Routy56 - can you just....

[bobthebuilder]

As gently as I can ...
You've got the Aldi/Lidl kit already ...their combi drills will be less than a knockoff battery and a darn site better for what you want .

These can then be popped back on the shelf for someone to puzzle over one day like my first one ..a mak stick drill never parting with it but it's useless now 🫣

9.6 v

 

[Lancs Lad]

9.6 v

That's the baby! Man that was cool! Got it for my 8th birthday

 

[6feetdown]

I've got my 1st battery drill in the yard Black and Decker professional 7.2v with keyed 3/8" chuck

 

[William127]

I've got my 1st battery drill in the yard Black and Decker professional 7.2v with keyed 3/8" chuck

I have something similar in my mums garage non removable battery Black and Decker. Think I got it for Christmas when I was about 7

 

[6feetdown]

I have something similar in my mums garage non removable battery Black and Decker. Think I got it for Christmas when I was about 7

This 1 has long battery it beat the heck out of using a wheel brace or pump screwdriver. All be it for small screws or holes

 

[bobthebuilder]

we was having this very conversation today ,had a black and decker 7,2 sort of thing very slow,then upgraded to the makita 9.6 ,then world changing aeg 12v great drill
when did the cordless get popular ,about 1990 ish for the makita ? i stand to be correctd

 

[6feetdown]

we was having this very conversation today ,had a black and decker 7,2 sort of thing very slow,then upgraded to the makita 9.6 ,then world changing aeg 12v great drill
when did the cordless get popular ,about 1990 ish for the makita ? i stand to be correctd

I remember the aeg game changer at the time it was out of my reach but hankered after 1

 

[bobthebuilder]

I remember the aeg game changer at the time it was out of my reach but hankered after 1

i had just lost a lot of kit in a van fire,insurance paid for tools quicker than van ,started a new job in shopfitting so bought as much kit as i could after talking to other lads in workshop ,actually i hankered after a panasonic 12v ,but it was 700 quid ,i think the aeg was 200 plus

 

[6feetdown]

i had just lost a lot of kit in a van fire,insurance paid for tools quicker than van ,started a new job in shopfitting so bought as much kit as i could after talking to other lads in workshop ,actually i hankered after a panasonic 12v ,but it was 700 quid ,i think the aeg was 200 plus

I forgot about the Panasonic

i had just lost a lot of kit in a van fire,insurance paid for tools quicker than van ,started a new job in shopfitting so bought as much kit as i could after talking to other lads in workshop ,actually i hankered after a panasonic 12v ,but it was 700 quid ,i think the aeg was 200 plus

I forgot about the Panasonic I may have the 2 confused makes more sense with the cost

 

[Routy56]

Is there no end to my skills and talents
Sharon (SWMBO) said the other day, "Oh by the way the washing machine has been making a banging noise for a few days now."
It's a very nice 'top of the range' Miele Supertronic W5000 which was new back in 2012.
Thinking "Bugger, it could be the spider gone"
So I set about stripping it down with view to fixing whatever was wrong.....

Usual check on the drum revealed absolutely no play in bearings and/or spider. 1600rpm spin with no load, still quiet, and these machines are super quiet.
So stuck a few items of my stinky, sweaty running gear in for a quick wash - and there it was on spin - a clanking/banging noise like I was trying to wash a toolbox full of spanners - WTF

So you will see that I took the sump drain off to check for metal filings etc. And there was this little heater clip that fell out
Ah ha a clue - gave the heater terminal a wiggle and it moved. Obviously flapping around and banging the drum!

Pull the heater and found that it was cracked and which had obviously caused it to let go of the little bracket and the one inside the drum.
Quick check with the Fluke revealed that it was indeed dying

Anyway good old Amazon had a pattern heater at £21.99 v £85 for genuine Miele.
Delivered the next day and now back up and running.

Gonna keep this machine going forever - we love it

 

[6feetdown]

Is there no end to my skills and talents
Sharon (SWMBO) said the other day, "Oh by the way the washing machine has been making a banging noise for a few days now."
It's a very nice 'top of the range' Miele Supertronic W5000 which was new back in 2012.
Thinking "Bugger, it could be the spider gone"
So I set about stripping it down with view to fixing whatever was wrong.....
View attachment 70126

Usual check on the drum revealed absolutely no play in bearings and/or spider. 1600rpm spin with no load, still quiet, and these machines are super quiet.
So stuck a few items of my stinky, sweaty running gear in for a quick wash - and there it was on spin - a clanking/banging noise like I was trying to wash a toolbox full of spanners - WTF
View attachment 70127
So you will see that I took the sump drain off to check for metal filings etc. And there was this little heater clip that fell out
Ah ha a clue - gave the heater terminal a wiggle and it moved. Obviously flapping around and banging the drum!

View attachment 70128
Pull the heater and found that it was cracked and which had obviously caused it to let go of the little bracket and the one inside the drum.
Quick check with the Fluke revealed that it was indeed dying

View attachment 70129
Anyway good old Amazon had a pattern heater at £21.99 v £85 for genuine Miele.
Delivered the next day and now back up and running.

Gonna keep this machine going forever - we love it

I finally got rid of mine in a few years ago but it was a great machine. New were about 1200 back then so went Samsung 5yr warranty for slightly less than ½ price.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

The old Makita 9v? Stick NiMh batteries from the the late 90s were a lovely tool. Ahead of their time. Pistol grip.

 

[Routy56]

I finally got rid of mine in a few years ago but it was a great machine. New were about 1200 back then so went Samsung 5yr warranty for slightly less than ½ price.

Yep - and on researching the repairs, I noted that the spider is made of cast iron and not that crappy die cast
So should be able to keep it going a few more years. Need to get some motor brushes in stock because I have a feeling they may go next

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Is there no end to my skills and talents
Sharon (SWMBO) said the other day, "Oh by the way the washing machine has been making a banging noise for a few days now."
It's a very nice 'top of the range' Miele Supertronic W5000 which was new back in 2012.
Thinking "Bugger, it could be the spider gone"
So I set about stripping it down with view to fixing whatever was wrong.....
View attachment 70126

Usual check on the drum revealed absolutely no play in bearings and/or spider. 1600rpm spin with no load, still quiet, and these machines are super quiet.
So stuck a few items of my stinky, sweaty running gear in for a quick wash - and there it was on spin - a clanking/banging noise like I was trying to wash a toolbox full of spanners - WTF
View attachment 70127
So you will see that I took the sump drain off to check for metal filings etc. And there was this little heater clip that fell out
Ah ha a clue - gave the heater terminal a wiggle and it moved. Obviously flapping around and banging the drum!

View attachment 70128
Pull the heater and found that it was cracked and which had obviously caused it to let go of the little bracket and the one inside the drum.
Quick check with the Fluke revealed that it was indeed dying

View attachment 70129
Anyway good old Amazon had a pattern heater at £21.99 v £85 for genuine Miele.
Delivered the next day and now back up and running.

Gonna keep this machine going forever - we love it

Which did you go for !?

 

[Routy56]

The old Makita 9v? Stick NiMh batteries from the the late 90s were a lovely tool. Ahead of their time. Pistol grip.

Nah, my old Makitas are 14.4v and at least 15 years old now. And now good as new

 

[Routy56]

Which did you go for !?

Amazon special and they are even have identical marking to the original genuine jobbie

 

[Routy56]

And in other good news - my upgrade on my Solar PV system is performing excellently now we have daily sunshine

To re-cap, back in September 2015 we installed 4kW 16 panels on the roof. They alone paid for themselves within 5 years

This is how I keep 'em clean

So being a bit of a techie, I wonder what about adding a solar battery system to capture the surplus that we send to the grid for pennies.....

So since October 2024, have been buying up 'nearly new' PylonTech US2000C batteries.
And running them through a SOFAR ME3000SP charger/inverter.
Have now got 14.4kWhr of storage. The house uses on average about 9-10kW/day.
The Solar array is now making 20kW/day
The daily bill on our Smart meter for the last week or so is 44-50 odd pence

 

[TiltyShaun]

And in other good news - my upgrade on my Solar PV system is performing excellently now we have daily sunshine


View attachment 70132
To re-cap, back in September 2015 we installed 4kW 16 panels on the roof. They alone paid for themselves within 5 years

View attachment 70133
This is how I keep 'em clean

So being a bit of a techie, I wonder what about adding a solar battery system to capture the surplus that we send to the grid for pennies.....

View attachment 70134

So since October 2024, have been buying up 'nearly new' PylonTech US2000C batteries.
And running them through a SOFAR ME3000SP charger/inverter.
Have now got 14.4kWhr of storage. The house uses on average about 9-10kW/day.
The Solar array is now making 20kW/day
The daily bill on our Smart meter for the last week or so is 44-50 odd pence

Very curious to here how much that stack cost you??

 

[Routy56]

Very curious to here how much that stack cost you??

Yep they look impressive don't they. But some in the Solar industry hate them because of reliability issues. But looked after they are specified at lasting for about 15 years. So the cost during the period that I have collected them.....
And it's very much like buying second hand plant - "Buyer Beware" especially as I sourced them from eBay and Facebook Marketplace. You get a feel when you meet people and them check the goods
My total cost for all 6 x PylonTechs AND the inverter was £2150
The last 2 x PylonTechs that I bought were £550 for the pair (£275 each) - that's a bargain IMHO. Many are selling used one of these at about £400. New they are about £600.
Hopefully my install is cost effective compared with he likes of the big expensive Solar Batteries such as Tesla Powerwall etc
Hope this helps, feel free to PM or phone me for a chat about solar stuff...

 

[Lancs Lad]

Yep they look impressive don't they. But some in the Solar industry hate them because of reliability issues. But looked after they are specified at lasting for about 15 years. So the cost during the period that I have collected them.....
And it's very much like buying second hand plant - "Buyer Beware" especially as I sourced them from eBay and Facebook Marketplace. You get a feel when you meet people and them check the goods
My total cost for all 6 x PylonTechs AND the inverter was £2150
The last 2 x PylonTechs that I bought were £550 for the pair (£275 each) - that's a bargain IMHO. Many are selling used one of these at about £400. New they are about £600.
Hopefully my install is cost effective compared with he likes of the big expensive Solar Batteries such as Tesla Powerwall etc
Hope this helps, feel free to PM or phone me for a chat about solar stuff...

really really interesting.
great to see this first hand and in operation.

I'm eyeing up my flat garage roof and using trays, wholesaler had some good rates on panels etc but batteries always seemed a bit out of reach.

Thanks!