Thread Number: 17146
Motor and timer testing question |
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Post# 281979   5/27/2008 at 13:40 (5,784 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Well, I have gotten the 1WD taken apart and if necessary, it now totally removable from the rest of the kitchen unit. I would like to test the timer and the motor, but I am not sure if what I had planned to do is wise. For the timer, I figured that I could just hook up the timer motor to live current and simulate a 'start' by twisting the dial. There is absolutely nothing else hooked up to the timer, but I am still concerned about messing something up... Also, I would like to test the main motor; again, can I just hook it up to live power and see what happens? I am pretty sure it's a two-speed motor (my guess is a low wash speed and a high spin speed). I am completely inexperienced with this sort of thing and I would hate like hell to screw up my first project! Here's a photo of the timer for your reference. |
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Post# 282094 , Reply# 2   5/28/2008 at 11:13 (5,783 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Thanks for the help, I appreciate your input!! I wish the original wiring had been there, but the machine has been in storage for nearly 50 years and some hungry critters decided that all those pretty colour-coded wires would make a good snack... I should be getting the wiring diagram soon; I am sure that will be a huge help, too. |