Warranty reserves

9 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Warranty reserves [Abstract]

Warranty reserves

(12)           Warranty reserves

The movement in warranty reserves was as follows:

	(in thousands of dollars)
	Three Months ended						Nine Months ended
	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010			July 2, 2011			July 3 2010
Warranty reserves at beginning of period	$	70		$	211		$	96		$	217
Decrease in beginning balance for warranty obligations settled during the period		(11	)		(36	)		(37	)		(92	)
Other changes to pre-existing warranties		-			-			(25	)		16
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			(3	)		2			(10	)
Net increase in warranty reserves for products sold during the period		28			53			51			94
Warranty reserves at end of period	$	87		$	225		$	87		$	225