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This page will cover hair | This page will cover electric toothbrushes, hair driers curlers and straighteners, electric trimmers and razors, epilators and all such gadgets. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Many products in this category see daily or weekly use, and faults frequently appear after a time. Many of these are simple mechanical or electrical faults which can be fixed fairly simply, provided the device can be disassembled. | |||
===Safety=== | ===Safety=== | ||
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::As with all mains electrical devices, dangerous voltages may be exposed when opened. | ::As with all mains electrical devices, dangerous voltages may be exposed when opened. | ||
==Hair driers== | ==Disassembly== | ||
Provided the device has accessible screws there's a good chance you can disassemble it, though you may have to examine it carefully in order to see how to release any clips, additionally holding it together. | |||
Mains operated devices often use [[Types_of_screw_head_and_screwdriver|security screws]] in order to discourage disassembly by those who may not understand how to do so safely. | |||
Often, the parts will be tightly packed in and need to be reassembled in exactly the same way otherwise it may be impossible to close the device. Pay particular attention to the routing of wires and the position and orientation of other parts. Taking photos at each stage of disassembly can avoid much frustration and wasted time. | |||
==Cleaning== | |||
Hair driers and electric trimmers and razors often get clogged with hairs. In the case of hair driers, hairs can get tangled around the fan and its spindle, causing the motor to run slowly, to labour or to stall. A burning smell may come from an overheating motor or from hairs caught on the heating element. | |||
If the fan is not turning freely, this may cause a [[Protection_components#Thermal_fuses|thermal fuse]] to blow or the motor to burn out. A thermal fuse can be replaced but it's likely that a burnt out motor can only be replaced if you can cannibalise one from a similar or identical device. | |||
In the case of electric razors and trimmers, bits of hair can jam up the mechanism if the devices isn't regularly cleaned. Check the instructions (you may be able to find them online if the owner has lost them) and follow any cleaning instructions given. Otherwise, disassemble them as far as you can in order to expose the cutters and the mechanism driving them. | |||
==Electrical faults== | |||
===Leads=== | |||
===Switches=== | |||
===Batteries=== | |||
==Mechanical faults== | |||
==Water ingress== | |||
[[Category:Fixing]] | [[Category:Fixing]] | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 17 November 2021
This is currently a skeleton page. Please help by adding your contributions either here or in the associated Discussion page.
This page will cover electric toothbrushes, hair driers curlers and straighteners, electric trimmers and razors, epilators and all such gadgets.
Summary
Many products in this category see daily or weekly use, and faults frequently appear after a time. Many of these are simple mechanical or electrical faults which can be fixed fairly simply, provided the device can be disassembled.
Safety
- As with all mains electrical devices, dangerous voltages may be exposed when opened.
Disassembly
Provided the device has accessible screws there's a good chance you can disassemble it, though you may have to examine it carefully in order to see how to release any clips, additionally holding it together.
Mains operated devices often use security screws in order to discourage disassembly by those who may not understand how to do so safely.
Often, the parts will be tightly packed in and need to be reassembled in exactly the same way otherwise it may be impossible to close the device. Pay particular attention to the routing of wires and the position and orientation of other parts. Taking photos at each stage of disassembly can avoid much frustration and wasted time.
Cleaning
Hair driers and electric trimmers and razors often get clogged with hairs. In the case of hair driers, hairs can get tangled around the fan and its spindle, causing the motor to run slowly, to labour or to stall. A burning smell may come from an overheating motor or from hairs caught on the heating element.
If the fan is not turning freely, this may cause a thermal fuse to blow or the motor to burn out. A thermal fuse can be replaced but it's likely that a burnt out motor can only be replaced if you can cannibalise one from a similar or identical device.
In the case of electric razors and trimmers, bits of hair can jam up the mechanism if the devices isn't regularly cleaned. Check the instructions (you may be able to find them online if the owner has lost them) and follow any cleaning instructions given. Otherwise, disassemble them as far as you can in order to expose the cutters and the mechanism driving them.