| 02 June, 2010 - 08:36:14 (MDT) |
| Hacking the Swiffer Wetjet |
| Hi all, We've had our Swiffer Wetjet for a while and it finally died. Since it has been replaced, I thought I'd disasseble the old one and see what can be done with it. Here is what I found. 1. Refilling the bottle - There are plenty of links on the net for this, but I also found that you could use a pair of vice-grips, set just tight enough to catch the grips on the cap without squeezing the bottle, and unscrew the cap. I've been using a mixture of 1/4 Mr. Clean with Febreeze, 1/4 vinegar and 1/2 water to refill the bottle. NOTE: The liquid in the bottle is accessed by the Swiffer using 2 LARGE GAUGE NEEDLES! This means that the top will eventually loose integrity and leak persistantly. It also poses a safety risk if you disassemble the wetjet. The needles are covered by a locking cover that is unlocked by the insertion of the bottle. 2. The pump. The swiffer water pump is driven by a small hobby motor. This motor is driven by the batteries in a 6volt arrangement. The motor drives a single gear inside a sealed housing that is meshed with another single gear. The counter-rotation of these two gears pumps the fluid between them. The fluid enters the pump through a single large gauge needle. The other large gauge needle is attached to a one-way valve and allows air to enter the bottle to replace the outgoing fluid. 3. The circuit. The circuit pathway is as follows: From one side of the motor, the power flows through the assemble contact into the battery compartment. It flows through two batteries on one side of the compartment and out through the top, all the way to the handle where it enters the switch. From the other side of the switch, it returns to the battery compartment, through the other two batteries, the assembly contact and into the other side of the motor. 4. The switch. The switch is a microswitch identified as a 10A 125/250VAC part. 5. Getting to the switch. (or disassembling the handle). To get to the switch, the handle must be taken apart. There are 4 screws holding it together. Three are easy to find. The forth is located behind the switch cover. This can be removed by prying it forward (away from the loop) and it will pop out. Once the 4 screws are removed, the handle comes apart easily. 6. Getting the pump out. My swiffer was cracked so I'm not entirely sure of the proper method to disassemble the lower portion. However, once you have the front panel off, the bottle retention unit, with the pump attached, is accessable. First, the bottle retention unit must be partially disassembled to get access to the pump screws. Notice the back portion of the retainer has a two pronged fork arrangement. The front portion of the slide is retained between two friction clamps and the sides also have 2 clamps each. All of these can be carefully pried outward to pop the slide module out. Careful not to loose the large spring at the back! Next, the center protector can be lifted out. CAUTION! Under this are the two needles used to access the cleaning fluid. They are sharp! The rearmost three screws will remove the pump unit, the forward 3 screws attach the air needle. 7. Removing the motor. To remove the motor, open the pump unit using a torx or hex driver, 4 screws. Inside the pump unit you will see the 2 motor retaining screws of the same design. Once they are removed, the pump will fall away.Reassemble the pump to maintain parts and cleanliness. 8. The motor appears to be a standard hobby motor with a flat ground onto the shaft to engage the pump gear. Any DC motor that will run on 6V, that is 2.8cm in diameter (1"1/16 inch) should work. The motor is 3.8cm (1.5") long with 0.9cm (3/8") of shaft beyond. Looking at replacing the corroded motor in mine presently. |
| 06 June, 2009 - 01:13:52 (MDT) |
| Statik's Compufix - Status |
| Hello all, As you may have noticed, the entire website has been basically untouched for over 3 years now. I do still run the business, but the time commitment to maintain the sales database for the meager profit is just too much. It takes several hours of work to update the database each month, and profits from parts sales are only 10%, which means I'd have to sell $600 or more each month to make it worth my while. This doesn't happen. Rather than continue to maintain the database, I remain available to quote on any of the parts available from my 4 local wholesalers either by phone or email. You can access that information through the 'Contact Us' link in the 'Other' menu. I am also working on a full CMS based on this functional design, allowing others to use the same resources I have here. Hopefully the new tricks I've learned will streamline the maintenance process and reduce the time commitment to update the pricelists. Thanks to all of my loyal customers and I hope to continue to serve you in the years to come. Rod Naugler |
| 20 December, 2006 - 08:09:43 (MST) |
| Merry Christmas . . . and another update! |
| Well, as you can see, the website isn't looking too pretty. This is mostly because of a move to a new server and a lack of updates. Over the holidays I hope to get most of it updated and the server move changes done so that it works again. I am still in business although the military does take up tons of my time. I'll be posting specials from my wholesalers from time to time, so please drop by regularly to check them out. Merry Christmas all! |
| 01 February, 2006 - 11:38:10 (CST) |
| Update: Where thngs are now. |
| As you can see, nothing much has happened on the site. This is because I have joined the Canadian Forces and that is taking much of my time. I am, however, continuing to work on my new CMS that will hopefully encorporate many of the positive features of not only my current CMS, but typo3 and several others I have worked with and on. Testing a link: Click Here |
| 01 February, 2005 - 09:26:10 (CST) | |||||||||
| Benchmarks Sapphire Radeon 9550 256MB DDR V.D.VO vs. Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage 256MB DDR V/D/VO |
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I was recently given the choice between these two video cards and decided on the 9600 on a whim. Then, I had the opportunity to test both of them in the same machine. I used 3DMark03 and 3DMark05 to bench both of the cards to see which was faster, since they are the same price.
While neither card is particularly fast, the 9600 is definitely faster. Something that is going into my new computer. What's going into my new computer? Well, I'm slowly collecting parts for it. So far, they are: This Case This Motherboard CPU = AMD Mobile XP 2500+ Video Card = Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro ADVANTAGE 256M DDR AGP VGA / TVO / DVI-I, TSOP; 400MHz / 223MHz |
| 16 April, 2004 - 12:21:23 (CDT) |
| Now linking some Blender Tutorial Files! |
| In an attempt to help out the Blender 3D community, I am now a mirror for one of the best Blender 3D beginner tutorials. You can see them Here. I will try to add more as I receive permission to host them. |
| 20 February, 2004 - 05:45:03 (CST) |
| The Blizzard, I've got Pictures! |
| Hey! As you probably heard, the maritimes got hit hard by a 'weather bomb' this week. I snapped some pictures, so here they are: Pictures |
| 23 January, 2004 - 03:36:12 (CST) |
| HIS Radeon 9600XT available for $276.00+hst |
I can now get the HIS Radeon 9600XT for $276.00+hst. Here are some pictures, click for a larger version.   |
| 23 July, 2003 - 10:54:06 (ADT) |
| Price List Updates and a CounterStrike Video |
| Price lists are being updated and expanded today! WARNING! As happens every year, wholesale prices on components is going up for a while. This usually lasts until late September, and then they go down until about mid-November again. Either buy now, or hold off til October. The video is here |
| 07 May, 2002 - 07:35:10 (ADT) |
| A New Baby! Taylor Grace |
| May 4, 2002 at 18:16, Taylor Grace Naugler was born in room 14 at the IWK Grace Hospital. She weighed 9lbs 2.6oz and was 22 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great, and the Taylor was a pro at feeding right off the bat. Here's a short video and here's a picture. More to come later when daddy has time. The video is using the Divx4 codec, and mp3 codec for the sound. If you can't see the video, you will need to download and install the codec. Here is the codec. |
| 13 August 2001 - 21:00:00 (AdST) |
| Welcome to the New Website! |
| Greetings! This is the new home of Statik's Compufix. You will be seeing lots of features starting to come online over the next few weeks. I've moved from a host in Califonia to one here in Halifax that offers me database design and more powerful programming access. The shopping database is almost empty right now, but I'll be adding contents constantly until my entire selection is available. Soon you'll be able to shop around and add things to your shopping cart, order them online, pay with your credit card, and have them delivered to your door. The system builder wizard will allow you to build a system online, using current parts and prices from the same database, and assist you in choosing the proper parts. Please feel free to look around and email me with any comments you may have. |
| 22 July, 2001 - 14:45:00 (AdST) |
| The New Website |
| Well, here it is! This is the new website layout. Most of the content isn't here yet, but the layout is mostly finished, as is the functionality. Sometime in August, this will be where the www.stationline.com domain points. Hope it's ready! |
