Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...

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On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...


Perhaps you can buy a pop-up blocker for it.

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On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:32:59 +0100, Graham. wrote:

On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance)
toasters can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how
any toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...


Perhaps you can buy a pop-up blocker for it.

A good idea! :-)

Of course, the Dualit never pops up....



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Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:32:59 +0100, Graham. wrote:

On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance)
toasters can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how
any toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...

Perhaps you can buy a pop-up blocker for it.

A good idea! :-)

Of course, the Dualit never pops up....



That'll be why there's no interference, then. ;-)

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On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...


Perhaps you can buy a pop-up blocker for it.

Can you use a dual-core toaster for simultaneously burning toast and
DVDs?
--
Ian

On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/web...r-0909-web.pdf



Page 4 would have you believe that a toaster ovens (whatever they are)
benefit wi-fi operation (sort of)

" In a simple scenario, an
enterprising employee who is fed up with the
old toaster oven might suddenly bestow a
new microwave upon the corporate kitchen,
thus causing unexpected wireless LAN
interference every time he heats up his lunch "

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Yes, but toasters don't use Microwaves, have you ever tried to toast in a
microwave?
You end up with warm hard bread that is it.

Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.
Brian



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On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/web...r-0909-web.pdf



Page 4 would have you believe that a toaster ovens (whatever they are)
benefit wi-fi operation (sort of)

" In a simple scenario, an
enterprising employee who is fed up with the
old toaster oven might suddenly bestow a
new microwave upon the corporate kitchen,
thus causing unexpected wireless LAN
interference every time he heats up his lunch "

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On 04/10/13 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.

Well brian, all you have to do is get an old CD rom Drive, adapt it to
take a slice of bread, and up the laser power to around 500W.



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diminishing number of producers.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 04/10/13 09:19, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer
exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.

Well brian, all you have to do is get an old CD rom Drive, adapt it to
take a slice of bread, and up the laser power to around 500W.



Or build one of these:-

http://www.gizmag.com/super-mega-mega-toaster/26744/

(Brian, it's a picture of a home made toaster that prints a 6 by 6 pixel
image onto a slice of bread using car cigarette lighters. It gets the
picture from Google.)

I'd guess that a scanning 5 watt infra red laser should be able to burn
a decent quality image,

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John.

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 09:19:06 +0100, "Brian Gaff" wrote:

Yes, but toasters don't use Microwaves, have you ever tried to toast in a
microwave?
You end up with warm hard bread that is it.

Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.

We'd also have the Craporama Talkie-Toaster



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Paul Herber wrote:
On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 09:19:06 +0100, "Brian Gaff" wrote:

Yes, but toasters don't use Microwaves, have you ever tried to toast in a
microwave?
You end up with warm hard bread that is it.

Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.

We'd also have the Craporama Talkie-Toaster

We already do:-

http://www.gizmag.com/breville-radio...vorites/17963/

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John.

In article ,
Brian Gaff wrote:
Yes, but toasters don't use Microwaves, have you ever tried to toast in a
microwave?
You end up with warm hard bread that is it.

Its a real shame that innovative companies like Phillips no longer exist as
far as design is concerned in this area. They would have by now had the
internet connected toaster with linear motor driven slice expulsion
system etc.

Just don't go the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec

Gordon

On Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:27:49 +0000, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner!

So that's what the 6.5mm sockets in damn near every 1/4" socket set are
for...

How many do you need?

On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:57:58 +0000, Adrian wrote:

On Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:27:49 +0000, Bob Eager wrote:

Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner!

So that's what the 6.5mm sockets in damn near every 1/4" socket set are
for...

How many do you need?

Funnily enough, none of mine do...

But, as I said 4BA worked nicely.



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Well, I understand that some toasters use a Triac to adjust the power to the
elements, but then so do old fashioned dimmer switches.

I'm surprised any toaster is serviceable. all the ones I've had recently are
riveted or bonded together so you cannot do anything with them.
Brian

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Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it
and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements
that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will
sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal...I'm at a loss to see how any
toaster could, but certainly not the Dualit...

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On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:13:59 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote:

Well, I understand that some toasters use a Triac to adjust the power to
the elements, but then so do old fashioned dimmer switches.

I'm surprised any toaster is serviceable. all the ones I've had recently
are riveted or bonded together so you cannot do anything with them.
Brian

It's aDualit. A proper Dualit!



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On Friday, 4 October 2013 00:27:49 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote:
Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it

and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements

that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are 6.5mm - they will

sell you a spanner! I used 4BA spanners which worked fine.



Back in the Eighties the elements came complete with a spanner!

On 3 Oct 2013 23:27:49 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

The amusing part was when I mentioned it afterwards, and someone pointed
out that (according to the university's official wi-fi guidance) toasters
can interfere with the wi-fi signal

Cylons - watch out for them.