Wednesday morning 3 October 2018, Philip rides to my door, and we do a moderate loop to Nangang - Fine Arts Museum - Xindian River - lunch, then we go our separate ways to start our work days. Heavy cloud cover due to an approaching major typhoon; alternated getting sprinkled on and basking in the sun, and fighting intense headwinds and drafting on nice tailwinds. We do 56 km (35 miles) and climb a total of 622 m (2040 feet).
Walk out to second new slide on the Hapen 哈盆 trail with Greg and Jessie and their friends Corina and Mario. We decide to turn around at the second slide and go nack down to the old beach site. Greg, Philip and Mario trace upstream and swim back in bracing cool water under grey skies. The Nanshi stream 南勢溪 current is high and especially powerful from rain over the last week.
The clothes dryer is making a burning smell. Investigation reveals the hot air blower fan is not running. The hot air duct is packed with lint, which may have caused the motor to overheat and the thermal protection fuse in the motor windings to blow, shutting down the motor. In this case the motor is often discarded as failed. However, replacing a one-cent fuse can bring the otherwise fine motor back to service.
