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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!

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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.