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WCI/Franklin Trannys |
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Post# 392340 , Reply# 1   11/10/2009 at 22:19 (5,273 days old) by ingliscanada ()   |   | |
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I wonder if WCI decided to use the Westinghouse tranny for the time being, since it operated similar to the Franklin, with the indexing tub, but with shorter swifter strokes. |
Post# 392507 , Reply# 3   11/11/2009 at 15:00 (5,273 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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WCI used both the Franklin and Westinghouse designs concurrently at implemented each under different marques. Sometimes a BOL model in a brand would be Westinghouse while upper-end models were Franklin. Later models can be difficult to discern. Sometimes subtle cues--such as a clothesguard at the top of the tub (Franklins don't have those) and the tub ring with a "lump" at 10 o'clock can give away the Westinghouse design. |
Post# 392574 , Reply# 5   11/11/2009 at 18:45 (5,272 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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I'm a little hazy on the dryers. I'm not familiar with true-Kelvinator designs, and the only dryers I've seen are decidedly the WCI/Electrolux design that seemed to evolve from the old Westinghouse dryers of the late sixties, with the typical triangle-shaped baffle at the back of the drum. I think there may be other designs drawing on other acquired vendors' technologies, but I'm not familiar with them... The Westinghouse design had the filter in the bottom-front of the door opening. |