My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
windings are too burnt to consider a repair.

It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
(temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.

Jerry
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On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:44:31 PM UTC-5, Jerry Avins wrote:
>
> My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
> grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
> windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
> (temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>
> Jerry
>
>
Well, I think it's safe to say you got your moneys worth out of that food processor!

On Mar 13, 8:44*pm, Jerry Avins > wrote:
> My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
> grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
> windings are too burnt to consider a repair.

Get it rewound.

>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
> (temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>

I strongly suspect that 35 (or however many) years of cost reduction
has had an effect on your replacement's reliability and durability.

On 2012-03-14, Jerry Avins > wrote:
>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement

As I remember it, back in '75 they were made in Japan and had a
lifetime warranty on the motor. I know mine did, and I bought mine
after '75. You may want to check it out.

nb

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On Mar 14, 9:58*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2012-03-14, Jerry Avins > wrote:
>
>
>
> > It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
>
> As I remember it, back in '75 they were made in Japan and had a
> lifetime warranty on the motor. *I know mine did, and I bought mine
> after '75. *You may want to check it out.
>
> nb
>

Best idea yet.

On 3/13/2012 9:44 PM, Jerry Avins wrote:
> My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
> grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
> windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
> (temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>
> Jerry



Why buy used? You have no idea how many times it has been used or how
close it is to giving up the ghost.

gloria p

gloria p wrote:

>> I have a bid in at
>> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.

>Why buy used? You have no idea how many times it has been used or how
>close it is to giving up the ghost.

I believe it might be a good gamble. Sometimes you *do* have an idea
how much it's been used. Or the price might be low enough so the risk
doesn't matter.

"Jerry Avins" > wrote in message
...
> My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
> grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
> windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
> (temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

seems like it should make a nice planter or mailbox.

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:44:31 PM UTC-5, Jerry Avins wrote:
> My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
> grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
> windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
> It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
> (temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.

36 years for a Cuisinart motor sounds about right.
>
> Jerry

--Bryan

On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:44:31 -0400, Jerry Avins > wrote:

>My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
>grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
>windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
>It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
>(temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
>eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>
>Jerry


Check this out. A new DLC8 for $116.
--
Susan N.

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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:44:31 -0400, Jerry Avins > wrote:

>My Cuisinart DLC-8 gave up the ghost -- literally. After I finished
>grating, while it was off, it began to smoke. I pulled the plug, but the
>windings are too burnt to consider a repair.
>
>It owes me nothing. I bought it new around 1975. A new replacement
>(temporarily out of stock) costs $80 plus shipping. I have a bid in at
>eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.
>
>Jerry


Forgot the link.
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DLC-...=39WD5C4YRQUHH
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

> Just don't expect the same durability from the new one as you got from the
> one that was made 37 years ago. Do you recall what you paid for it in 1975?

I remember around 1975 I got a new clock radio for my birthday, used
it daily and it lasted over ten years, and when it died the one I
replaced it with was good for about ten years. Nowadays if I buy a
clock radio I'm lucky if I get two years out of it before it stops
working, and after a year or so of use I buy a new clock radio and
keep it unopened and sitting in the closet just so I don't have to
scramble to pick up a new one when my current one craps out.

VCR's were the same way in the 80's; they were good for daily use for
7-10 years, but by the late 90's they lasted maybe two years before
they needed replaced.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:43:23 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> wrote:

>
>VCR's were the same way in the 80's; they were good for daily use for
>7-10 years, but by the late 90's they lasted maybe two years before
>they needed replaced.

The first VCR I bought was about $300 and a real PITA to set. The
last one I bought was $29 and all digital with on screen setting.
Still cheaper to replace it every two years. I have two VCRs that will
probably never be used again though. Love them new DVR boxes from the
cable/sat companies.

RIP Food Processor.

Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2012, 7:43pm (EDT-3) From:
(Michael*OConnor)
Just don't expect the same durability from the new one as you got from
the one that was made 37 years ago. Do you recall what you paid for it
in 1975?
I remember around 1975 I got a new clock radio for my birthday, used it
daily and it lasted over ten years, and when it died the one I replaced
it with was good for about ten years. Nowadays if I buy a clock radio
I'm lucky if I get two years out of it before it stops working, and
after a year or so of use I buy a new clock radio and keep it unopened
and sitting in the closet just so I don't have to scramble to pick up a
new one when my current one craps out.
VCR's were the same way in the 80's; they were good for daily use for
7-10 years, but by the late 90's they lasted maybe two years before they
needed replaced.

In the 1980's the cost of a VCR was quite high, in the 90's , the cost
came down quite a bit. You could probably buy one for almost half the
cost as in the 80's.
So, why are you complaining. We went thru a lot of expensive VCR's,
they did not last from 7-10 years. The ones in the 90's lasted just as
long. I had most of the brand name ones too. I wish I had the money, I
wasted on those VCR's, I could buy a very large flat screen TV.

You have used it for many years. What is the bidding cost you have put up?

On 15/03/2012 9:04 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:43:23 -0700 (PDT), Michael OConnor
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> VCR's were the same way in the 80's; they were good for daily use for
>> 7-10 years, but by the late 90's they lasted maybe two years before
>> they needed replaced.
>
> The first VCR I bought was about $300 and a real PITA to set. The
> last one I bought was $29 and all digital with on screen setting.
> Still cheaper to replace it every two years. I have two VCRs that will
> probably never be used again though. Love them new DVR boxes from the
> cable/sat companies.

A friend bought a complete Sony home theatre system. Problem was it was
very fussy about which CDs and DVDs it would play. He went out and
bought a cheap Chinese player that handled everything and anything he
threw at it.

11 years ago I bought my first DVD player, an Omni. I bought it because
my wife wanted to play DVDs with different region encoding and VCDs from
Vietnam. It also played MP3s as well. All the name brand machines would
only play our local region coded discs and most didn't seem to know what
a VCD was. The Omni played everything and, even though it was a cheapie,
still works perfectly. It's sitting out there next to the TV even as I
write this.

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Michael OConnor wrote:
>
>> Just don't expect the same durability from the new one as you got from the
>> one that was made 37 years ago. Do you recall what you paid for it in 1975?
>
> I remember around 1975 I got a new clock radio for my birthday, used
> it daily and it lasted over ten years, and when it died the one I
> replaced it with was good for about ten years. Nowadays if I buy a
> clock radio I'm lucky if I get two years out of it before it stops
> working, and after a year or so of use I buy a new clock radio and
> keep it unopened and sitting in the closet just so I don't have to
> scramble to pick up a new one when my current one craps out.
>
> VCR's were the same way in the 80's; they were good for daily use for
> 7-10 years, but by the late 90's they lasted maybe two years before
> they needed replaced.

Long ago I observed that refrigerators made in 1950 seemed to last 50
years, ones made in 1960 seemed to last 40 years, 1970 30 and so on. Of
course there was going to be a fridge appocolypse in the year 2000!
Screw that computer stuff every fridge in the country would fail
together. Sounded fun on the surface anyways but of course that curve
didn't continue in the last decade of it. In 2000 a new fridge could
still be expected to last a decade not a week.

On 2012-03-15, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Still cheaper to replace it every two years. I have two VCRs that will

What's a VCR?

No really, I haven't seen one for sale in 10 yrs.

nb

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