A Dead Welding Machine Was Brought Back To Life
This machine was brought to my shop for repair and it was dead. If you look closely to the photo, you would see the bad shape the machine was in because it was dropped off a building which was three floors high and the customer was hoping to get up and running as soon as possible.
I told him I am a technician not a miracle worker but I will check it out and see what I can do.
I checked the machine very carefully and I did not see any damage to the boards but it seems like the damage was done to the body of the machine inside and outside.
The main power button was destroyed and I was hoping that replacing this part would bring the machine back to life;
these are just thoughts so I decided to replace the power button and give it a try after I fully inspect the main board of the welding machine.
The main and the power board were intact, a few screws missing here and there but to me it was ok to replace the broken power button and give a test.
To my surprise, the voltage readings were there and I took it next door to my brother to check it out. It was working according to specs.
Since the machine main plastic support was broken, I could not do anything about it except to use the outside metal cover to hold the machine together.
So I put the metal cover back and screw it tight; the machine did not look new but it was working according to specs and to that I could say
Mission Accomplished.
This article was prepared for you by Waleed Rishmawi, one of our ‘Master Authors’ and currently working in the Bethlehem area of Palestine repairing electrical and electronic equipment.
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Yogesh Panchal
January 21, 2022 at 10:16 pm
Good Job! waleed.
Waleed Rishmawi
January 22, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Yogesh: thanks man. have a blessed day
Albert van Bemmelen
January 21, 2022 at 10:46 pm
I guess that after fixing this dropped dead machine we easily can say that you are a technical miracle worker!
Waleed Rishmawi
January 22, 2022 at 1:33 pm
Albert: LOL, I was just lucky to end up only with a bad switch on that machine. I was glad it was the only issue. have a blessed day
Mathew Charles Karonga
January 21, 2022 at 11:23 pm
Excellent work Mr Waleed Rishmawi.
Well done
Parasuraman S
January 21, 2022 at 11:42 pm
Well, I hate to even imagine handling such dirty devices! You have a lot of patience and tolerance! Great fix!
Waleed Rishmawi
January 22, 2022 at 1:46 pm
Parasuraman: dirty machines is becoming a usual thing in every repair and I was so glad the issue was just a tiny power switch. have a blessed day
Imoudu Onwumah
January 22, 2022 at 3:27 pm
Talking about dirty machines,we even see some customers bringing kitchen appliances in a very dirty stage.Whose responsibility is it to clean outside of appliance? techie or user?
Waleed Rishmawi
January 25, 2022 at 2:50 pm
Imoudu: the customers should keep their appliances clean and that is 50% of maintaining them. I got in the habit of cleaning them inside out and alert the customer to do the cleaning on the regular basis. have a blessed day
Lynn Blakely
January 25, 2022 at 7:16 am
Good job Waleed: About the dirt, I have refused to work on vcr's because they would literally smell from the cockroaches in side. A friend tech said he would but the unit inside a plastic bag and spray bug killer in the bag leave it over nite and then take it out side and remove the cover and make sure all the inhabitants were dead, and dump their carcasses outdoors, so they wouldn't stink up his shop. I am thinking some of you will like this post.
Waleed Rishmawi
January 25, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Lynn: thanks man. I usually clean the machines inside out before start working on them. I once had a microwave oven with cockroaches actually living and some dead ones inside. I take it ouside air blow them out and with IPA and a brush cleaning all component and all that come with a price; I inform the customer about that and so far I did not have any complaint. have a blessed day