What controls the light in a fridge freezer?

Mercury switch, micro switch?

The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on 
their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?

Adam

"ARWadsworth"  wrote in message 
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> What controls the light in a fridge freezer?
>
> Mercury switch, micro switch?
>
> The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on 
> their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?
>
> Adam


"fridge freezer" should read "chest freezer", sorry,

Adam

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:50 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
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>What controls the light in a fridge freezer?
>
>Mercury switch, micro switch?
>

Plunger type affair, or some sort of switch. Depends what the
manufacturer can get the cheapest that week so they're not always a
generic switch for all models.


>The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on 
>their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?
>

Have they screwed it in far enough? Some cheapo lampholders need to
have the bulb wound in with some good pressure to the point you think
you're going to break it before it's in far enough for the live pin to
make contact.
-- 
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:52:00 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
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>"fridge freezer" should read "chest freezer", sorry,
>

Hmm, I must be telepathic, I had chest freezer in my mind when I
replied before reading this. I thought it did say chest freezer.
-- 
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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"Lurch"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:52:00 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
>  scrawled:
>
>>"fridge freezer" should read "chest freezer", sorry,
>>
> Hmm, I must be telepathic, I had chest freezer in my mind when I
> replied before reading this. I thought it did say chest freezer.


It did on the header not in the message.

Maybe I should have kept quiet.

Adam

"Lurch"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:50 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
>  scrawled:
>
>>What controls the light in a fridge freezer?
>>
>>Mercury switch, micro switch?
>>
> Plunger type affair, or some sort of switch. Depends what the
> manufacturer can get the cheapest that week so they're not always a
> generic switch for all models.
>
>>The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on
>>their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?
>>
> Have they screwed it in far enough? Some cheapo lampholders need to
> have the bulb wound in with some good pressure to the point you think
> you're going to break it before it's in far enough for the live pin to
> make contact.


That will be my first check. My parents do have old hands and they changed 
the lamp themselves.

Adam

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:50 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
 wrote:


>What controls the light in a fridge freezer?


There is a little pixie hidden in each freezer. His job is to switch
the light on and off as people open the door.

Have you ever noticed food disappearing from the freezer? It's the
pixie who eats it. 

(Ever wondered why socks disappear in the washing machine? It's the
'bubble blowing' pixie who steals them)


>The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on 
>their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?


The pixie is either dead or has fallen asleep. Open the dor and shout
"wake up" really loudly. If the light still doesn't work then the
pixie is probably a deceased pixie.

sponix

"--s-p-o-n-i-x--"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:50 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
>  wrote:
>
>>What controls the light in a fridge freezer?
>
> There is a little pixie hidden in each freezer. His job is to switch
> the light on and off as people open the door.
>
> Have you ever noticed food disappearing from the freezer? It's the
> pixie who eats it.
>
> (Ever wondered why socks disappear in the washing machine? It's the
> 'bubble blowing' pixie who steals them)
>
>>The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on
>>their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?
>
> The pixie is either dead or has fallen asleep. Open the dor and shout
> "wake up" really loudly. If the light still doesn't work then the
> pixie is probably a deceased pixie.
>
> sponix


Where do I buy a new pixie :)

Adam

In message <JAJUe.106390$G8.45165@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, 
ARWadsworth  writes

>
>"--s-p-o-n-i-x--"  wrote in message
>news:7oj6i19ptt4fc6k9081id3165hbt30ok87@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:50 GMT, "ARWadsworth"
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>What controls the light in a fridge freezer?
>>
>> There is a little pixie hidden in each freezer. His job is to switch
>> the light on and off as people open the door.
>>
>> Have you ever noticed food disappearing from the freezer? It's the
>> pixie who eats it.
>>
>> (Ever wondered why socks disappear in the washing machine? It's the
>> 'bubble blowing' pixie who steals them)
>>
>>>The next time I visit my parents they want me to make the light work on
>>>their freezer. The lamp has been changed to no avail?
>>
>> The pixie is either dead or has fallen asleep. Open the dor and shout
>> "wake up" really loudly. If the light still doesn't work then the
>> pixie is probably a deceased pixie.
>>
>> sponix
>
>Where do I buy a new pixie :)
>

Can't you get them repaired ?

-- 
geoff

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:04:03 GMT, raden  scrawled:


>>> The pixie is either dead or has fallen asleep. Open the dor and shout
>>> "wake up" really loudly. If the light still doesn't work then the
>>> pixie is probably a deceased pixie.
>>>
>>> sponix
>>
>>Where do I buy a new pixie :)
>>
>Can't you get them repaired ?


I carry a spare in my pocket.
-- 
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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ARWadsworth wrote:

>>The pixie is either dead or has fallen asleep. Open the dor and shout
>>"wake up" really loudly. If the light still doesn't work then the
>>pixie is probably a deceased pixie.
> Where do I buy a new pixie :)


I didn't know it affected freezers, but the problem of dead pixies is 
well-documented on LCD screens.

Owain

Lurch wrote:

> >>Where do I buy a new pixie :)
> >>
> >Can't you get them repaired ?
>
> I carry a spare in my pocket.


Is that the Julia Roberts model?  If so, I want one!

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>
> Lurch wrote:
>> >>Where do I buy a new pixie :)
>> >>
>> >Can't you get them repaired ?
>>
>> I carry a spare in my pocket.
>
> Is that the Julia Roberts model?  If so, I want one!


So do I.

Unfortunately, it is the 190 mile round trip to fix a light (and when I get 
there have my mother asking if I am eating OK, why have I not shaved, did 
you iron those clothes, have you found a nice girl yet questions) type of 
job.

The reason I am trying to find out what to look out for on the freezer 
before I go is so I do not have to stop long at their house. I do suspect 
telling her that the pixies are to blame may make her worry even more.

Adam