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Hi Speed Spin in a Bendix
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Post# 214102   6/3/2007 at 21:28 (6,161 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        

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Post# 214103 , Reply# 1   6/3/2007 at 21:31 (6,161 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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PERFECTLY balanced too! I love that sound - now I have to go do a load in mine!

Post# 214150 , Reply# 2   6/3/2007 at 23:28 (6,161 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        
Classic Bendix Washer Spin Sound!

Definitely music to my ears! Thanks for sharing.--Laundry Shark

Post# 214199 , Reply# 3   6/4/2007 at 06:00 (6,161 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

John told me more than 25 years ago that square cut gears are responsible for that high-pitched whine. What a sound!

Post# 214206 , Reply# 4   6/4/2007 at 07:13 (6,161 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

The low-speed was one of the background sounds on "The Outer Limits". Low budget, but fun. Nowadays, the GE MRI equipment makes the same sound as I was surprised to discover last year.

That high-speed sound is priceless!
Funny how once that sound was synonymous with "laundry", and I took it for granted. Now it really gets my attention.


Post# 214207 , Reply# 5   6/4/2007 at 07:17 (6,161 days old) by westyslantfront ()        

Hi Jon Charles. I remember the Philco Bendix coin ops at the local laundromat with their slow spins, then during the final spin, just like your machine, it would suddenly go into high
speed spin.


Ross


Post# 214213 , Reply# 6   6/4/2007 at 07:34 (6,160 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Oh Jon, thanks so much for sharing that with us. Talk about a perfectly balanced load!! Hearing that machine go into the high pitched spin sure brings back great memories for me. Looking at that beautiful door just brings a chill as well!!

Post# 214226 , Reply# 7   6/4/2007 at 09:00 (6,160 days old) by sudsman ()        
Wow Thanks

The sounds of memories..

Post# 214284 , Reply# 8   6/4/2007 at 18:13 (6,160 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Will somebody teach me the glory of front loaders

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and I will teach you the majesty of conventionals

Post# 214299 , Reply# 9   6/4/2007 at 19:25 (6,160 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Mikey

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You'll have to come see for yourself sometime!

Glad ya'll are enjoying the video thanks to Jeff & Cal who were up here visiting this weekend. Fun time.


Post# 214300 , Reply# 10   6/4/2007 at 19:26 (6,160 days old) by sudsman ()        
The Glory of front loaders

Listen Closely to Jetcones link!

Post# 214405 , Reply# 11   6/5/2007 at 10:13 (6,159 days old) by fa_f3_20 ()        

One of our neighbors had one of those Bendix washers, but I can't remember who it was now. I just remember that when I was a little kid, that noise was scary. I could scarcely bring myself to go out in their garage while it was running, for fear that it might kick into that high speed spin.



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