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Post by htucker on Jan 17, 2017 14:30:36 GMT -7
htucker, you're SUPPOSED TO SCREW IT IN or else it won't play. Don't try porting Teddy's tape player into another Teddy. You'd basically waste 2 Teddys. I would do that, but the problem is that teddy's plugs or cables that plug in to the board are unplugged. I completely forgot which one goes where.
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Post by d.ruxpin on Jan 17, 2017 14:31:29 GMT -7
Oh my gosh. You just can't leave him alone!!! You don't know how to fix him and now you've unplugged the motors!!! What the heck were you thinking?! "Oh, let me unplug everything. I'll probably remember everything." "Oh no! I remember nothing! Too bad, I've ruined a perfectly good collectible and I've spent all my money on buying another Teddy just so that I could merge them together."
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Post by teddyruxpin24 on Jan 17, 2017 16:25:43 GMT -7
htucker, you're SUPPOSED TO SCREW IT IN or else it won't play. Don't try porting Teddy's tape player into another Teddy. You'd basically waste 2 Teddys. I would do that, but the problem is that teddy's plugs or cables that plug in to the board are unplugged. I completely forgot which one goes where. Why didn't you mark them down and take a few pictures of them?? That's what you're supposed to do before you unplug them! I guess all you can do now is guess which one goes where.
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Post by late2theparty on Jan 18, 2017 13:44:46 GMT -7
Take the temperature down a few degrees, folks. No disaster drill needed. Take a look at this website, which is part of the Ospedale site I mentioned earlier...http://www.dreeyoreshospital.net/Teddy_Ruxpin-fix-1.html... There are some photos there which will show where the plugs should go into the boards of both the metal and plastic tape player Teddies.
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Post by DollyPrince on Jan 18, 2017 14:09:20 GMT -7
Only people who are good with repairing electronics should ever repair Teddies, at least without proper supervision...
Study first, repair later.
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Post by late2theparty on Jan 19, 2017 9:28:41 GMT -7
Absolute rule that should be the primary rule! But let's cut htucker a little slack here. We all started somewhere knowing nothing about these guys, or something similar. We all learned....usually by doing. And if you haven't at some point made some really bad mistake along the way...sometimes even when you actually already knew what you were doing...you are either very lucky or have a very bad memory. Screwing up is always part of the learning process, and usually provides more valuable if also sometimes more costly lessons. Our friend here dug in and gave it a try. But he and others up the road will screw up and come here asking for advice. I know a bit about these guys. Others know a lot more. Dr. Eeyore, who likely knows as much as anyone on them, was my saviour and mentor...still is. She never criticized my dumb questions but patiently gave me advice and information. Let's all follow that model here.
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Post by teddyruxpin24 on Jan 19, 2017 21:00:42 GMT -7
Absolute rule that should be the primary rule! But let's cut htucker a little slack here. We all started somewhere knowing nothing about these guys, or something similar. We all learned....usually by doing. And if you haven't at some point made some really bad mistake along the way...sometimes even when you actually already knew what you were doing...you are either very lucky or have a very bad memory. Screwing up is always part of the learning process, and usually provides more valuable if also sometimes more costly lessons. Our friend here dug in and gave it a try. But he and others up the road will screw up and come here asking for advice. I know a bit about these guys. Others know a lot more. Dr. Eeyore, who likely knows as much as anyone on them, was my saviour and mentor...still is. She never criticized my dumb questions but patiently gave me advice and information. Let's all follow that model here. I think that's something we can all agree on.
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Post by Venilliopede on Jan 20, 2017 4:17:19 GMT -7
htucker, I'm sure if you can take time and figure everything out then you can fix your teddy. If you go to doctor Eeyore's website then get her email, you can ask her questions and she can guide you along the way. She's helped me before and I'm sure when she has the time she can help you.
I took out the cassette player on mine and fixed it but I thought I completely messed it up when it wouldn't play. But, with trial and error I managed to figure out the problem and fix it. It's alright if you messed up, we all do! And if you can't get your teddy to work then I suggest keeping him and trying to fix him later when your knowledge is greater on repairing them.
If you do happen to have the money in the summer, I would suggest sending the teddy off to doctor Eeyore's when she's available if you haven't fixed him by then. Best of luck to you though!
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Post by Venilliopede on Jan 20, 2017 4:20:42 GMT -7
It's low quality, but here's the picture from the website if this helps.
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Post by DollyPrince on Mar 4, 2017 13:52:32 GMT -7
Oh my gosh. You just can't leave him alone!!! You don't know how to fix him and now you've unplugged the motors!!! What the heck were you thinking?! "Oh, let me unplug everything. I'll probably remember everything." "Oh no! I remember nothing! Too bad, I've ruined a perfectly good collectible and I've spent all my money on buying another Teddy just so that I could merge them together." You know, that was kind of rude. Forgetting is SOMETHING HUMAN KIND DOES. And making fun of him because he did, (Which, again, is something everybody does) well that's mean. He should have never attempted to repair the toy in the first place. Unless you are at least marginally good with electronics, or you are properly instructed by someone who is, do not be so foolish as to risk damaging a vintage toy. Don't use the "human nature" excuse, I know humans tend to be rather irrational, but I am pretty sure they also have some form of common sense.
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Post by DollyPrince on Mar 5, 2017 20:49:03 GMT -7
He should have never attempted to repair the toy in the first place. Unless you are at least marginally good with electronics, or you are properly instructed by someone who is, do not be so foolish as to risk damaging a vintage toy. Don't use the "human nature" excuse, I know humans tend to be rather irrational, but I am pretty sure they also have some form of common sense. Still, I forget stuff all the time. He probably does as well. I was supposed to bring a book to school last friday- nope, forgot it. He forgot where to plug those in. See? He was being careless, and should have known better than to recklessly fool around with a vintage collectible on a whim. There are are plenty of tutorials online which teach how to repair Teddy Ruxpin properly (and they all stress to number or take pictures of the plugs, and certainly do not recommend giving electronic items Lysol baths!). He could have watched those first. It is too late now of course, but it annoys me that people can be so utterly careless.
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Post by d.ruxpin on Mar 7, 2017 16:03:29 GMT -7
I wasn't mean, he has no idea what he's doing. He didn't even take a picture. It's common sense to do that.
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