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Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
still not convinced after all the postings and advice Paul won’t continue this insane pratice.
what about T/D interlocks..?
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
Got to be a wind up surely. I can safely say I sleep at night.
Steve
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
cornflakes wrote:
what about T/D interlocks..?
Just as dangerous, if not more so, in my opinion.
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
cornflakes wrote:still not convinced after all the postings and advice Paul won’t continue this insane pratice.
what about T/D interlocks..?
I am sure some good may have come from this debate 😕 :rolls: it has brought to light a can of worms in the industry, it’s a good job it was on the trade forum and not the public, god know what they would make of it 😥
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
Thought that was part and parcel of the site and not to involve the public! Still think it’s biased. Turns out I’m the only one to have bypassed a door lock, gone over 30m.p.h. in a built up area and used a mobile phone in the car! Point being I think I have enough intelligence to way up the situation and leave the rest to the customer.
Put it to bed now.Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
happycack wrote:Thought that was part and parcel of the site and not to involve the public!
It sure is
Still think it’s biased. Turns out I’m the only one to have bypassed a door lock, gone over 30m.p.h. in a built up area and used a mobile phone in the car! Point being
This is not a witch hunt and the latter two offences have no bearing on the original post
I think I have enough intelligence to way up the situation and leave the rest to the customer.
Its been mentioned, on a given day of the repair you may asses the situation but x days/years down the line, who knows where that machine will end up. BTW both of those instances don’t make it acceptable.
Put it to bed now.
Gladly, the consensus is don’t do it for moral and safety issues.
Greg
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
Interesting point of view paul but your asking for a fall mate 😯
Is the small cost of a door lock really worth it
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
I have done it a few times in the past.
Apart from the safety issue its amazing how keen the customer is to book a return call when the machine is dead. Once had a woman miss two calls as in her view it was already working; not important to have the interlock. Leave it not working now.
Graeme
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say na more, http://tinyurl.com/yd4zyf
It should be noted that the OP has edited his original post and the thread title as well as adding his edit as another post.
jim.
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
What if you attend a machine for another fault and discover that the interlock has been bypassed previously by someone else?
Do you:
1) Inform the customer of the hazard and proceed with your repair (its the other guys problem)
2) Refuse to repair the machine (who knows what else is dodgy).
3) Insist that the interlock must be replaced as well.
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andy2 wrote:What if you attend a machine for another fault and discover that the interlock has been bypassed previously by someone else?
Had one today. The machine had been in use for a year and had been purchased from a local dealer (ha!). The fault today was worn brushes and a noisy pump. The interlock had been bypassed by removing the two amp tags and twisting the bare wires together and insulating with a piece of gaffer tape 😯 .
The timer was blown so I wrote the machine off. Much to the upset of the 70 year old customer… but to the delight of her nephew who was looking after her.
He (the nephew) is off to the local dealer tomorrow with his baseball bat 😀
Bob
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
Had a hotpoint with the interlock cable disconnected from pecker,bent over and cable tied to the body of the cable so could open on spin.Reported Fault was not spinning. Armed with carbons was shocked to find motor humming noisily with earth wire cut off. Insulation readin 0 ohms 😯 😯 . Local dealer supplied.
S.
Re: Testing or Bypassing Door Interlock
I have on occasions temporarily bypassed interlocks until i obtained a spare. But only if 1) no young children had access. 2) The customer fully understood the danger and seemed mentally competant (few and far between). 3) The machine was unplugged or switched off at the mains before loading/unloading 4) They agreed to a danger notice taped to the front of the machine.
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