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Thread Number: 80518
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
New control unit for a 1947 Bendix |
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| Post# 1044844 , Reply# 1 9/14/2019 at 02:47 (1,678 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) | ||
Keep the progress coming 
Really interesting thread . I’m always interested in creative ways to keep Bendix washers going . The electromechanical processes the machines use are fascinating . Do you have any video of the machine running and the mechanical restoration . Keep us updated please with the progress . Many thanks Darren
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| Post# 1044861 , Reply# 3 9/14/2019 at 09:32 (1,678 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) | ||
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It’s all very similar
Here in the UK we didn’t have many automatic machines in the 1950s-1970s but what we did have were a front loader semi automatic Bendix washer which performed all the functions of an automatic machine in a manual form
The machines I’ve worked on and tinkered with all have water heaters as some domestic hot water systems in the UK were not as plentiful as In the US . This is the most recent machine I’ve worked on . Needed a full sort out but pleased with the results | ||
| Post# 1044863 , Reply# 4 9/14/2019 at 09:38 (1,678 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) | ||
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Progress of Bendix
All done and ready for washing .
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Post# 1044869 , Reply# 5 9/14/2019 at 12:00 (1,678 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1045480 , Reply# 7 9/20/2019 at 08:03 (1,672 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Impressive work! A few here have tossed around using an Arduino to take over control of the machine - I believe you may be the first to actually do so! Looking forward to seeing some of the vids!
By any chance - do you happen to have the bearing numbers of the new equivalents you used? How did you go about replacing the seal between the front bearing and the back of the tub? Ben | ||
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Post# 1045500 , Reply# 8 9/20/2019 at 14:33 (1,671 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Super cool Jon, this is very impressive. I need to do some research into how to work with an Arduino, I don't recall of ever hearing of that name before. It gives me some ideas for the future. ***scratches chin***
I did do some similar about 10-12 years ago to a 1952 Frigidaire washer, I used an old windows computer and created an interface and wrote software to run the washer. I also added a lot of components to the washer such as recirculation pump, in-line water heater, jet-circle spray and lots of other things. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK | ||
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Post# 1045579 , Reply# 11 9/21/2019 at 18:57 (1,670 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 Jon, it sounds like you have the problem solved, but you might actually reconsider the Apple power adapter in general.. ie: consider using an alternate power supply. Although they are high quality units, they are designed first and foremost as chargers. As such, they do tend to let the voltage sag quite a bit (down to 4.4-4.6v) as the current demand increases, moreso than some of the other "5V" USB power adapters on the market. Quite a few folks have been tripped up by this when using Apple power adapters for projects, especially with the Raspberry Pi and other devices that pull a bit more current. For electronics projects, some companies produce USB-compliant power supplies that are instead designed to put out the upper limit of the USB spec (5.25V), allowing a higher tolerance for losses through connectors and cabling when under load, before dropping too far for the "5V" computing devices being powered. More info: www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-us... | ||
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Post# 1045608 , Reply# 12 9/22/2019 at 06:19 (1,670 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow Jond
Very impressive work and I learned a ton here. I bought an Arduino setup 15 or so years ago for the same project but back then it was a little harder to get into and couldn’t find any good books on the subject so it sat. I bet today its a whole new ball game gonna study up again. I have a cute little bolt down Westinghouse I’d like to supe up and generate new wash cycles. Great thread, would love to see your machine when I’m down in Maryland!!
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| Post# 1046207 , Reply# 15 9/28/2019 at 13:02 (1,663 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 1046221 , Reply# 16 9/28/2019 at 16:11 (1,663 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1046290 , Reply# 17 9/29/2019 at 14:23 (1,662 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Bob, Agreed
Our neighbor across the street Elenor Boscarelli had a Tombstone model. My grandmother went over to visit her and she just started the machine. There is something about the wash action, amount of water and the sound that intrigued me. I wouldn't leave the basement until the cycle was over. | ||
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Post# 1046298 , Reply# 18 9/29/2019 at 16:06 (1,662 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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My siblings and I had a babysitter that had one of the rounded top Bendix washers on her back porch. I loved to watch that machine. And like Eddie said above, there was a lot of water splashing around, and the sound was intriguing too.
I don’t recall that it was loud, except for when it entered the spin cycle. During the wash portion it seemed to have a soft, kind of surging sound. I’ve mentioned here before that the train ran behind her home, and I recall once when the vibration from the train passing caused the door of the Bendix to fly open unexpectedly. Boy, was Mrs. Krenzer ever pissed off about that mess! She used Cheer, and just haphazardly dumped it into the soap door on top of the Bendix, never measuring it, and there was always a blue crust of Cheer around the opening and an abundance of suds. Back then, any kind of FL just fascinated me. Eddie | ||
| Post# 1046314 , Reply# 19 9/29/2019 at 18:30 (1,662 days old) by statomatic (France) | ||
Happy to not be the only one ^^
You guys are completely mad... and I love that !
Always wanted to create my own program sequence and use it on a machine. 10 years ago I've wanted to use an industrial Crouzet mechanical cam timer (you put clips on a blank cam to build your program), the dream, unfortunately this part was expensive, difficult to find and now not longer available. So I got some Crouzet Millenium III PLC's and took some fun with a first prototype: electromenagerancien.forumactif.... The software is free & easy to use and the PLC's are reliable since there's used in industrial process. I'm working on adding electronic water temperature control, electronic water level control and also electronic speed control. Also working with Mitsubishi Electric Melsec FX PLC's, different way of programming but same fun ! CLICK HERE TO GO TO statomatic's LINK | ||
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