#GoodMorningWorlds
Struggling to sleep last night. Didn't sleep until after 3am and then there were bad dreams after that.
So very exhausted now, but we have a Boothsthown #RepairCafe to go to.
Hopefully it won't be too busy, but we are short one repair volunteer already.
At repair cafe today I repaired:
A Karcher pressure washer - It wouldn't switch off. I dismantled, opened the switch and separated the welded contacts. You have to open the pump body to remove the switch!
An earring backer - Soldered it but probably melted the rubber grip inside it. Oh well....
A tall lamp - Reassembled the metal column. Bulb might be blown*.
A clock - I showed the client how to install a new battery clock mechanism.
A table lamp - The lampholder had come apart. reassembled it and tested the bulb*.
*Both bulbs were halogen type. The first was a capsule type, the second was encased in a BC candle bulb. Both failed a continuity test. I assumed the first was a failed bulb. However, the second I put in the lamp holder and it worked.
I have not come across a filament bulb that failed continuity, but still worked. High internal resistance maybe? My multimeter having an 'off day'? 🤷♀️
