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[leavemetogetonwithit]

Realised on Monday I’d forgotten to order one of these for an “urgent” job.
Sent off a quick post to Seme for a one off, only realising afterwards I was letting myself in for a £6.20 +vat small order P&P.
Order arrived pronto yesterday but contained two stats instead of 1 stat, 1 cut out.
Phoned SEme. They sent out another.
It’s just arrived.
Guess what…….
Grrrrrrrrrr.
Anybody else had this problem?

If I leave the old greenspot in the freezer long enough will it reset?Or should I invest in a freezer spray?
Mike.

[Dave_Conway]

Re: 1701583

Just checked all mine and they are OK, one green spot and one normal 😕

I don’t think it will reset to be honest, even if it were frozen 🙁

Dave.

[fennyapps]

Re: 1701583

Drill a tiny hole inbetween spade connections.

Then you should be able to reset using a needle.

🙂

[Martin]

Re: 1701583

leavemetogetonwithit wrote:Anybody else had this problem?

Not likely…TOC40 TOC Kit from Qualtex, your local agent should be able to stick a pair in an First Class envelope for just 30pence P & P for it to drop on your coconut matting first thing tomorrow 💡

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: 1701583

Seme have come back to me. It’s a “supplier error”. (Bad batch then)
They’ve promised to get me a good one asap.
Meanwhile I’ve put in an order for today’s delivery with _my local Qualtex agent_ to include a kit.(Do you know Peter then, Martin?)
Thanks for the tip Paul.
Mike.

[Penguin45]

Re: 1701583

TOC40 kit does not contain a one-shot safety stat. It has a reset stat operating at a higher temperature, therefore it does not meet safety standards…………………

Your call.

Chris.

[Phidom]

Re: 1701583

You also have to be careful when handling the one shot devices. I once managed to push one in just picking it up. 😥

[Dave_Conway]

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leavemetogetonwithit wrote:Do you know Peter then, Martin?

Peter from MDS I assume Mike ? I know him, he used to deliver to me until he took his big lorries off the road 🙂

I think somewhere else someone (Bob ?) seems to think TOC40 contains a thermal fuse and a thermostat, has anyone deliberately overheated one and checked ?

Dave.

[Martin]

Re: 1701583

Dave_Conway wrote:has anyone deliberately overheated one and checked ?

I have heated up the Qualtex Kits (TOC34, TOC39 & TOC40) and I can confirm they all contain resetting TOCs and not the ‘one shot’ type 🙁

I think a word in the ear to Qualtex may be in order :lesson:

[Dave_Conway]

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Martin wrote:I think a word in the ear to Qualtex may be in order :lesson:

I’ve emailed Qualtex’s UKW member 😉

Dave.

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: 1701583

Just thought I’d try this and it worked:
1.Wipe surface of tripped bi-metal with isopropyl alcohol to get rid of dust/grease.
2. Cut a small strip of double sided sticky foam tape as sold everywhere (and has many uses).
3. Use tweezers to apply to bimetal and make sure it’s well stuck.
4.Hold edges of tape in tweezers and pull away sharply thus applying pull to centre of disc.
Peel away excess tape.
Tweezers will be in my toolbag from now on.
Mike.

[Bryan]

Re: 1701583

Having done all of the above , how can you be sure the device is going to trip at the correct temperature 😕

Bryan

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: 1701583

Good point, Bryan. Guess I’ll have to get out my hot air gun and thermocouple and test a few times. Should be fun. If I ever get round to doing it I’ll post up the result but at the moment I’ve got a month’s worth of new kits in stock so it’s not looking urgent.
Mike.

[cornwell40]

Re: 1701583

leavemetogetonwithit wrote

1.Wipe surface of tripped bi-metal with isopropyl alcohol to get rid of dust/grease.
2. Cut a small strip of double sided sticky foam tape as sold everywhere (and has many uses).
3. Use tweezers to apply to bimetal and make sure it’s well stuck.
4.Hold edges of tape in tweezers and pull away sharply thus applying pull to centre of disc.
Peel away excess tape.

😕 Is it worth a recall or worse for the price of the part??

Tony C

[Qualtex]

Thanks for the info.
Have taken steps to rectify problem with our TOC kits, even though no reported problems in over 3 years of sales

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