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Thread Number: 90020
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Remember this next time your GE combo won't spin |
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Post# 1146122 4/9/2022 at 13:38 (740 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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 Ok, I admit it, you probably don't really notice but if a 50s GE combo doesn't want to spin anymore, this switch may be the cause... This 'switchette' is attached to the convoluted out of balance mechanism that is tripped if the tub shimmies and shakes too much. I believe I busted the switch when attempting an adjustment to the pump brake... I managed to rip the upper blade connector right out of the switch when I moved the unbalance switch mechanism to get to the pump brake. | ||
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Post# 1146123 , Reply# 1 4/9/2022 at 13:41 (740 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Amazingly, I had a spare switchette (the whole unbalance mechanism as well) from a parts donor combo. And naturally I managed to snap the spade part of the upper connector on the spare....
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Post# 1146124 , Reply# 2 4/9/2022 at 13:45 (740 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Did I despair? Not quite. I swore a bit, then had a brainwave. I took the switch apart and attached a length of wire to it, clamped the switch back together, then tested the switch. It worked! | ||
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Post# 1146125 , Reply# 3 4/9/2022 at 13:48 (740 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I just had to add a male disconnect to hook up the spin solenoid wire and reinstall the switchette. And... Problem solved! The blinding 208 rpm spin was back. It only took me 3 months to getting around to do this repair.. LOL | ||
| Post# 1146126 , Reply# 4 4/9/2022 at 14:11 (740 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1146129 , Reply# 6 4/9/2022 at 15:27 (740 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1146178 , Reply# 7 4/10/2022 at 08:23 (739 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Tom, yes, the switch I "repaired" is part of the that scissor-like unbalance switch. Mine trips plenty of times - I didn't know there was a baseplate for the undercounter combos until I'd had mine for a few years, alas. The baseplate was not included when I found the Wonder Kitchen - kinda surprising as it had never been installed. I wound up bolting this one to the floor to keep it from wandering into the dining room during spin.... LOL | ||
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