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Thread Number: 62935
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
When did GE start using electronics? |
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Post# 854904 12/3/2015 at 19:35 (3,064 days old) by GELaundry4ever  (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Hello everybody. I noticed that brands like Whirlpool and Maytag started using electronics in their machines in the '70's or '80's IIRC. When did GE start using electronics in their washing machines? Which models had them? How were they programmed? I'd like to know. Thank you. | ||
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Post# 855006 , Reply# 1 12/4/2015 at 12:06 (3,063 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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hello. Anybody have an answer to my question posted above? I'd like to know. | ||
| Post# 855188 , Reply# 3 12/5/2015 at 17:26 (3,062 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
Don't really know
Can't help you I am afraid, G.E. were not really a big player here in Australia, in fact the only models I can remember were the Mobile 12,(I think it was called.),which was a copy of a Hitachi top loader and there was a large capacity fully automatic, the model with the mini-basket, and there was a twin tub called the Turbo-Twin, however none of them had electronic controls.
Regards, Steve. | ||
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Post# 855202 , Reply# 5 12/5/2015 at 18:51 (3,062 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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I appreciate it. I appreciate you for letting me know. I know that GE started putting electronics in their dishwashers and the products above. When did GE put in electronics for their laundry appliances? | ||
| Post# 855213 , Reply# 6 12/5/2015 at 19:42 (3,062 days old) by Joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
I remember these commercials.... | ||
| Post# 855235 , Reply# 7 12/5/2015 at 23:24 (3,061 days old) by Johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
...commercials
wow....nobody really does commercials like that for appliances anymore.
Except maybe the occasional Maytag Man commercials. It's like appliances are no longer "revolutionary"....why bother advertising them. IDK....Maxima laundry set I just got seems pretty worthy of a cool, flashy commercial or two.... And so does the GE Profile dishwasher I just got. Side jets.....bottle jets, reversing arm.....but no ads. :/ | ||
| Post# 855239 , Reply# 8 12/5/2015 at 23:37 (3,061 days old) by washer111 () | ||
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GE 2800 Commercial Musical scoring was done by Suzanne Ciani - an early advocate of synthesizers for musical productions. This resulted in me purchasing her "Seven Waves" album. Really amazing what can be done with the technology of the day! | ||
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Post# 855262 , Reply# 9 12/6/2015 at 01:07 (3,061 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Few could match General Electric's Television Commercial | ||
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Post# 855263 , Reply# 10 12/6/2015 at 01:22 (3,061 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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To answer OP's query
By the 1980's almost every major domestic appliance manufacturer was introducing "solid state"/electronically controlled appliances.
For some the electronics were mixed with a mechanical timer. Others like the GE Pot-Scrubber shown above were pure computer controlled. Microwaves, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, etc... everyone was getting in on the act. These new appliances in theory allowed Madame to take the guess work out of doing things. Just like Jane Jetson she could merely push a button, then let the machine and its "brain" do the thinking for her. More importantly they freed her from having to stand near or remain by an appliance. You could now program your oven to pre-heat, then bake or roast at a certain temperature for a given period of time and switch to different heat at a certain time. When all was done the thing would even turn off and or move the temperature down to "keep warm". | ||
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Post# 855264 , Reply# 11 12/6/2015 at 01:22 (3,061 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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GE and Electronics - Not Just For Appliances | ||
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Post# 855434 , Reply# 13 12/6/2015 at 21:24 (3,061 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE washer features I have a GE washer model wwse3160aoww. It has a push to start button and cycle lights. I was wondering if it has electronics. | ||
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Post# 855439 , Reply# 14 12/6/2015 at 21:45 (3,061 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 855445 , Reply# 15 12/6/2015 at 22:09 (3,061 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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My favourite GE dishwasher commercial | ||
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Post# 855487 , Reply# 17 12/7/2015 at 02:11 (3,060 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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 The early '80's was the electronics boom--in automobiles & at home w/ appliances, digital dashboard displays and the home computer...
I have a 1982 General Electric catalog & had a 1982 Sears catalog where electronic/digital/programmable programmable products were just getting newly-introduced...
So to me, '82 might have been most-likely the year...
-- Dave | ||
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