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[Tassieviking]

The biggest fault with dishwashers is that something small gets in the drain pump and jams the impeller, just remove the item and it's all good.

The second biggest fault is that someone uses normal dishwashing detergent in them and they over suds and then overflow, this causes a small float switch under the machine to cut the machine out, and usually the drain pump runs all the time.
This happens a lot when people have had a party and some good samaritan decides to load the dishwasher and start it for you.
The best way to kill the bubbles is to add some hair conditioner into the machine, it works really fast and that's what most Hotels do.

I once did a house call and found the drain pump blocked, I stuck my hand into the dirty water and I pulled a used hypodermic needle out of the drain pump. I was not impressed.
Another time I stuck my hand into the dirty water and found they had filled it up with hydrochloric acid to try to unblock the machine, that burnt.

[saturated]

pretty interesting
I think in my case some broken glass put the impeller in a bind and so the pump motor burned up

I tried bringing home washers and dryers for a while and fixing and selling but i guess the mentality is different these days
nobody wants a bulletproof roper or kenmore that will last forever....

oh well rant over

while I got you here I am really struggling with trying to understand how to be safe with oscilloscope grounding.
I was going to put a two prong adapter on the cord to unground it but maybe that is not a good idea.

I dont plan on working on any old tube amps or crazy vintage receivers anytime soon.

I will continue to try and learn how to keep my work safe.

thanks for your help.

[saturated]

I was watching a video on my tv and took a pic of the screen

anybody recognize these guys 



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[Tassieviking]

while I got you here I am really struggling with trying to understand how to be safe with oscilloscope grounding.
I was going to put a two prong adapter on the cord to unground it but maybe that is not a good idea.
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It has been a long time since I used my scope, and my scope is a real CRO.
I usually use one ground clamp that I attach to the 0v rail, as long as the 0v rail is grounded.

All my probes have a removable ground wire so all I am left with is the probe itself, I leave one probe with the ground wire attached.
My old "cathode ray oscilloscope" is nothing like the modern units most people have today, turn it on, have a cupper, use it.

[nosaj]

I tried to post earlier. Do you want a working variac? If so PM for details.
nosaj