Has Lindy improved conquered the gear problems yet? asked April 2013
355605
I did have to put a light application of cooking oil on the gears and also in the wood handle housing the rotating shaft. We thought we were really happy with it but I wouldn't recommend it for a glass cook top stove. The pan is very heavy and with the stove burner turning on and off intermittently it doesn't provide the proper heat it needs for exploding popcorn.
355606
So far I have not had any problems with the gears. I use the popcorn maker about 3 to 4 times per week. We love ours!
355607
Afer the initial problem with the defective tooth on the one gear, we contacted the company & were sent free replacement gears with no hassle. The replacement gears work fine.
355608
nope!!!! and they also need to redesign the stirring blade, the kernels get caught between the bottom of the pan and the blade which makes it get stuck which in turn puts stress on the gears. The wife makes excellent stuff in the old pot.
355609
The gears on my Lindy seem fine. It doesn't hurt to put a drop or two of your cooking oil on the gears once in a while when you are getting ready to use it. If you do have some rough castings, sand or file them if necessary. Don't expect perfection from manufacturing when you are getting this kind of high value for your money. -Mark
355610
The unit I received had small junks of metal on the gears that I had to file off to get the gears to work smoothly. So I guess they have not solved that problem yet.
355611
We had no gear problems. The only issue we had was, if you turn the handle using your left hand (rather than right), the gear parts will unscrew. However, it was only a matter of screwing the parts back together again. Lefties need to turn the crank using their right hand!
35365
Barb you are doing better than me neither me or any of my friends have been able to figure out how the GSI works period. As far as it being waterproof i will have to somehow figure how it works first i even have the instructions i bought the GSI sometime ago.
1949653
No, they haven't improved it yet! I bought three earlier this year, and two burst within one month of purchase! I wouldn't bother!
1984688
Hello. I did send the bike back. Amazon's service was great, once again. The left hand was tearing in two places. The chain drive is very loud. There is no way to fix that. New road bikes don't have that noise. This one gear spinner should not be so loud. I liked the elbow pads, however that is a where the hands go. One of the pedals came off and was stripped. It would not go back on. I know I put it on correctly. For a new product this should not have so many problems. Spend a little more and get a quality product. I got what I paid for.
1099434
We haven't experienced these things ....yet.Are you thinking of buying one or are you having problems with one you already own?
476523
This was answered on September 7: "We are working to get the the RainMachine approved for both. No ETA yet. We will let you know. Thank you.Sep 7, 2013 by Dragos A."
382110
Well I actually was the one who did a review of E2 and comparison, if you go to E2 this would be the most popular review. Please note though that more than 6 months passed, and I think Sanyo have updated E2 with yet another model, WH1. I have not tried WH1 so I have no idea about how it stucks up to E2 and E1.
1816753
Mine has metal gears that were loose when the unit arrived, but just required tightening. I've used it about 20 times in six weeks and it appears to be in perfect condition. If the gears ever wear out in normal use, it will surprise me. Perhaps they have addressed, and improved, a weakness?
145100
keep us posted on this, Big Max. I want to know if you can get that problem solved and how...
1942950
Beth - did you end up having this fixed? Mine started having this problem also, but it doesn't seem very problematic....
1991208
Some aspects of it have been changed and modified. I don't know I'd call it "new and improved" as the old one certainly worked well. I haven't noticed any profound difference in the current iterration.
2229399
ours has started having issues this season as well, ( less than a year old) I plan to open it up and see if there may be debris or chemical buildup restricting the moving parts..... not sure if there is a fix? would like to hear what problems/fixes others have had as well
457542
I have two issues with my bike and have gone to three shop's but still can't find anyone that will work on it.I love my bike but right now it may as well be a boat anchor .Sorry for the bad news.
1550415
Well I an over and back chat with Kubik people in UK..and I recommended some fine tuning of the pruduct do away with video on that some other things and the tech people were also dealing the a far smother directory interaction..so they may have improved a clumsy directory that was also unstable by now.My suggestion would be to email them in UK..and find out if they have resolved the issues I brought up it is an excellent basic model.with limitations..trying to do too much..cheers
1109419
Yes, although there have been some updates to the controller, I believe. Minor in the grand scheme, but I would look into if you're hoping for the absolute latest.
1420909
I've read on the Finale website that there were some problems. I'm not sure if they have all been resolved. Go to their website, check the user forums or send them a question. I've sent a few questions in the past and they do respond promptly. I've been cautious about updating the OS as well. Good luck!
1537206
Check out Lindich "On Sound". He is syndicated in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Minneapolis Star newspaper. He also has a blog with the same name. He rates both of these receivers with pros and cons.