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I also have dead microwave and furnace transformers. After installing MOVs and FUSEs on the primary, i only have to replace them rather than transformers. OEM transformers are ridiculously expensive too.

After my event, I installed a full-phase MOV block at the entry cabinet. ...Jim Thompson

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But i don't need to protect the microwave transformer, which draw almost 10A. I put in the MOV and 1A fuse on the 12V controller transformer. Next is to drill and mount the fuse externally, which they should have done in the first place. I guess they would rather sell new microwaves then fuses.

Hey Phil, he's stolen your **'s tag! :)

How many big cans of Foster's can it hold? :-)

Well, the doctor said only one beer a day. ;)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

"John Devereux"

... Phil

No problem, Sir. This is how beer is often consumed in Dortmund (Germany) where I grew up:

A su salud!

Sylvia,

Try a PICAXE 08M2 - it costs $2.50 in one off's and programs in BASIC. Software and examples are free from

The only stuff you need to program one is a serial port (RS232 or TTL level) and a resistor.

We have failed to address the fundamental truth that endless growth is impossible in a finite world.

Kill off non-productive socialists and you're left with LOTS of space :-) ...Jim Thompson

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Hush....or are you trying to wind up B.S.?!

Interesting. Thanks.

I'm tempted to combine the timer with the thermostat, a replacement for which I've been cursin..., er, I mean testing, today. (Sod's law subsection 3.1 - a fridge must always enter defrost mode while a person is attempting to adjust the upper and lower settings of a thermostat.)

Of course, I could just buy a new fridge.

Sylvia.

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Depends on how old, and how good the current one is other than this current problem. New ones might be even worse :)

Though not 240V versions as far as I can see. Pity.

Sylvia.

It would have to be at least ten, and it's been running all that time.

The big question, of course, is how much longer the compressor will last, since it's probably not going to possible to source a replacement, even if it would otherwise be economically worthwhile.

BTW, the wires are attached to the (mains-voltage) lamp socket by way of spring clips. Seems a bit iffy to me.

Sylvia.

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Yes, good to hide the chip arch. But go with a PIC32 (calling all ARM fans) and you don't have to.

Is that thermostat for the fridge or for the room?

Either way, easy enough to do with a micro. I am currently working on one for the room thermostat. My wife always complaint that i am setting the the room temp too high (because the old thermostat reading is too low). I got a new one with reading too high, and she is complainting that i am setting the temp. too low. I am going to build one that would fit me right, unless i can find an adjustable temp. sensor thermostat. The reading must be 68F, doesn't matter what the real temp. is.

NO, NO, NO. save the world from another junk fridge.

Can't you find a cheap 240 to 120 VAC transformer?

Yes, power the whole house with 240V to 120V T. I know someone who does that, because 120V applicants are safer and sometime cheaper.