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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! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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.. ;( - |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
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, 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 |
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 . . . . |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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'. |
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"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? |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
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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. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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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 |
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: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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!!! -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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! -- Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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 -- geoff |
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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. |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
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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. -- Ian |
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. |
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! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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 ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. Why not use the motor to power a project? See website calenterprises.The metal shell also makes a good tool cupboard. |
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 |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
Another old post then?
Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active wrote in message ... 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 ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. Why not use the motor to power a project? See website calenterprises.The metal shell also makes a good tool cupboard. |
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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. 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 |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
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! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?
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 -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Roger Mills" wrote in message ... 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! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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