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Roger Mills[_2_] August 26th 12 05:30 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!
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Roger
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NT[_2_] August 26th 12 06:04 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally they
run at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armature
and 2 for tacho. And one chassis connection

DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.
Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power in
that to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floors
when you leave them :)


NT

Part Timer August 26th 12 06:12 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 26/08/2012 16:30, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Don't do what my brother's friends did:
Attach blades from oscillating desk fan, minus any guards.
Gaffer tape the motor to a stool.
Connect mains across 2 of the terminals (they had some success on google)
Stand on the stool's stretchers to prevent the thing taking off.
Carry their new invention around.
Catch the blade on a steel pole.
Narrowly avoid shrapnel to eyes.

Mr Pounder[_2_] August 26th 12 06:13 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 

"NT" wrote in message
...
On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally they
run at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armature
and 2 for tacho. And one chassis connection

DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.
Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power in
that to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floors
when you leave them :)

Matter/anti matter warp drive for a Starship.





Mark August 26th 12 06:13 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 

"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!


Door Stop..
Plumb line weight..

;(

-



geoff August 26th 12 06:19 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In message , Roger Mills
writes
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.



Throw it away

I have three in the shed that I thought exactly the same thing 25 years
ago ...

--
geoff

Jules Richardson August 26th 12 06:32 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:04:44 -0700, NT wrote:
DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer. Monster
whole house cooling fan.


Cooling fan, perhaps... but most applications are low speed/high torque
and so need massive amounts of reduction gearing to be useful.

I've got a freebie tumble dryer which has sat in the workshop for about 8
months waiting for me to think of a use for it :-) At least the drum on
that does turn quite slowly (unlike a WM), but I expect the belt would
just snap if I tried to mix cement with it (assuming the support
structure didn't give out due to weight). I got it was because I was
hoping it had flat sides that I could use as covering for some
workbenches, but it turned out that they were pressed with a pattern for
strength.

cheers

Jules

NT[_2_] August 26th 12 07:36 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 5:04*pm, NT wrote:
On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:



Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.


The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!


It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.


The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL


Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.


I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad


[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]


[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally they
run at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armature
and 2 for tacho. And one chassis connection

DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.
Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power in
that to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floors
when you leave them :)

NT


Lathe and pillar drill are other options. Youtube will show you how to
make them out of wood.


NT

Ian Jackson[_2_] August 26th 12 07:41 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In message
, NT
writes
On Aug 26, 5:04*pm, NT wrote:
On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:



Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.


The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!


It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.


The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL


Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.


I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad


[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]


[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally they
run at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armature
and 2 for tacho. And one chassis connection

DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.
Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power in
that to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floors
when you leave them :)

NT


Lathe and pillar drill are other options. Youtube will show you how to
make them out of wood.

Home-made angle grinder?
--
Ian

fred August 26th 12 08:08 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In article , geoff
writes
In message , Roger Mills
writes
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.


Throw it away

I have three in the shed that I thought exactly the same thing 25 years
ago ...

My dad was a like minded collector of such things, one generation down
the line and I have half lifed it down from obsession to controllable
habit.

Fortunately at one time we had the same washing machine so when theirs
was scrapped, the (working) motor came to me as a spare and yes, I
successfully used it in mine when it croaked a couple of years back.

I think that was the only thing in the collection that didn't end up
getting tipped later. Don't start me on the tins of rusty fasteners that
would, "come in handy someday" . . .
--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

NT[_2_] August 26th 12 08:37 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 6:41*pm, Ian Jackson
wrote:
In message
, NT
writes

On Aug 26, 5:04 pm, NT wrote:
On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:


Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.


The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!


It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.


The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL


Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.


I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad


[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]


[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally they
run at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armature
and 2 for tacho. And one chassis connection


DIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w is
probably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.
Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power in
that to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floors
when you leave them :)


NT


Lathe and pillar drill are other options. Youtube will show you how to
make them out of wood.


Home-made angle grinder?


A standard wm motor might not be too bad for that. Running those discs
at 2000rpm is quite hopeless.


NT

Tim Lamb[_2_] August 26th 12 08:53 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In message , geoff
writes
In message , Roger Mills
writes
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.



Throw it away

I have three in the shed that I thought exactly the same thing 25 years
ago ...


I have about 20 salvaged from various bits of agricultural equipment.

I got as far as stacking them on a couple of pallets with a view to
making my fortune from the scrap copper bandwagon. They are still here!

I can claim to have re-used 3. ..... 2x bench drills and one to power a
dust extractor.

For the inventive minds, one is a geared single phase drive for stirring
the milk in a farm bulk tank...

regards


--
Tim Lamb

Halmyre August 26th 12 11:19 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Sinclair C5.

--
Halmyre

Bob Eager[_2_] August 26th 12 11:35 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700, Halmyre wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30Â*pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea
what to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting
the various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the
washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033 CEI107/10-IEC 335 4A 260W 2780 RPM 3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF
400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Sinclair C5.


Robot Wars.


--
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org

*lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor

Frank Erskine August 27th 12 12:42 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700 (PDT), Halmyre
wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Sinclair C5.


With a very long (curly?) mains lead.

--
Frank Erskine

Andy Dingley August 27th 12 01:54 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 4:30*pm, Roger Mills wrote:
The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!



Boat anchor

Bait for passing gypsies

Impossible puzzle for budding electrical engineers

Nowt else useful

Andy Dingley August 27th 12 02:05 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 7:08*pm, fred wrote:
I think that was the only thing in the collection that didn't end up
getting tipped later. Don't start me on the tins of rusty fasteners that
would, "come in handy someday" . . .


I have a columbarium (JFGI) of such things. The hallowed biscuit tins
of at least three Dead Old Blokes whose families didn't appreciate the
value of such accumulated tat.

One is two steel trunks that I can barely lift (steelworks). Another
is aerospace grade (local aircraft factory). One widow was very
happy though when his old apprentice pieces were returned, freshly
cleaned, de-rusted and gun-blued. That netted me a whole steel
wardrobe of more tat.


* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.

brass monkey August 27th 12 03:07 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...
On Aug 26, 7:08 pm, fred wrote:
I think that was the only thing in the collection that didn't end up
getting tipped later. Don't start me on the tins of rusty fasteners that
would, "come in handy someday" . . .


I have a columbarium (JFGI) of such things. The hallowed biscuit tins
of at least three Dead Old Blokes whose families didn't appreciate the
value of such accumulated tat.

One is two steel trunks that I can barely lift (steelworks). Another
is aerospace grade (local aircraft factory). One widow was very
happy though when his old apprentice pieces were returned, freshly
cleaned, de-rusted and gun-blued. That netted me a whole steel
wardrobe of more tat.


* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.

_ _ _ _ _ _

Think yourself bloody lucky. I last married in 1990, wifey moved her tat in.
We then moved house in 2008 but had to keep the old house cos it was/is
still full of her tat. Can't dump that, t'was moms/brothers/dads etc. So, 2
houses full of tat, then my mom died, that's 3 houses full of tat. Now were
down to 2 houses full of 3 houses worth of tat. Me? anything for a quiet
life :D
O yea, plus 4 mini **** machines, LOL. I must be outta my tiny mind. Anyone
gotta gun?



Mike Tomlinson August 27th 12 05:29 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
En el artículo
oups.com, Andy Dingley escribió:

I have a columbarium (JFGI) of such things. The hallowed biscuit tins
of at least three Dead Old Blokes whose families didn't appreciate the
value of such accumulated tat.


And which you need something from an hour after the bin wagon's been.
BTGTGTTS.

--
(\_/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

The Medway Handyman August 27th 12 11:19 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 26/08/2012 22:35, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700, Halmyre wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea
what to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting
the various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the
washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033 CEI107/10-IEC 335 4A 260W 2780 RPM 3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF
400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Sinclair C5.


Robot Wars.


Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Bob Eager[_2_] August 27th 12 11:39 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:19:20 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 26/08/2012 22:35, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700, Halmyre wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea
what to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It
had no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for
selecting the various speeds, and for going into reverse when
agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033 CEI107/10-IEC 335 4A 260W 2780 RPM 3A 180W 1380 RPM
8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this
beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for
micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the
harness was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!

Sinclair C5.


Robot Wars.


Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)


Secondary weapons: destroy tyre traction with WD40 spray
and inject car body filler into the works



--
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
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The Medway Handyman August 27th 12 12:59 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 27/08/2012 10:39, Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:19:20 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 26/08/2012 22:35, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700, Halmyre wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea
what to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It
had no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for
selecting the various speeds, and for going into reverse when
agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033 CEI107/10-IEC 335 4A 260W 2780 RPM 3A 180W 1380 RPM
8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this
beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for
micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the
harness was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!

Sinclair C5.

Robot Wars.


Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)


Secondary weapons: destroy tyre traction with WD40 spray
and inject car body filler into the works



Aha! So you admit WD40 is a lubricant!!!

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Bob Eager[_2_] August 27th 12 01:26 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:59:06 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 27/08/2012 10:39, Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:19:20 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 26/08/2012 22:35, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:56 -0700, Halmyre wrote:

On Aug 26, 4:30 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea
what to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It
had no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for
selecting the various speeds, and for going into reverse when
agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033 CEI107/10-IEC 335 4A 260W 2780 RPM 3A 180W 1380 RPM
8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this
beast.

I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me,
and how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.

[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for
micro-Farad

[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]

[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the
harness was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond
me!

Sinclair C5.

Robot Wars.


Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)


Secondary weapons: destroy tyre traction with WD40 spray
and inject car body filler into the works



Aha! So you admit WD40 is a lubricant!!!


No, it just makes things slippery for a short time, so it doesn't
inconvenience the attacker!

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geoff August 27th 12 01:29 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In message , Bob Eager
writes
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:19:20 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:


Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)


Secondary weapons: destroy tyre traction with WD40 spray
and inject car body filler into the works



Be realistic - the earth will have entered another ice age before
agreement on the design was made, negating the need for guttering


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Grimly Curmudgeon[_3_] August 27th 12 02:09 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:05:07 -0700 (PDT), Andy Dingley
wrote:

* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.


Oh; we just called them, "drawers full of crap".
One was usually to be found in the kitchen, next to the sink,
containing all the useless bits of short string, rusty needles,
ribbons, blunt scissors, thread, screws, cheap screwdrivers and
pliers.
I did have an idea for new home-owners, selling them a complete DFoC,
but of a more useable sort. A proper DFoC takes years to accumulate
and has a heritage to it.

Ian Jackson[_2_] August 27th 12 02:38 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
In message , Grimly
Curmudgeon writes
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:05:07 -0700 (PDT), Andy Dingley
wrote:

* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.


Oh; we just called them, "drawers full of crap".
One was usually to be found in the kitchen, next to the sink,
containing all the useless bits of short string, rusty needles,
ribbons, blunt scissors, thread, screws, cheap screwdrivers and
pliers.
I did have an idea for new home-owners, selling them a complete DFoC,
but of a more useable sort. A proper DFoC takes years to accumulate
and has a heritage to it.


As well a few DFoC, I also have an LFoC, a GFoC and three SFoC - all the
product of over 50 years of careful accumulation.
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Jules Richardson August 27th 12 04:10 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:19:20 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:
Can you imagine a UK.D-I-Y robot?

Main weapon would just have to be an angle grinder :-)


Dennis would have a fit about the health and safety aspects, and then
report it for speeding.


John Rumm August 27th 12 06:01 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 26/08/2012 16:30, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.

The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!

It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.

The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL

Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.

I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


Go to a washing machine spares shop and trade it for something you do want!



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John Rumm August 27th 12 06:03 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 27/08/2012 02:07, brass monkey wrote:

O yea, plus 4 mini **** machines, LOL. I must be outta my tiny mind. Anyone
gotta gun?


Yup, but it fires hot glue...


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Muddymike[_2_] August 27th 12 06:16 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:05:07 -0700 (PDT), Andy Dingley
wrote:

* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.


Oh; we just called them, "drawers full of crap".
One was usually to be found in the kitchen, next to the sink,
containing all the useless bits of short string, rusty needles,
ribbons, blunt scissors, thread, screws, cheap screwdrivers and
pliers.
I did have an idea for new home-owners, selling them a complete DFoC,
but of a more useable sort. A proper DFoC takes years to accumulate
and has a heritage to it.


I believe you will find this explains it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUpDGAIdds

Mike

Grimly Curmudgeon[_3_] August 27th 12 06:49 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:48 +0100, "Muddymike"
wrote:

I believe you will find this explains it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUpDGAIdds


He's hardly original.

Weatherlawyer August 27th 12 06:58 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 26, 5:12*pm, Part Timer wrote:
On 26/08/2012 16:30, Roger Mills wrote:









Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.


The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!


It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.


The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL


Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.


I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and
how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.


[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad


[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF
capacitor [3]


[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness
was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!


Don't do what my brother's friends did:
Attach blades from oscillating desk fan, minus any guards.
Gaffer tape the motor to a stool.
Connect mains across 2 of the terminals (they had some success on google)
Stand on the stool's stretchers to prevent the thing taking off.
Carry their new invention around.
Catch the blade on a steel pole.
Narrowly avoid shrapnel to eyes.


Cor. A video of that would have been good.

Weatherlawyer August 27th 12 07:06 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Aug 27, 12:54*am, Andy Dingley wrote:

Bait for passing gypsies


The basturds took a tap off the wall of the house I just left. Water
peeing evreywhere.

No end of stuff goes missing everywhere they go and they go everywhere
once twice a month.

Do they have to have a license for that?
And if so how does one get it rescinded?


John Rumm August 27th 12 10:33 PM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On 27/08/2012 17:16, Muddymike wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:05:07 -0700 (PDT), Andy Dingley
wrote:

* Coulombarium: Old biscuit tin where you keep all those old dead
capacitors that will 'come in handy some day'.


Oh; we just called them, "drawers full of crap".
One was usually to be found in the kitchen, next to the sink,
containing all the useless bits of short string, rusty needles,
ribbons, blunt scissors, thread, screws, cheap screwdrivers and
pliers. I did have an idea for new home-owners, selling them a
complete DFoC,
but of a more useable sort. A proper DFoC takes years to accumulate
and has a heritage to it.


I believe you will find this explains it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUpDGAIdds


I find the concept of being restricted to just a single drawer of crap
that might come in useful somehow implausible ;-)


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[email protected] June 30th 14 02:11 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:30:52 PM UTC+1, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I

stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.



The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what

to use it for!



It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had

no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the

various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.



The label on the motor says the following:

ZEM 20571033

CEI107/10-IEC 335

4A 260W 2780 RPM

3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]

1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL



Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.



I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.



I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and

how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.





[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad



[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF

capacitor [3]



[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness

was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!

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Roger

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Why not use the motor to power a project? See website calenterprises.The metal shell also makes a good tool cupboard.

[email protected] June 30th 14 07:09 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
Roger Mills wrote:
[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad


Not presumably, actually.

jgh

Brian Gaff[_2_] June 30th 14 08:43 AM

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
Another old post then?
Brian

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On Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:30:52 PM UTC+1, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I

stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.



The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what

to use it for!



It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had

no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the

various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.



The label on the motor says the following:

ZEM 20571033

CEI107/10-IEC 335

4A 260W 2780 RPM

3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]

1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL



Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.



I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.



I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and

how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.





[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad



[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF

capacitor [3]



[3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness

was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!

--

Cheers,

Roger

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Why not use the motor to power a project? See website calenterprises.The
metal shell also makes a good tool cupboard.




[email protected] June 30th 14 11:56 AM

SPAM Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
 
On Monday, June 30, 2014 1:11:34 AM UTC+1, wrote:
On Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:30:52 PM UTC+1, Roger Mills wrote:
Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I
stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.
The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what
to use it for!
It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had
no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the
various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.
The label on the motor says the following:
ZEM 20571033
CEI107/10-IEC 335
4A 260W 2780 RPM
3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]
1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VL
Googling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.
I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.


Why not use the motor to power a project?


Yes, such as?

See website idiotenterprises.


The metal shell also makes a good tool cupboard.


I cant think of a way to turn it into a good tool cupboard. Its not rigid enough for much, and an inconvenient size. As spam goes this is pathetic.

NT

Roger Mills[_2_] June 30th 14 01:38 PM

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On 30/06/2014 07:43, Brian Gaff wrote:
Another old post then?
Brian


Yes indeed! I posted the original question nearly 2 years ago!

Can't now remember what I did with the motor - think I chucked it!
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Brian Gaff[_2_] June 30th 14 02:45 PM

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Yeess, often these things are so bespoke it is really pointless trying to re
utilise them.
I heard a good one the other day, apparently thedisc rotaion motors of cd
and DVD drives are being used by aero modellers for driving the props round
after suitable moods and a new driver circuit.

Good luck and I hope they don't fly apart on them lithium batteries they
seem to use nowadays.
Brian

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On 30/06/2014 07:43, Brian Gaff wrote:
Another old post then?
Brian


Yes indeed! I posted the original question nearly 2 years ago!

Can't now remember what I did with the motor - think I chucked it!
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