I spent many years as a self employed tv and video engineer. During this time I also repaired washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves, hoovers and electrical gardening equipment. In fact almost anything that came my way.
My boast was that whether it was powered by battery or ac I could fix it. I had a fantastic living out of it for 14 years until the cost of vcr's plummeted, these were the main source of my income.
Anyway, me and the missus at the time were out for the night in our local boozer when I was approached by a cracking looking woman who asked if she could have a quiet word with me.
I followed her into the foyer, ignoring cautiously the looks I was getting from my missus. She had a carrier bag which she opened to reveal the only vibrator I have ever seen in my life. She said that it still worked but the vibrations were very poor, I sympathized with her and said I would see what I could do.
After the mandatory initial sniff test, yes, she had cleaned it. I opened it up to reveal a 3v motor inside a cracked casing. The split inside it had enlarged the diameter so decreased the vibrations to the outer body. Through a bit of trial and error I found that the old sticky fly trap casing was the right diameter for the motor. I pulled all the sticky tape out and inserted the motor and it vibrated a treat. The missus refused point blank to assist me in the testing of this repair.
The customer was well happy and for the 4 years plus afterwards everytime I saw her she gave me a thumbs up.
Have you ever had an unusual request????
Chookey
My boast was that whether it was powered by battery or ac I could fix it. I had a fantastic living out of it for 14 years until the cost of vcr's plummeted, these were the main source of my income.
Anyway, me and the missus at the time were out for the night in our local boozer when I was approached by a cracking looking woman who asked if she could have a quiet word with me.
I followed her into the foyer, ignoring cautiously the looks I was getting from my missus. She had a carrier bag which she opened to reveal the only vibrator I have ever seen in my life. She said that it still worked but the vibrations were very poor, I sympathized with her and said I would see what I could do.
After the mandatory initial sniff test, yes, she had cleaned it. I opened it up to reveal a 3v motor inside a cracked casing. The split inside it had enlarged the diameter so decreased the vibrations to the outer body. Through a bit of trial and error I found that the old sticky fly trap casing was the right diameter for the motor. I pulled all the sticky tape out and inserted the motor and it vibrated a treat. The missus refused point blank to assist me in the testing of this repair.
The customer was well happy and for the 4 years plus afterwards everytime I saw her she gave me a thumbs up.
Have you ever had an unusual request????
Chookey
