Thread Number: 7116
Latest Find: 1973 Simpson Semi Automatic |
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Post# 140440   7/6/2006 at 00:24 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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I purchased this machine on Ebay from a deceased estate. It's a 1973 Simpson Semi Auto which works Perfectly! It even came with the original instruction manual and warranty card. I remember this machine when i was 7 years old...family friends had one.I think that's where my fascination started...watching it wash and spin and how the suds save worked. Leon |
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Post# 140441 , Reply# 1   7/6/2006 at 00:26 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 140442 , Reply# 2   7/6/2006 at 00:27 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 140443 , Reply# 3   7/6/2006 at 00:28 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 140445 , Reply# 4   7/6/2006 at 00:29 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 140450 , Reply# 5   7/6/2006 at 03:07 (6,496 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 140451 , Reply# 6   7/6/2006 at 03:17 (6,496 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 140499 , Reply# 7   7/6/2006 at 09:17 (6,496 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 140562 , Reply# 9   7/6/2006 at 15:23 (6,496 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)   |   | |
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This Simpson looks SO much like a Maytag, as far as the agitator and tranny set-up. Did Simpson buy some patents from Maytag or did they just swipe 'em? |
Post# 140577 , Reply# 10   7/6/2006 at 16:49 (6,496 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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some vids of this machine running would be perfect on YouTube |
Post# 140661 , Reply# 11   7/7/2006 at 02:38 (6,495 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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A semi automatic? So it does everything an automatic does, but you have to change the cycles? |
Post# 140664 , Reply# 12   7/7/2006 at 02:54 (6,495 days old) by brettsomers ()   |   | |
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exactly, *knits*. would be perfect for me, since i rarely let my machine finish without a little tampering and babying. |
Post# 140696 , Reply# 14   7/7/2006 at 08:13 (6,495 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 140715 , Reply# 16   7/7/2006 at 09:06 (6,495 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Designgeek: The "white" reset button is to re-start the machine if it goes out of balance, whereas the "red" reset button is for the motor overload protection. To switch from wash to spin, you simply press the "off" button first and then the other....their is an inbuilt safety mechanism which prevents one from going straight from wash to spin. Filling is done manually so is the spray rinse via one hose. The spin doesn't seem "that" fast, i'm thinking in the 550-600rpm. Robert: Thanks...i think its cute! Partscounterman: You are correct, there are a lot of interchangeable parts between this era of Simpson machines and Maytags: Whereas the helical drive Maytag gearbox has the counterweight on the "outside" , the Simpson gearbox has the counterweight on the "inside". Not sure if Simpson paid for any patents. Leon |