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Oscillations from a continious one way motor
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Post# 277728   4/30/2008 at 23:37 (5,811 days old) by tuthill ()        

OK, full of questions tonight, but how does a washing machine transmission produce the oscillations of the agitator from a continuously rotating motor. If possible, could you use the Helical drive Maytags as an example, because they are the most interesting to me, and I assume they are the simplest. Any graphics or pictures would be great too! Thanks! Jed T.




Post# 277730 , Reply# 1   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
How about a video?

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At 4:40, this older gentleman shows how both transmissions work.



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Post# 277733 , Reply# 2   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by tuthill ()        

Thanks! That was pretty cool. Still can't wait to see one in person to really check it out. If i heard correctly Maytag made wringers all the way up to the 80's? Surely I must be wrong...

Post# 277735 , Reply# 3   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Wringers were actually made and sold up through 1983.

Post# 277737 , Reply# 4   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Ooops, I should have been more specific. Maytag wringers were available up through 1983.

Post# 277761 , Reply# 5   5/1/2008 at 07:34 (5,810 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)        
That is such

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a neat museum - I have got to go there.
The helical solution from Maytag beats the pants off of all the rest in agitator driven solutions. Nothing until the truly direct drive (armature is the agitator) arrived came even close to meeting all the conditions as did this piece of engineering.
The other solutions, from the spring driven return stroke to the last of the Amananantags all, one way or the other, just fall short.
When I see such beautiful machinery in action, I feel humbled. I couldn't design or execute that solution if I use both hands and you gave me a year full of Sundays...Thanks so much for that video!


Post# 278190 , Reply# 6   5/4/2008 at 00:28 (5,808 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        
...can't resist...

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"Surely I must be wrong..."

And quit calling me Shirley!

/bad Airplane jokes off



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