Fix your coffee machine

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

Talk to one of the electricians on the board and ask them if they can spare a "Buchanan" crimp or two, one small & one large, or a couple each. The crimping tool for them will be useless for this application, due to the inline spice. But you may be able to bend the leads to be side by side, then the tool will work.
The crimps sell in packages of 100 ct. for each size, so that would be too expensive for this repair.

Edit, Newracer posted a picture of the Buchanan crimps.

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I think Ace Hardware sells them in small quantities.

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Originally Posted by newracer

Mechanically connect it with a crimp.

https://www.idlim.net/media/img/prod...ctor_steel.jpg

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*cringe

Drinking coffee made by same model machine.

Don't repair disposable appliances. Especially toasters and coffee makers.

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Originally Posted by Graves

*cringe

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If you were to open up almost all of the electrical boxes in your home, you would shit a brick, these are used to terminate the grounding conductors in residential construction..... [panic]

Irving, I commend you for fixing that which the world deems trash. It's not so much about the idea of saving $10, but getting in there and messing around with stuff which doesn't matter to learn how things work. In the future, this knowledge could easily save you from paying someone else to do what you already know how to do on a more expensive item.

The last place we rented, our dish washer exhibited a series of symptoms which led me to conclude its motor was in the process of going out; simple fix -- replace motor. Landlord insisted a repair guy come by to diagnose. Conclusion? Motor going out. Repair cost (P&L) was only a little less than a new dishwasher, so she went with that. The fridge started to sound like a dying bird. Research led to the conclusion that the evaporative cooler motor was dying. Repairman once again comes out and conclusion? Evap cooler motor going out. I could have repaired the thing for the cost of the part. Landlord paid for part+repair guy labor.

At our current place, the microwave keep clicking when opening/shutting the door, and sometimes would not heat. The behavior reminded me of when a laptop monitor is on the fritz. Usually means the cable is bad or somehow its connection is loose. Didn't bother with calling landlord, as I simply took the door off, gave the door connection cable a little more slack, and reattached. Voila, working microwave sans-clicking.

Keep on keeping on. Just don't burn your house down.

I have some silver brazing solder melt temp of like 1200 compared to soft solder of 300

Cavscout, this is a primer before fixing my gas oven with a broken ignitor, and the power sliding door on my van, so you pretty much nailed it.

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Originally Posted by DFBrews

I have some silver brazing solder melt temp of like 1200 compared to soft solder of 300

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Thanks, I'll just go press fit this time around though. For future reference, do you have the accompanying tool to apply the silver?

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Originally Posted by Irving

Cavscout, this is a primer before fixing my gas oven with a broken ignitor, and the power sliding door on my van, so you pretty much nailed it.



Thanks, I'll just go press fit this time around though. For future reference, do you have the accompanying tool to apply the silver?

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Torch.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Cavscout, this is a primer before fixing my gas oven with a broken ignitor, and the power sliding door on my van, so you pretty much nailed it.



Thanks, I'll just go press fit this time around though. For future reference, do you have the accompanying tool to apply the silver?

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I can walk you through the stove fix in 5 minutes. Outside the dishwasher the spouse wanted replaced (visa expired) What we cannot repair, there's someone we know who can.

Thanks. I've looked up the stove issue before and as long as it is the ignitor, it should be relatively quick. Fortunately, we hardly ever use our oven so it hasn't been a big deal these past months.