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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?

an anal probe for curing spammers?

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.

Maybe you just gut the machine, leaving the door on the front, then chuck
things you hardly use through the door into the empty 'cabinet'
Or maybe turn it into a novelty cat bed