"LD" wrote
>
> As a child in the 1950s I too played Human Antenna.
>
> "You'll just have to stand there and keep your hand on it until the show
> is over."
> "But I can't see it!"
> "If you don't stand there the rest of us won't be able to see it. We'll
> tell you what's happening."
Reminds me of that old Jeff Foxworthy joke.
You might be a redneck if you have two TV's on top of each other. One for
the picture and one for the sound.
That was exactly the situation in one of my apartments in my youth.
On May 27, 9:45=A0am, Ignoramus20538 <ignoramus20...@NOSPAM.
20538.invalid> wrote:
> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
> I press the switch.
>
> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
> maybe?
>
> i
More likely the power cord. They usually break just where they enter
the appliance - sometimes at the plug if you pulled it out by the
cord.
Otherwise it could be a number of things and a meter is your friend.
"Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> OK, that sounds like a plan.
>
> Otherwise I will take it apart and will go through it with a
> multimeter.
If it was working when it was put on the shelf, then I'd start with the
switch and then the brushes. It's possible that accumulated dust has worked
its way into the switch or perhaps the brushes.
On May 27, 9:45=A0am, Ignoramus20538 <ignoramus20...@NOSPAM.
20538.invalid> wrote:
> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
> I press the switch.
>
> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
> maybe?
>
> i
I would start with the switch. I have a Ryobi (Craftsman) belt sander
that wore the switch out just last week. It's a German switch that
doesn't have very good dust protection so I'll be sealing it up better
with some Shoe Goo. The switch literally burned one of the contacts
due to dust buildup.
On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>> I press the switch.
>>
>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
>> maybe?
>>
>> i
>
>
> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>
> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>
Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
i
"Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
> I press the switch.
>
> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
> maybe?
>
> i
Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
"Mark F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ignoramus21710 wrote:
>> On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>>>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>>>> I press the switch.
>>>>
>>>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
>>>> maybe?
>>>>
>>>> i
>>>
>>> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>>>
>>> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>>
>> Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
>>
>> i
> PM - Percussive Maintenance. Jeez, guys, did you never have
> TV sets in the 60s?
> /m
"SMACK!"
"Try the other side."
"SMACK!"
"That fixed it, but it's a bit fuzzy. Try the tinfoil on the rabbit ears."
"Gerald Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 29 May 2009 00:43:20 GMT, "LD" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>"Mark F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> Ignoramus21710 wrote:
>>>> On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> message
>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>>>>>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>>>>>> I press the switch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander?
>>>>>> Brushes
>>>>>> maybe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i
>>>>>
>>>>> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>>>>
>>>> Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
>>>>
>>>> i
>>> PM - Percussive Maintenance. Jeez, guys, did you never have
>>> TV sets in the 60s?
>>> /m
>>
>>
>>"SMACK!"
>>"Try the other side."
>>"SMACK!"
>>"That fixed it, but it's a bit fuzzy. Try the tinfoil on the rabbit ears."
> In 1983, my landlady didn't have cable TV, and in order to watch "The
> Thorn Birds" I sat and held an aluminum baking sheet at the critical
> angle to provide clear reception.
> Gerry :-)}
> London, Canada
LOL!!
As a child in the 1950s I too played Human Antenna.
"You'll just have to stand there and keep your hand on it until the show is
over."
"But I can't see it!"
"If you don't stand there the rest of us won't be able to see it. We'll tell
you what's happening."
On 2009-05-28, Leo Lichtman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Cydrome Leader" wrote: "tricks" like plugging it in?
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Another "trick:" paying the electric bill. ;-)
Pressing the ON button also helps...
i
R.Y.O.B.I. =3D Replace Your Old Beltsander Immediately
On May 27, 9:45=A0am, Ignoramus20538 <ignoramus20...@NOSPAM.
20538.invalid> wrote:
> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
> I press the switch.
>
> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
> maybe?
>
> i
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "LD" wrote
>>
>> As a child in the 1950s I too played Human Antenna.
>>
>> "You'll just have to stand there and keep your hand on it until the show
>> is over."
>> "But I can't see it!"
>> "If you don't stand there the rest of us won't be able to see it. We'll
>> tell you what's happening."
>
> Reminds me of that old Jeff Foxworthy joke.
>
> You might be a redneck if you have two TV's on top of each other. One for
> the picture and one for the sound.
>
> That was exactly the situation in one of my apartments in my youth.
>
>
>
My family and a close circle of friends were prime customers of Nash and
Studebaker.
"Your Dad took the bus to work today. He said you could take the car to
school."
"Uh, well, I'm riding to school with Dean."
On 2009-05-27, Leo Lichtman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Cydrome Leader" wrote: you forgot to plug it in.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> After you plug it in, if it still does not run, try nudging the rotor
> slightly. That may seat the brushes or dislodge some dirt particles.
OK, that sounds like a plan.
Otherwise I will take it apart and will go through it with a
multimeter.
i
In rec.crafts.metalworking Ignoramus20538 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
> I press the switch.
>
> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
> maybe?
you forgot to plug it in.
In rec.crafts.metalworking Ignoramus21710 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>>> I press the switch.
>>>
>>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
>>> maybe?
>>>
>>> i
>>
>>
>> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>>
>> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>>
>
> Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
"tricks" like plugging it in?
Ignoramus21710 wrote:
> On 2009-05-28, Leo Lichtman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> "Cydrome Leader" wrote: "tricks" like plugging it in?
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Another "trick:" paying the electric bill. ;-)
>
> Pressing the ON button also helps...
>
> i
If its a Ryobi I'd be spending a lot of time swearing at it.
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
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In rec.crafts.metalworking Lee Michaels <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> "LD" wrote
>>
>> As a child in the 1950s I too played Human Antenna.
>>
>> "You'll just have to stand there and keep your hand on it until the show
>> is over."
>> "But I can't see it!"
>> "If you don't stand there the rest of us won't be able to see it. We'll
>> tell you what's happening."
>
> Reminds me of that old Jeff Foxworthy joke.
>
> You might be a redneck if you have two TV's on top of each other. One for
> the picture and one for the sound.
console televisions make nice stands for TVs that still work.
On Fri, 29 May 2009 00:43:20 GMT, "LD" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>"Mark F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Ignoramus21710 wrote:
>>> On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>>>>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>>>>> I press the switch.
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
>>>>> maybe?
>>>>>
>>>>> i
>>>>
>>>> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>>>>
>>>> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>>>
>>> Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
>>>
>>> i
>> PM - Percussive Maintenance. Jeez, guys, did you never have
>> TV sets in the 60s?
>> /m
>
>
>"SMACK!"
>"Try the other side."
>"SMACK!"
>"That fixed it, but it's a bit fuzzy. Try the tinfoil on the rabbit ears."
In 1983, my landlady didn't have cable TV, and in order to watch "The
Thorn Birds" I sat and held an aluminum baking sheet at the critical
angle to provide clear reception.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
On Fri, 29 May 2009 02:31:23 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
<leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"LD" wrote
>>
>> As a child in the 1950s I too played Human Antenna.
>>
>> "You'll just have to stand there and keep your hand on it until the show
>> is over."
>> "But I can't see it!"
>> "If you don't stand there the rest of us won't be able to see it. We'll
>> tell you what's happening."
>
>Reminds me of that old Jeff Foxworthy joke.
>
>You might be a redneck if you have two TV's on top of each other. One for
>the picture and one for the sound.
>
>That was exactly the situation in one of my apartments in my youth.
>
>
Ran into that in a motel in 1971, three TV's, one for picture(B&W),
one for sound and one for lousy picture and terrible sound for when
one or the other of the first two failed completely.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
Ignoramus21710 wrote:
> On 2009-05-28, LD <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Ignoramus20538" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> I have a Ryobi belt sander that I used a lot, then it spent a couple
>>> of years on a shelf. Now it does not run at all, nothing happens with
>>> I press the switch.
>>>
>>> My question is what is the most likely culprit in that sander? Brushes
>>> maybe?
>>>
>>> i
>>
>> Smack it on something first. Then try the other stuff.
>>
>> I own one. Every now and then it needs a smack.
>>
>
> Yep, "smacking" and several related tricks "did it". Thanks to all.
>
> i
PM - Percussive Maintenance. Jeez, guys, did you never have
TV sets in the 60s?
/m