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From: alexm@orca.UUCP (Alex Mitaru)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Can you fix a Mattel See & Say?
Message-ID: <2018@orca.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 11:50:09 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 11:50:09 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 06:29:25 EST
Reply-To: alexm@orca.UUCP (Alex Mitaru)
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In article <357@ihlpf.UUCP> you write:
>My daughter has a Mattel See and Say (I think that's what they're
>called). It's one of those round yellow things with the farm 
>animals. You pull the string and it says something like "This is
>a dog, ruff ruff". Well, the thing started playing to fast and
>the only way I can figure out to fix it is to break it in half
>and see how it works and then glue it back together. ANy ideas?
>
>
>					Joe Heneghan
>					

I opened and fixed a similar toy (Big Bird that talks); it had inside a
small plastic record (yes, very similar to an LP, just smaller - 1 inch),
and the speed control was done with a centrifugal mechanism (two pieces
of plastic rubbing some other plastic to keep the constant speed). 
The problem in your toy is that one of those plastic pieces is not in
place anymore. Be carefull: it has a spring inside, and it must be
tightened before reassembling. It took me about one hours to
understand how it works and fix it up. Good luck!

				Alex Mitaru