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Posted by Appliance Repair Aid on July 21, 2005, 11:29 am
Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> I got involved in a discussion on another newsgroup with a Brit who
> mentioned that his 1980s era clothes washing machine was driven by a
> universal motor (with brushes, and the source of his problem with it was
> that the brushes needed replacing.
>
> I know that universal motors are used in small appliances like blenders,
> mixmasters and hair dryers, but I was supprised to hear him say that his
> washing machine used one, because I can't recall seeing anything other
> than induction motors in washing machines here in the US since perhaps
> the late '40s.
>
> I thought Britain got rid of residential DC power long ago, maybe I'm
> wrong about that? <G>
>
> Is my understanding of the motors used in US washing machines correct?
>
> Jeff
> --
> Jeffry Wisnia
>
> (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
>
> "Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."
G'day,
> Is my understanding of the motors used in US washing machines correct?
Yup.
In the last 10 years or so ( esp with front load washers becomming for
common ) we now have AC and DC brush motors being used in washers.
jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/
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