Problem: A household blender, Braun MX2050, is not able to mix anything. Symptom: The motor works and the the blades in the jug are rotating when the jug is empty but no thick liquid or any solid substances are possible to mix. The cause: I can tell you already at this stage that the cause…
Month: March 2020
Braun MX2050 – Part 1: Replacing the clutch wheel
Problem: The clutch wheel at the bottom on the jug for a household mixer, Braun MX2050, is broken. Symptom: One or more teeth (of six) on the plastic clutch wheel are broken. Procedure:1. Remove the plastic clutch wheel. This is very simple. Just hold the blades with one hand while twisting the clutch wheel with your…
Fixing a bricked Sophos AP15
Problem, background: My Sophos AP15 became ’bricked’ after an update. Symptom: The LED is solid orange (yellow) and there is no response using ethernet. In addition, no maintenance port exists, at least not on my AP. Initial actions: A chat with Sophos support did not result in anything useful. Googling the problem resulted in quite…