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Ametek Big Boy

Hey guys. Juat getting back to the forum. The video your guys linked was mine from 2011. Pretty neat. I'll go down there and make a new video of it running soon. It's still alive. Have a great one! -Tim

Video Shot this video with my cell phone. Not the whole cycle because i got a couple phone calls while i was taking it. Haha! Does show the spin cycle. Pretty cool! <object width="320" height="240" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="movie"...

It's Installed! Yesterday we got the big boy installed back in the laundromat. Current price is 3.00 per load. Video to come soon! Thanks a lot! -tim

Big Boy Cartoon character Here's the picture of the big boy cartoon. Be nice if i could find a new decal. It's pretty faded. I originally thought it was blue, it's actually red.

Big Boy/Two Motors @alr2903 Yes it does have the cartoon character you're talking about on the control panel. I'll take a closer picture of it and post it on here. It is a little faded. It is a blue/green guy wearing a suit and a cap. As for the super 20's, I don't know much about them. We got...

Wash Motor The wash motor turned into a little more of a project that i thought at first. Now I need to get a couple parts for the start winding contactor. Found a website that sells them. Hopefully i'll get them ordered this week and get it back together. Heres a picture of the gutted motor.

Spin RPM Just went over and measured the pulleys, also checked the spin rpm with a manual tachometer. The Spin rpm is about 380. This machine would be so much quieter if there was a clutch to disconnect the wash motor during extract, but there is not, it’s all rigid pulleys. I never checked the...

Two motors Your exactly right about how the motor system works. The spin motor is nothing more than an idler during the wash cycle, and the wash motor is just an idler during spin cycle. The greates amount of noise the machine makes during the spin cycle is the wash motor just going along for...

Big Boy Sounds That’s funny. I too remember when I was young watching that Big Boy, and our town Pharmacist referring to it as watching TV. Too bad it won't have the drain clunk anymore. We updated the drain with an electric gate valve from a Speed Queen Super 20. Sure thing after it's going I...

New Link For pictures http://s1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa346/boggyzorange77gmc/Big%20Boy%20Going%20back%20together/

More Pictures. Getting closer. Got the new bearings, seals, and updated drain installed. Here are some more pictures. http://s1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa346/boggyzorange77gmc/Big%20Boy%20Going%20back%20together/

Door Lock @launderess Thanks for the input! I really liked your link about the history of different front loaders. To answer your question about the door lock, yes it does have the updated door lock system. As soon as the machine starts, the electricity to the door is turned off. It also has...

Thanks for the feedback & good luck wishes guys. Yes you're right there is one motor for wash and another for spin. No clutch though, just pullys. The wash motor is on the left, and the spin motor is on the right. The spin motor has a double pully that runs the drum, and a larger pully (the one...