Thread Number: 11781
Restoration to be done nexlty....I'm wondering if..!?!? |
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Post# 209835 , Reply# 1   5/13/2007 at 10:37 (6,190 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 210215 , Reply# 3   5/15/2007 at 16:09 (6,187 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Pictures help a lot - so the more you post, the better folks here can help you. A few things I have learned over the last years which might be useful for you. You should replace the power cord with one which is rated for 16Amp/230V. Especially older machines (Candy was worst at this) used cords which were not quite as thick as they should have been. Be sure the ground is done right. The timer itself almost never fails on mechanical machines, but the motor coil can burn out. You can test the timer motor with a simple Volt-Ohm meter; if you have the schematic you can also test all the contacts that way, too. My experience has been, if the timer turns smoothly and the clicking sounds "ok" then it usually is ok. One thing to watch out for, many older machines have a little cam on the timer shaft which pull a thin metal rod or piece of plastic to divert the water from wash to rinse in the detergent dispenser. If that breaks or gets stuck it can often look like the timer is broken...an easy fix. If the timer motor is burnt out itself, these are still usually available and if you ask repair shops they often will have one. It is very hard to fix a timer which is really broken and I suggest you don't try. I've been able to get replacements for many vintage machines through firms like www.kinseher.de... here in Munich; they ship everywhere in the European Union. Metal can be repaired, but there are three considerations. 1) If it is load bearing (spins or moves or carries lots of weight) then welding is the best solution. 2) If it is only optical, then removing all the rust and repairing with the same materials you would use for a car body works just fine. 3) If it gets wet (the drum for instance) then you need to sand beyond the rust and damage a good bit and then use a metal powder reinforced two-component epoxy designed to repair car radiators. FIAT used to sell an excellent one, but any automotive store will have one. The important thing is to be sure that it is spread out past the damage; this stuff bonds mechanically not chemically. Water in Italy varies from wonderful to hard, harder, hardest.... Check the rubber parts and the heating element for build up. Citric acid is best here. Good luck and keep us up-to-date! |
Post# 210399 , Reply# 6   5/16/2007 at 15:17 (6,186 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Actually, several folks over here know much more than I do about specific machines...I worked on a wide range, so my knowledge is very broad...but not too deep. Hmm, let's not go there and say we didn't. Anyhoo - you are very right, automotive shops are frequently the very best bet for "modified" or creative solutions. They are used to coping with parts which are almost but not quite right, most appliance repair shops now-a-days are more pull and replace shops than repair. |