I still have a Phillips TV from around 2002 that's in daily use. It was passed to me by my parents when they got a flatscreen and it's nice just as a piece of furniture in wood effect cabinet and has all surround sound built in speakers so sounds great.
I endure much mockery for running this from some people as they just don't get why I haven't gone for a modern TV... I am still convinced the picture on this old TV is better that modern screens and I like it, however eventually it will die so I will be forced to go to a modern, but until then it's staying put!  2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW
2002 Discovery 2 td5 GS (gone) 1994 Defender 90 300Tdi CSW (gone) |
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26th May 2025 8:41am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3159
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A good CRT would wipe the floor with an early LCD TV in regards picture quality. (Apart from edge purity and picture size) LED was an improvement but with approximately 50 diffused LED's shining behind the display you were never going to achieve the black level of a CRT.
Also as you increased the screen size the picture quality reduced as you were on the same definition, a bit like blowing up a photograph. Picture processing software got better over the years and then HD moved the game forward. The Philips widescreen CRT TV's were the best but the tube had a habit of failing, it would develop a short usually on the red gun. A few sharp taps with the rubber handle of a screwdriver on the neck of the tube would sometimes clear the fault at least for a while. Plasma was the nearest to CRT. I've still got my 2010 LG 50" and the picture on that is still better than the new ones l am installing for customers. OLED is a step forward as it doesn't have a backlight and is the only thing l would buy now, but 90% of customers don't seem to care, or notice. They will only notice the size of the screen, 85" is the latest big ticket and so long as you are not a BBC cameraman you'll think it's great. HD and of course UHD helps a lot particularly at this size, SD falls seriously short when you get past about 50". There have been only two customers ever complained about the picture quality on their new LCD TV and they were both BBC camera operators. A lot complain about the sound though. As TV's are now so thin, there's nowhere for anything other than tiny speakers and so the sound is often terrible and you need a sound bar or other audio system. |
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26th May 2025 9:41am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5972 
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Update on machine gun washing machine. Its span its last spin yesterday. Sound a lot worse than usual so we we braved the crowds of liverpool and went shopping. A new bosch w/m on order
Anyone need spares for an 7kg eco bubble? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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27th May 2025 8:45am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3159
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Take off the front panel with PCB and list it on Ebay....you'll get £60-80 for it.
The main PCB (behind the front panel) is a fairly common failure and it's not repairable as the PCB is encapsulated in clear resin. List it as a BIN maybe £68. Engineers will have a customer waiting and won't want to wait a week to find out if they've "won" an auction. |
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27th May 2025 9:30am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5972
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Cheers. I will see what I can remove
 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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27th May 2025 10:39am |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1263  
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Thanks for the update, hopefully the new washer will give you enough years of trouble free use so that when it fails you have a chose to repair or replace.
To continue the white good stories.. when I was a younger man on a tight budget we bought a Miele dishwasher used only to find the pump was leaking (people selling broken goods - not very ethical). Got a used pump online for £30 and replaced. All good. We gifted it to our neighbours when we moved to a house with a build on unit and they enjoyed it daily for another 10 years. Miele is good stuff, highest repairability score too and good parts availability. We are better off now and have been buying Miele whenever possible. Great products. |
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27th May 2025 10:56am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5972
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Hopefully the new one will give many years of services.
After seeing some videos on removing the spider it was quite an in-depth process...,probably most of the day to take apart and rebuild. The part itself was not bad, I think it was around £140. A new machine with delivery and 5 year warranty was £520. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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27th May 2025 11:13am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3159
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lt's the only part that will sell. |
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27th May 2025 7:21pm |
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| RoadForce Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: Holland Posts: 349  
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Wouldn't it be possible to tig weld the cracked alu spider, or wouldn't it be strong enough? Or unbalanced perhaps? I'm sure a guy with a portable Tig welding machine wouldn't be too expensive to call on site, alternatively bring the washer to his workshop? Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000
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29th May 2025 8:58pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3562  
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Usually the spider cracks because it is so badly corroded that welding is impossible.
Its an aluminum spider on a stainless steel drum - think galvanic corrosion. Fabric detergent is as bad as road salt. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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30th May 2025 3:33pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3619 
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They don't tell you that on the adverts
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30th May 2025 4:57pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5972
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I took the machine apart
A - Being nosey B - Wanting to see the failed part Thats broke - anyone see the issue ?
 Click image to enlarge 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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6th Jun 2025 7:26pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2234 
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Looks like Dinnu was correct.
You should be used to that type of corrosion John  |
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6th Jun 2025 9:35pm |
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