New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas?

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2012/12/24 22:16:53 (permalink)

New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas?

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I got one of these a few months ago and my shoulder is actually getting better!  Unfortunately, I dropped it very lightly on the tile floor but the head of it came off.  My husband put it back together, but now it just works intermittently.  It will come on but won't stay on long.  Anyone have any experience with these things, or have any ideas?  
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    RobertB
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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/24 23:00:31 (permalink)
    Janet
     Unfortunately, I dropped it very lightly on the tile floor but the head of it came off. 

    There is no such thing as low impact on a tile floor.
    I would go for a slow, methodical dis-assembly, looking for internal parts that may not be seated or mounted properly.
    It doesn't take much to pop friction mounted parts loose.
    I don't have one of these, but if you want, you could send me one, and I could run some tests.

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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/24 23:16:38 (permalink)
    Ah, could be a loose wire perhaps?? If not perhaps you and your husband can dance which probably will help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6sPnLnkuQA

     
     
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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/25 08:07:52 (permalink)
    Yes... I have an idea... get that husband of yours to rub your shoulder!   *grin*

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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/25 09:10:50 (permalink)
    Thanks guys.  We'll have another look it (or...I found a cheaper one online, so I may get myself another Christmas gift...this thing's helping...and it save a lot of time running into the physiotherapist all the time!)  

    Bob, yeah it really was "barely" dropped on the floor.   I had it in my hand, along with the cord.  Unfortunately, the cord was about 2 mm longer than the distance from my hand to the floor.  So the end of it just tapped the floor.  But that was enough.  

    Tony, he does about once a month...not every day.  But great idea!  :)

    Space...do you think that would help?  :)

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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/26 13:04:53 (permalink)
    Well, being way older, yes, everyone just about has had a sore shoulder at one time or another. It occurs. Take a small aspirin daily (heart disease type-81mg chewable), and if you can move your shoulder in a exercise routine, but not a difficult one, not lifting anything. Usually I go to my chiropractor because my back is out, or usually also it is a virus because there are millions of those. In the end though none of that may help very much, but sooner or later it will go away, at least mine did, and other people who have had sore shoulders have also finally ended that episode. If you can not take aspirin, take something like that, which may help. Never been pleasant, and it seems like a pain at the time, but sore shoulder is something I never get anymore. ?? Why it comes in the first place, I do not know. Heat pad, massager, can help. Bacteria has also been increasing because of the weather also (enough to fell big trees because bacteria can eat out the roots of trees if the temp is not getting cold enough in the winter. This year it is cold enough, but that is what others have stated. Sorry if this is all ran together, for I am in Firefox. Toxins build up, exercise a little helps that out though. A little bit of everything helps.

     
     
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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/26 15:20:38 (permalink)
    When I read the title I thought this thread was about some new Beatz-like gizmo.  My bad.

     
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    Re:New ultrasound machine broken. :( Ideas? 2012/12/26 18:25:54 (permalink)
    Thanks S. Alf.  :)

    Sorry, Craig. :)
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