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MCI is celebrating World Chocolate Day today. Whether you like your chocolate milk, dark or white, almost everyone has happy memories of eating chocolate. Latin America is the home of the cocoa and there is evidence of chocolate being drunk there 4,000 years ago by the Mayans, Aztecs and Olmec…
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MCI wants to celebrate the emergency services this week. This very day in 1937, the first 999 emergency telephone service was launched. However, it was only available for a 12 mile radius from Oxford Circus, and where the emergency was an ongoing one. Despite the very limited initial service, 1,366…
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MCI received three faulty LEV (local exhaust ventilation) units from a local fabrication company. These ventilation units are used to remove harmful fumes caused by the fabrication process. Here they are repaired, refurbished and ready to return to the customer. If you have an electrical or electronic problem with your…
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On the 21st June, summer solstice occurred. It is also known as midsummer and is a very special time in the UK. Not only is it the longest day in the UK’s calendar, but Scotland also enjoys a full 24 hours of sunlight. In various sacred sites around the UK,…
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Have you ever played ‘spot the ball’? Well, MCI is asking you to ‘spot the blown channel’ in this IGBT! The IGBT came from our clients inverter drive (VSD) that was giving inconsistent performance. After testing and a very close inspection, our engineer noticed this tiny hole blown from the…
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MCI wants to celebrate the achievements of Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet engine whose birthday was on the 1st of June. His story is one of perseverance and genius that, at times, nearly broke him. He applied to the RAF, but was turned down. Determined to join…
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We’ve shown you some of our repairs and posted some of our testimonials, but here are some of the cost efficient, energy saving services we offer: 1. Prompt pick up and delivery, anywhere in the UK. 2. Fully tested repairs using quality components. 3. Impartial and commercially aware advice from…
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This week MCI is celebrating the birthday of Edinburgh’s own Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Many of us appreciate the brilliant mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the mastermind behind the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The stories were originally written to be read in instalments in the Strand Magazine, but they…
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The new client to MCI sent in a faulty industrial mixer. MCI’s repair team traced the fault to a damaged probe unit built into the control panel. MCI repaired, tested, and returned the unit back to a happy customer. If you are having control unit problems, just give us a…
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MCI was, once again, asked to help one of Scotland’s finest historic sites, where the lighting system had failed. We sent out an engineer to have a look. Unfortunately, it looked as if someone had been trying to fix it and had wired it up incorrectly. The resulting surge caused…
