Thread Number: 65341
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Lady Kenmore Washing Machine of the 60-70ies |
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Post# 879696 , Reply# 1   5/5/2016 at 14:45 (2,883 days old) by washran (Appleton Wisconsin)   |   | |
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Does anyone have a push button Lady K that controlled the timer to stop at the right spot on the dial? |
Post# 879705 , Reply# 2   5/5/2016 at 16:22 (2,883 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Hi Randall,
Sears had this feature on a number of their upper end models, both Lady K's, models just below the Lady from I believe 1963 thru 1974. This includes and the washer/dryer combos too.
This timer interlock system is purely mechanical. When you press one of the buttons, a rod connected to the timer assembly slides over towards it. As you turn the timer, this spring loaded rod will fall into a corresponding groove within the timer mechanism, locking it in place.
I hope this helps. Kevin (this is a 1974 Lady Kenmore)
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Post# 879708 , Reply# 3   5/5/2016 at 16:53 (2,883 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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Post# 879712 , Reply# 4   5/5/2016 at 17:20 (2,883 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Randall, Here's my '65 Lady K where the push buttons will determine where the timer will 'stop' for the correct cycle:
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Post# 879716 , Reply# 5   5/5/2016 at 17:55 (2,883 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 879767 , Reply# 6   5/6/2016 at 00:13 (2,883 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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There is a lot of metal behind the buttons. And the panel itself is a solid piece of cast metal. The back panel is painted metal. Plus there is a ballast for the fluorescent light. If you remove the control panel from the washer, you'll find it is HEAVY.
Yes, there are a number of small, replaceable, lever switches screwed to the back side of the panel to control various components. |
Post# 879789 , Reply# 8   5/6/2016 at 06:43 (2,882 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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These mechanical stop lock systems replaced the all electrically activated machines that lady Kenmore used for three years starting in 1959.
The lady Kenmore top load washers from 1963 through 1975 had three basic cycles built into the timer a normal a delicate and a wash and wear permanent press cycle. The timer itself shows chose most of the speeds temperatures etc. the pushbutton mechanism chose the washing time and there were a few additional switches which sometimes modified temperature or speeds. |
Post# 879984 , Reply# 9   5/8/2016 at 13:27 (2,880 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Definitely fun machines to use!
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Post# 915412 , Reply# 10   1/12/2017 at 20:21 (2,631 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Rather than start a new thread i figure i could "high jack" this one since it was in reference to Lady Kenmores. This is a set i picked up last July from a post in the shoppers square forum. We trekked about 10hrs round trip from Blackstone MA to Syracuse NY to bring them home. Just thought i would share them here. Im still not sure how deep i want to go into them. They both run but not without some issues with both machines.
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Post# 915451 , Reply# 11   1/13/2017 at 05:02 (2,630 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 915510 , Reply# 12   1/13/2017 at 14:17 (2,630 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 915513 , Reply# 13   1/13/2017 at 14:37 (2,630 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Of course! |
Post# 915597 , Reply# 14   1/14/2017 at 08:53 (2,629 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 915705 , Reply# 15   1/14/2017 at 20:44 (2,629 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 915730 , Reply# 16   1/15/2017 at 01:32 (2,629 days old) by arris (Rochester New York)   |   | |
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Post# 915754 , Reply# 17   1/15/2017 at 08:45 (2,628 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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