|
Thread Number: 79022
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Frigidaire unimatic WDU-57 Motor start capacitor |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 1029750 4/13/2019 at 11:30 (1,833 days old) by Marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know what the proper replacement start capacitor is for this machine? I’m just getting into the restoration of it and this is pretty shot. | ||
|
| Post# 1029760 , Reply# 2 4/13/2019 at 13:13 (1,833 days old) by Marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
|
| ||
Post# 1029792 , Reply# 4 4/13/2019 at 20:32 (1,833 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
Start Capactor For A Uni-Matic Motor | ||
| Post# 1029819 , Reply# 5 4/14/2019 at 00:02 (1,833 days old) by Marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
|
| ||
|
Post# 1029935 , Reply# 6 4/15/2019 at 11:44 (1,831 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
||
Very cool find Mark! You know the 1957 Deluxe model came in two version, the Unimatic WDU-57 and Pulsamatic WD-57. I have the WD-57. I'm pretty sure you have the very first WDU-57 to surface since the beginning of this website. The Imperial WI-57 model has been found many times, but the Deluxe model is much more rare! The Super Model WS-57 (on the far right of the image below) has never been found as of yet.
By the way there is a chance that the capacitor is good and the motor start switch is causing the problem. You'll know for sure once you get the new capacitor installed, the new capacitor will be good to have no matter what. In case it is the start switch that is at issue, years ago I created a thread on how to fix the start switch... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK | ||
| Post# 1030042 , Reply# 7 4/16/2019 at 09:34 (1,830 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
It's a Unimatic
It's in good hands with Mark.
I'm watching this one VERY closely because I have a Unimatic to restore as well. I have exactly zero experience working on Frigidaire laundry and I don't want to screw it up. Is anyone else putting off projects because you're afraid of them? FYI Mark, you're coming to pay me a visit to teach Unimatic repair 101! You'll be compensated with Cincinnati delicacies like goetta & chili, and you can even lavish attention upon my cat! If you want, you can borrow my bellows pliers. Dave | ||
|
Post# 1030250 , Reply# 8 4/19/2019 at 06:06 (1,827 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
||
afraid | ||
|
Post# 1030252 , Reply# 9 4/19/2019 at 06:57 (1,827 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
||
OK I have to ask... | ||
|
Post# 1030256 , Reply# 10 4/19/2019 at 08:28 (1,827 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
||
|
A Unimatic in wash (advance to 6:00 minutes into this video)...
A Pulsamatic in wash (advance to 2:30 minutes into this video)... The Unimatic agitates 330 pulses per min, a Pulsamatic at 630 per minute. Unimatic spins 1140rpm, Pulsamatic 630rpm. A Unimatic is a direct drive transmission, the Pulsamatic was Frigidaire's first belt-drive transmission. | ||
|
Post# 1030259 , Reply# 11 4/19/2019 at 10:14 (1,827 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
|
The FD Pulsamatic Washer
Was designed to lower production costs by only having one speed reduction form a normal US induction motor speed of 1750 RPMs, this is why it spun at 660 RPMs and agitated at 660 pulses per minute.
FD only tried this once and only for a few years, after the unimatic design was dropped for home machines they added a 2nd second belt and set of pulleys so the agitation speed could return to 330 PPM where it stayed through several more mechanism designs till FD stopped making washers around 1980. Other washer builders over the years used the same cost reduction in their washers design, The Philco Automagic is another. More modern examples are the WP DD washers and the Maytag helical drive washers with the orbital transmissions. All these designs had a faster agitation rate with a shorted stroke, it has been hotly argued over on this site whether this was a good idea or not. John | ||
|
Post# 1030279 , Reply# 13 4/19/2019 at 13:37 (1,827 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
||
First of all -- Congrats, Mark, on landing a '57 washer/dryer pair! Both look to be in great shape!
I've only seen one other Deluxe '57 with the Unimatic mechanism. This is quite the find! Robert's suggestion on the motor cap and the start switch are a good place to start. Hopefully the lower oil seal is not giving out and dumping oil down the shaft, causing it to fling out on the start switch. Once this happens the start switch will often times act as if it is stuck in start upon spin. Let us know if you run into any issues. The side by side photo Bud presents is really interesting. The length changes more than likely coincide with the cabinet and outer tub changes for the 1961 model year. The tub diameter increased in 1963 with the introduction of the 12 pound tub, with the tub heights being the same as earlier tubs. Ben | ||
| Post# 1030888 , Reply# 14 4/26/2019 at 12:45 (1,820 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
|
Things have been challenging, but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I'm still envious of your Hamilton dryer. Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO Volvoguy87's LINK | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}