Chip Sengravy

I have taken my daughters broken GHD hair straighteners to bits and found the fault to be a thermal fuse has gone pop. I checked both plates against what they were stamped at, and the resitance was OK at 160 OHM, so the cut out has done its job, everything else seems ok. She robaly just left them on for 3 days .

I can probably source the cut out ( similar in shape to a small resistor ), but it came encased in a ceramic block; like a tiny little belfast sink is the best way I can describe it, 5x5x20 mm in size..

There was a compound of some kind holding it in the small block, looked like plaster of paris that had set, when you scrape it away it just turned to white powder.

Question is, what is this compound, and where can I source some? The trip temp of the cut-out is 216DegC, and the tonges operate at just less than this.

I'm buggered if I'm shelling out anouther 90quid for the sake of a component that will cost about a quid, and the GHD service department seems to be none existent.

Any help apprecated.

Lee247

A good sparky you may be Chip, but I wouldn't mess about with those things. GHD has a bit of a reputation of being, shall we say, temperemental to start with. Get her some new ones, stingy bugger

Chip Sengravy

You are quite correct...there seem to be a few on fleabay for spares or repair...

I bet each and every one needs a new thermal cut out

They are actually quite well made, you should take yours to bits sometime...


Chip Sengravy...taking things to bits and putting them back together since 1971


Shark Man will like this thread

Lee247

If I want mine took to bits, I shall call on you
Joking aside, honest Chip, I wouldn't risk it

LUCKO

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daughters cross dresser admit it

speye91

Chip,have you tried Maplans,they probably have a Thermal cut out that will do the job.

Chip Sengravy

Lucko...My ginger frizzy hair's too short to straighten

Speye..good thought, I tried RS and farnells, they do them, but not in the exact temperature range.


84...they said that to Donald Campbell

Lee247

Oh well, be it on your head. You test them first

LUCKO

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practice makes perfect

Jay m A

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The white stuff is heat transfer compound, its powdery because they used a water based one that has now dried out. Dow Corning do a silicone based one which is better.

Chip Sengravy

Ah!

Is it good for 200+ ?

I thought dow corning made decorating stuff?

Jay m A

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They do. As well

You don't have to use that stuff though, we use quite a lot of it at work.

Try 'heatsink compound' in RS / Farnell / Maplins, they should be up to spec

Sonic'

A true bloke then Chip

Why is it we usually aren't satisfied with something until we have stripped it down to its bare components and put it back together again (usually twice cos we leave a few bits out the first time it goes back together :thumb)

BTW you moved yet?

DJ Vinyl Ritchie

Chip - don't be such a tight ****.


90 quid..... that's easy money for you in your profession....about 30mins work? Well, I say work, when in reality your drinking frothy coffee all day and watching your young, buxom receptionist bending over her desk, hoping you get the all important gratuitous upskirt shot.



DJ Vinyl Ritchie................buy a BIC razor for a couple of pence and tell her the Sigourney Weaver look is back in fashion

Skoobie Dhu

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How old are they?

BBC - Consumer - TV and radio - GHD hair straighteners

My wife's set started to spark and after a quick look inside and reading the above we returned them - they sent us a brand new set free of charge. They were 3-4 years old.

CrisPDuk

Bad example Chip

It took nearly 35 years to find what was left of him, after he failed to heed their advice




PS: Why would a new pair cost you £90? Just tell her if she wants a new set, get a job

ScoobyDoo555

and when they did, his hair was a total mess

Dan

Chip Sengravy

True I'm afraid. He came ot of a kitchen tap in Huddersfield in 1973


@ DJVR

Shark Man

I could do with a pair of straighteners, my hair is at such a length that it keeps going wavey

As for the electronics, I think you need an expert in glue and resins. Plus I'm too hungover to even contemplate to answer it, apart from I'd be inclined to glue the fuse direct to the hot thingy with something that can take the heat, like araldite or somthing.

Reminds me, the switch has popped on my hair dryer, if only these shakes would stop so I can hold the solder gun steady

Chip Sengravy

He liked it OK, but for all the wrong reasons...

Flamin shirt-lifter!

Shark Man

Oh be nice