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Thread Number: 39471
New Video: The 1971 Simpson fully programmed Fluid Drive - Full cycle |
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Post# 584890 3/25/2012 at 02:48 (4,413 days old) by mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hi guys
Thought i'd share a video of one of the Aussie Simpson Fluid Drives i've been working on. It's a 1971 fully programmed model with the plastic liner in the solid tub. There's an introduction from myself on camera and i'm explaining aspects of the machine throughout the video. Please be aware the video is the full cycle and therefore 42 mins long, so may take a while to download. The history of this machine is that i bought it for AU$1.00 ONE dollar off ebay, although it was a bit more for freight from NSW. I've had to patch up a couple of holes in the outer tub, the bushes in the agitator shaft will need replacing at some stage (which is the knocking during agitation) and i'd like to get the whole inner bowl out at some stage to clean the outer bowl. The screws are NOT easy to remove. However, i've done enough for a demonstration. Nathan and Steve are coming over next Sunday for lunch and demonstration in person. Cheers Leon | ||
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| Post# 584891 , Reply# 1 3/25/2012 at 03:05 (4,413 days old) by Streakers (Columbus Ohio) | ||
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Cannot Wait Till next weekend Leon to see this beast in the metal!! Seems that the patch job on the outer tub has done the trick for the moment! great vid! | ||
| Post# 584896 , Reply# 2 3/25/2012 at 04:34 (4,413 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Leon | ||
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Post# 584897 , Reply# 3 3/25/2012 at 04:42 (4,413 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Machine in Berry | ||
| Post# 584900 , Reply# 4 3/25/2012 at 05:29 (4,413 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia) | ||
Simpson | ||
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Post# 584901 , Reply# 5 3/25/2012 at 05:39 (4,413 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Simpson & Wilkins Servis... | ||
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Post# 584904 , Reply# 6 3/25/2012 at 07:00 (4,413 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC) |
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Great video!!! Thanks for sharing. The agitation stroke reminds me of Norge or Speed Queen. That's an interesting machine. What does "fluid drive" mean? I have often wondered. Jerry Gay | ||
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Post# 584917 , Reply# 7 3/25/2012 at 09:21 (4,413 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Simpson!
Leon - Thanks for sharing - that is one interesting machine - so much like the American speed queen. But the adj looks like the wizard. Is it actually doing a overflow rinse while the water is recirculating? And on all cycles does the wash speed slow down the last 3 minutes? And is their a way to adjust the wash times for more or less times? Is this machine using a timed or metered fill? So interesting. Can we see a more closeup of the console?
Best Wishes, Peter | ||
| Post# 584975 , Reply# 9 3/25/2012 at 12:51 (4,413 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
Simpson | ||
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Post# 584991 , Reply# 10 3/25/2012 at 13:35 (4,413 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 585000 , Reply# 11 3/25/2012 at 14:27 (4,413 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Hey Leon, GREAT video and really unique machine! It's very interesting how it fills the outer tub first and then pumps it to the inner tub! The only problem I see with that is if you are washing in "hot" a fair amount of the heat will be absorbed by the outer tub before getting to the cloths. But still a very neat machine!
Thanks so much for posting! Kevin | ||
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Post# 585007 , Reply# 12 3/25/2012 at 15:08 (4,413 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Pic for Peter
Hi Peter
Here's a close up of the control panel. Some answers to your questions: 1) No, there's no overflow rinse, it's recirculating the wash and rinse water through the lint filter. 2) Only on the 'Non colour fast' and 'Heavy Soil' cycles does the last 3 minutes use the slow speed. 3) In the Fully programmed models, there's no way to adjust the times, only in lesser models 4) It's a metered fill. Cheers LEon 
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| Post# 585014 , Reply# 13 3/25/2012 at 15:53 (4,413 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Leon | ||
| Post# 585018 , Reply# 14 3/25/2012 at 16:00 (4,413 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Leon | ||
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Post# 585020 , Reply# 15 3/25/2012 at 16:10 (4,413 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Yes....my correction | ||
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Post# 585050 , Reply# 16 3/25/2012 at 21:41 (4,412 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Simpson | ||
| Post# 585069 , Reply# 17 3/25/2012 at 22:28 (4,412 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
What a Beautiful Machine | ||
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Post# 585087 , Reply# 18 3/25/2012 at 23:21 (4,412 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 585300 , Reply# 19 3/27/2012 at 08:58 (4,411 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 585349 , Reply# 20 3/27/2012 at 16:02 (4,411 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Simpson | ||
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Post# 585355 , Reply# 21 3/27/2012 at 16:30 (4,411 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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small black circle...
Hey Gansky
That black circle is a 'testing port' for the full flume. The idea was that you could 'test' the water being filled into the outer tub and adjust it accordingly, if you so desired. God knows why! Mike: Yes, i suppose that's true re: the design of the control panel. Oh...and by the way Mike....i'm having a machine shipped over from New Zealand that you and other UK members will have a particular interest in!!! Don't ask me WHEN it's arriving, i only paid for the shipping 2 weeks ago. Cheers Leon | ||
| Post# 585389 , Reply# 22 3/27/2012 at 21:33 (4,410 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Leon | ||
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Post# 585390 , Reply# 23 3/27/2012 at 21:39 (4,410 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Well...there you go | ||
| Post# 585393 , Reply# 24 3/27/2012 at 22:01 (4,410 days old) by AutoWasherFreak () | ||
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Nice machine, great wash action! | ||
| Post# 585431 , Reply# 25 3/28/2012 at 06:59 (4,410 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Well she turned out a son who likes doing laundry, so that part kinda makes sense...
The other thing that it was good for, was adding fabric conditioner into the wash. I think I'm right that the recirculation pump pushes the water through the lint filter past this too, so pouring fabric conditioner in this way 'premixes' via the lint filter to ensure you don't get it undiluted on clothes. | ||
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