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Sparky's Do-It-Yourself Page
promises to take you, step-by-step, through some of the more popular home
appliance repair projects as he has the opportunity to do these repairs
himself first, so the steps given will have been researched and tested
prior to publication.
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Coming
Soon!!
Sparky shows you
step-by-step how to repair that cable or dish Box on your TV
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Repairing Your Toaster
The old toaster at Sparky's house
squirted out a bunch of smoke one day and wouldn't make any more toast, so
Sparky decided that it would be a good opportunity to try to fix it, and
document it as he went, to show others how to properly repair a broken or
damaged toaster.
These tips would also apply to almost
any other kitchen appliance, except.....Don't
ever try this on a microwave or refrigerator or TV, because these things
could blow up and hurt you and your house reel bad! If you're a kid,
be sure to get adult supervision so you don't get cut on sharp parts of
appliances or pinched by the pliers. If you're an adult that doesn't
know how to do things like this, then go rent a movie instead and throw
away the bad appliance!
Remember to always unplug any
electrical appliance before working on it.
You can click your mouse on any of these pictures to make them reel big!
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This photo shows Sparky in the early
stages of dismantling the broken toaster. This is the only way to
determine the extent of the problem and to single out damaged or worn
parts for replacement or disposal. |
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As the disassembly continues, Sparky is
very careful to poke around in the electronic components with a special
screwdriver with an insulated handle, to be extra careful in avoiding
electrical shocks. |
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As more parts are removed for diagnosis
of the problem, further testing is performed on the electronic component
suspected of causing the original meltdown and stream of smoke that came
out of the toaster. |
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As we are nearing the conclusion of the
disassembly process, many parts have been isolated as worn or damaged in
the disassembly process and are separated out for further examination. |
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The final pile of defective parts, ready
to be discarded. Remember this important step, and be sure to
properly dispose of any and all potentially hazardous parts. Do not
just throw them on the floor, because somebody might step on something and
hurt a foot or paw. Always throw these types of things in the trash
can in your garage! |
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Here is the finished
toaster, with all of the defective or damaged parts removed and
properly disposed of in the trash can out in the garage.
As you can see from the picture, there is simply nothing remaining except
for the plastic shell and the electric cord, so it's not very likely that
toast can be manufactured in this unit again.
Sparky had an idea to put some wheels on it and turn it into a wagon to
pull behind his Acme Racecar,
but it was finally decided to just discard the remaining parts and buy a
new toaster. |
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Perhaps if the toaster had
been properly repaired a lot sooner it would still be working, but, the
new toaster makes much better toast than this old one ever did!
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