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I have just repaired four of these radios, with complete success.
You need a tube of black Stixall (currently £5.81 from Tool Station), a skeleton gun and a saucer of water with a good squirt of washing up liquid.
Take the back off the radio, take out the batteries and remove the rear cover by undoing the retaining screws using a screwdriver with a star shaped bit. Unscrew the circuit board now exposed using the same screwdriver bit. Remove the damaged rubber aerial with coiled copper core, being careful not to damage or distort the copper core. It lifts off one of the screw lugs revealed when removing the circuit board. Get rid of all of the old rubber.
Now put the end of the copper coil back over the lug (where it came from) and screw the PCB back on followed by the back of the unit.
Now form a new rubber cover to the copper aerial using Stixall, squirted into place. Squirt it down into the aerial housing so that it will get mechanical purchase from the body of the radio. Put on plenty, completely coating the copper aerial. Now dip your fingers in the saucer so that they don't bond to the Stixall and mold it into a smooth aerial shape. Leave it to cure for 24 hrs and then dust it with flour. Job done.
I have tested my repaired radios and they are great, the new "aerials" have lasted well. I am especially pleased that I don't have to throw them away.
Most bedrooms come with built in furniture closets for hanging clothes. But sometimes you come across apartments that don't have any facilities.
Here are some suggestions for what to do if you bedroom is lacking in a hanging space.
1. Check out some of the cheaper furniture stores. You might find that you can pick up a closet for a lot less money than you realized.
2. Buy a moveable fold-up closet. You can get ones made of canvas or plastic that can be folded up and packed away when you don't need them. They're not as stable as wooden closets but make a great temporary solution.
3. Use a shower rail or pole that you can attach to 2 sides of a wall. This can provide a secure hanging space without needing a big purchase.
If you have replaced the ink cartridges, try removing the printheads, swish the tips in a saucer of warm water, blot on a paper towel folded to 4 ply thickness, repeat.
Examine the nozzles, if there is still obvious dry ink left repeat cleaning until ink is gone.
The nozzles are delicate avoid the temptation to scrub them.
Take the cartridges and print head out. Pour about a centimeter of boiling water into a saucer or shallow bowl and set the print head in it for about 30 seconds. Place it on a folded up paper kitchen towel for a minute to dry and replace print head and cartridges in printer. Run two normal cleaning cycles and a nozzle check. If the test print is still poor or has not improved at all, the print head is probably dying and it is time to find a new machine. If the print has improved but not perfect, just repeat the process a couple of times.
I just purchased the same thing used only it came in the box.The green buttons are to fold it. If you look on the opposite side, you'll see how it should click in place to kinda fold, but I still have not figured out how to do it.lol I've been trying for an hour, so if anyone else has a solution, please let us know
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