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to see Sparky's Newest Invention:
"Banana Holder"
 
which was added on
February 5th, 2006

Check it Out!!
Beautiful Do-It-Yourself Header Designed by Sparky Himself!

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.

TV in need of repairComing Soon!!

Sparky shows you step-by-step how to repair that cable or dish Box on your TV

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!

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.

Sparky gets the lid off of the defective toaster

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.

Sparky testing electronic components after partially dismantling defective toaster

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.

Sparky testing a major electronic component

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.

Sparky amid defective parts removed from the toaster
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! Sparky with pile of bad parts from defective toaster
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.
Finished toaster shell with all defective or damaged parts removed
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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