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Post# 130063   5/19/2006 at 23:43 (6,523 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Frigidarie,Westinghouse, Norge/Fedders,Maytag, Philco-Bendix,Norge-Hamilton,Whirlpool/Kenmore, Kelvinator, and more.

L.


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Post# 130079 , Reply# 1   5/20/2006 at 03:07 (6,523 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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On it


Post# 130080 , Reply# 2   5/20/2006 at 03:08 (6,523 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Have a feeling you may have some company, doc.

L.


Post# 130137 , Reply# 3   5/20/2006 at 11:20 (6,522 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Analog!

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Love the seller's description; "the older non-digital (analog) automatic washers..."

Post# 130142 , Reply# 4   5/20/2006 at 11:45 (6,522 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

If you think about it, they were actually "Digital", meaning the voltages used were either on or off. 120v or nuthin. The timer was the "processor" that used a geared motor to turn on or off different elements of the washer (fill valve, spin solenoid, etc). You could set variables like water level, temp, or motor speed but as far as the timer is concerned, all it does is tell the different components when to turn on or shut off. Like a (mechanical) computer.

Post# 130210 , Reply# 5   5/20/2006 at 16:52 (6,522 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Wow

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Had no idea this would cause such a furore. Was actually considering keeping this on the "down low" and going for the manuals. But as likely never to see any of these machines, what would be the point?

Can someone explain the difference between "Norge&Hamilton" and "Norge&Fedders"?

Assuming "Philco-Bendix" is for the famous "wave of water" action washers.


Post# 130287 , Reply# 6   5/20/2006 at 23:46 (6,522 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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Well, properly definied, "digital" means that the machine would be controlled by a processor that sees only 1's and 0's - and even the timing mechanism is digital. On an analog machine, the timer is controlled by an analog motor, which is always "on" when running. It's true that the tripping of various valves, solenoids, and relays is done via an off-or-on mechanism, but by definition the mechanical mechanism moves through a path described by whatever lever it's attached to, and so it's still an analog mechanism, not a digital one. It may be a type of computer, but it's a mechanical one, not a digital one. And in reality to be a computer it has to be programmable. IIRC, the earliest mechanical computers were the industrial looms of the 19th century that could be controlled by punched tapes, to produced complex Jacquard-type fabric designs.

Post# 130309 , Reply# 7   5/21/2006 at 02:39 (6,522 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

The "punched tape" is still being used today alongside MIDI programs for playing automatic player pipe organs and band organs-caurosel organs.The idea of using the "music books" music rolls came from the looms.And some of those looms-like the organs are still used today.I love these machines-have many recordings of 'em.The Stinson Organ company still builds them today-and can play from MIDI music files or ---paper rolls.They can convert older organs to MIDI.And of course don't forget player pianos-these use the punched rolls.

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Post# 130328 , Reply# 8   5/21/2006 at 07:54 (6,521 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Band organs

Well now, if you want to hear 3 live band organs and a little coin-op player piano, go here.

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