[lit-ideas] Re: medical jargon

  • From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:58:26 +0100

Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 1:46:39 AM, Mike Geary wrote:


MG> Ah ha!  Yes, you've got a sick dog there, Lady.  It's probably your
MG> compressor overheating and cutting off on an internal overload.  That could
MG> be due to a very dirty condenser coil or a seized fan motor -- that's
MG> assuming the condenser coil is beneath the unit and cooled with a small fan
MG> rather than a static coil on the back of the unit.  But usually there's very
MG> little cooling if that's the case.  If the box pulls down to temp, then
MG> starts warming up,


I think it was doing that. It's now refusing to do anything but hum. I
think it's an ex-puppy.


MG>  more likely you have a very small electrical short across
MG> the compressor motor coil that's causing the compressor to overheat after
MG> running for a little while.  You would need a megohmmeter to verify that.
MG> If that's the case, kill the dog and get a puppy from the pound.  They do
MG> have dog pounds in England, don't they?

I rather think it is dog pound time... yes

MG> God it's fun to show off.  Call on me, teacher!  Call on me!

Now about my gas cooker.. :-)




-- 
 Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK   
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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