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Posted by Ulysses on November 28, 2008, 2:35 pm
On Nov 25, 7:21=A0pm, cl...@snyder.on.ca wrote:
> >Ulysses wrote:
> >> Anyone have any links showing howwashingmachinemotors work? =A0I have =
a
> >> Kenmore that's perhaps 10 years old and themotorwill sometimes run,
> >> sometimes just buzz. =A0There is some kind of switch thingy attached t=
o the
> >> wiring harness that looks sorta like a micro switch. =A0There is a mec=
hanism
> >> with two springs attached that I think has something to do with gettin=
g the
> >>motorstarted.
> >The mechanism with two springs is a centrifugal switch. =A0Themotorhas
> >two sets of windings. =A0One is energized when themotorstarts. =A0Once
> >it's spinning fast enough to activate the centrifugal mechanism, it in
> >turn activates the microswitch to energize the "run" windings. =A0A comm=
on
> >problem with these motors is the centrifugal mechanism getting clogged
> >with lint. =A0Clean out the dust and lint with compressed air to see if
> >that fixes themotor.
> The "run" winding is permanently connected. The "start" switch
> connects the start winding untill themotorcomes up to latching speed
> - then it disconnects. If the start switch does not make contact only
> the run winding is energized, and the poormotordoes not know which
> way to turn and is incapable of producing any starting torque - so it
> just buzzes.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks. That's how I figured it worked. I have a wiring diagram on
the indside of the top of the control panel but it's no longer
readable :-(
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