Warranty reserves

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Warranty reserves [Abstract]

Warranty reserves

(13)         Warranty reserves

The movement in warranty reserves was as follows:

	(in thousands of dollars)
	Three Months ended						Nine Months ended
	June 30, 2012			July 2, 2011			June 30, 2012			July 2 2011
Warranty reserves at beginning of period	$	88		$	70		$	89		$	96
Decrease in beginning balance for warranty obligations settled during the period		(8	)		(11	)		(16	)		(37	)
Other changes to pre-existing warranties		-			-			(8	)		(25	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1	)		-			(1	)		2
Net increase in warranty reserves for products sold during the period		-			28			15			51
Warranty reserves at end of period	$	79		$	87		$	79		$	87