Alas, in the end the previous idea didn’t turn out to be the definite fix as the issue suddenly came back. So let’s try something different… maybe it’s the contacts between the base and the bonnet which is causing the yellow light to blink? I had already cleaned them several times but I noticed some wear on them and the contacts aren’t working that well anymore.
To test this I’ve soldered a wire on both the base and the bonnet connectors and coupled them as shown in this picture:
So let the testing begin… 🙂
Please note that it’s possible that this mod can damage the machine because the contacts are used as some kind of mechanism to detect overload. For example, maybe the globe pushes the bonnet up by design when it’s not able to rotate properly. Thus breaking the contact on purpose!
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