Tupsi
Diabloii.Net Member
Decaf-not Sundaily
RL: My coffee maker died last night when I was going to make some of that fine brew at about 8pm. I pour the water in, slap that nice ground coffee bean stuff in the filter paper, press the power on and fifteen minutes later I still can't hear those lovely "blrrrrsgh sruuush shhhhhh" noices. I started to think that I'm just being absent minded again and had forgotten to put it on. But no, this was much, much worse. It was actually broken and just wouldn't heat the water
Well I'm not this easy, Mr. fancy coffee maker. I'll tear you up real good and find out what's the problem. I flip it upside down and start cracking it open. The first obstacle is a pair of screws. Sounds mostly harmless, but I ended up filing my nice and shiny flat screwdriver to match the special type of screw head. Way to go, coffee cooker companies.
I opened up the bottom and found some electronics and a heat element. Everything seemed allright, but an Apico connector going to the heat element was pretty fried. "Ah'ha! I'll replace it!" Too bad I don't have any of those standard connectors, but I do have a solder iron and some tin. So, at 10pm I go rumbling to the "stuff" closet and find the appropriate tools and start soldering. The wire was very close being too short to be reconnected, but it turned out ok. Proud of being The Manly Handyman I flipped the cooker upside up, plugged it and put some water in the tank. Power on. I then waited 20 seconds and told my girlfriend we need a new coffee maker.
Ok, that's last night. You already think I'm a shaking wreck anxiously waiting for the super markets to open (damn Sundays) so I can buy a new coffee maker. Well yes, I am waiting for them to open, but I'm not shaky at all. I've written too much already so let me just link a picture or two.
What would McGyver do?
The blurry process
D2: Baal runs with my fishymancer. Maybe leveling a barb from 91 to 92 in Trav.
RL: My coffee maker died last night when I was going to make some of that fine brew at about 8pm. I pour the water in, slap that nice ground coffee bean stuff in the filter paper, press the power on and fifteen minutes later I still can't hear those lovely "blrrrrsgh sruuush shhhhhh" noices. I started to think that I'm just being absent minded again and had forgotten to put it on. But no, this was much, much worse. It was actually broken and just wouldn't heat the water
Well I'm not this easy, Mr. fancy coffee maker. I'll tear you up real good and find out what's the problem. I flip it upside down and start cracking it open. The first obstacle is a pair of screws. Sounds mostly harmless, but I ended up filing my nice and shiny flat screwdriver to match the special type of screw head. Way to go, coffee cooker companies.
I opened up the bottom and found some electronics and a heat element. Everything seemed allright, but an Apico connector going to the heat element was pretty fried. "Ah'ha! I'll replace it!" Too bad I don't have any of those standard connectors, but I do have a solder iron and some tin. So, at 10pm I go rumbling to the "stuff" closet and find the appropriate tools and start soldering. The wire was very close being too short to be reconnected, but it turned out ok. Proud of being The Manly Handyman I flipped the cooker upside up, plugged it and put some water in the tank. Power on. I then waited 20 seconds and told my girlfriend we need a new coffee maker.
Ok, that's last night. You already think I'm a shaking wreck anxiously waiting for the super markets to open (damn Sundays) so I can buy a new coffee maker. Well yes, I am waiting for them to open, but I'm not shaky at all. I've written too much already so let me just link a picture or two.
What would McGyver do?
The blurry process
D2: Baal runs with my fishymancer. Maybe leveling a barb from 91 to 92 in Trav.
