"Older" Electrical Appliances.....Parts "Unavailable"?

No but I can get a message to him via another neighbour who does. What do you need fixed?

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

Thanks a lot,...P.M. sent.
I've rung up several places, all with the same result,.."No longer Available"!
Regards, Martin.

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An alternative may be something like the following. A small fan motor does not draw a lot, the wattage is probably shown on the hood. If you are not electrically inclined it is not a big job to have somebody fit one.

AC 220V Motor Speed Controller 250W Variable Frequency Converter Electronic Tool | eBay

There are others shown if you search online.

Here's proof that 'they don't make them like they used to'

Exeter couple finally ditch 1950s appliances - BBC News

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Originally Posted by Old Farang

An alternative may be something like the following. A small fan motor does not draw a lot, the wattage is probably shown on the hood. If you are not electrically inclined it is not a big job to have somebody fit one.

AC 220V Motor Speed Controller 250W Variable Frequency Converter Electronic Tool | eBay

There are others shown if you search online.

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Thanks for that,..yes, something like that would probably be the go, but then I'd need someone like Simon's friend who would be capable enough, & prepared to do the "right" job,...which, looking at the interior of the rangehood, would not be easy.
Thanks, Pickles.

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Originally Posted by simonmelb

No but I can get a message to him via another neighbour who does. What do you need fixed?

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Something like this:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/11/626.jpg

and a CD player something like this:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/11/627.jpg

What a great looking stereo, short wave radio?..what brand is it?....German?
Pickles.

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

What a great looking stereo, short wave radio?..what brand is it?....German?
Pickles.

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That is just an example.
Mine is a Pye Stereophone. I can't find a picture of it at the moment.
It is a valve radiogram. AM only. 78, 45 & 33 RPM record player.
Built back in the days when your entertainment system was a crafted piece of furniture.

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Originally Posted by simonmelb

So true. Have a neighbour Robert who used to run a tv repair business. He wanted to retire so closed his shop. But people in the trade still send him massive expensive TVs to fix at his home, as the Australian distributors can't fix them . He can repair absolutely anything electrical and diagnose faulty boards etc. But people with skills like Robert won't be around in 10 years, they are so rare in this throwaway society.

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Do you have any contact details, Simon. I have a last gen Pioneer Plasma that could use his help.