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M0FYA Andy · 25th Sep 2018, 8:52 am

The two episodes which annoyed me were the one where the Ferranti synchronous clock motor was instantly discarded as 'dangerous', and replaced by a quartz mechanism which probably cost £2, and the cash register where the totaliser mechanism was discarded because "I looked on the internet and discovered that they are always 'beyond repair'", without any attempt to explain or justify the statement. Probably all down to the TV budget...…….

Andy

25th Sep 2018, 8:52 am	#83
M0FYA Andy Nonode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 2,511	Re: BBC TV: The Repair Shop The two episodes which annoyed me were the one where the Ferranti synchronous clock motor was instantly discarded as 'dangerous', and replaced by a quartz mechanism which probably cost £2, and the cash register where the totaliser mechanism was discarded because "I looked on the internet and discovered that they are always 'beyond repair'", without any attempt to explain or justify the statement. Probably all down to the TV budget...……. Andy