On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:15:26 +0100, Tim Lamb
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In message , T i m
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:52:42 +0000, Tim Lamb
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Fair bit of carbon dust came out with the compressed air.


That was what fixed the RCD tripping issue for me on our AEG Lavamat.

It would (suddenly started to) trip instantly at power on but not with
the motor disconnected.

I was very surprised to see how much carbon dust came out of it.

Sadly there seems a bit more to this than new brushes and a blow
through.

Reassembled last night but motor not being energised. Yes I did put the
brushes in the correct way and am reasonably confident that the
connections were properly re-made.

I'm sure they were ... so I wonder if as the brushes failed it took
out something else?

Oh well. There is a back up m/c in the *West wing* and washing lady says
if I want clean smalls I'll need to do a swap.

;-)

Test access is from underneath the m/c so difficult to check in normal
operate mode

Normally the tops come off these things by removing a couple of screws
at the back or there is also / often a back panel you can remove
(often allowing you to get to the belt / drive ring / bearings but
little else)?

Mum still has a very old washing machine (Hotpoint?) I can remember
brazing a motor bracket back on when I feel was in my 20's (now 60)
and a very much younger Whirlpool sitting beside it that did belong to
her granddaughter but requiring new bearings (that I will change when
I getroundtuit). ;-)

If you get any time and can see any of the electronics you might find
something as simple as an on-board fuse or some such?

Cheers, T i m