Recent content by rinso

Eddie, I have to agree with your take on Consumer Reports. Somewhere in the mid 1980's, they started to lose their objectivity. Their tests used to relay what it would be like to own the machines. Their reports had both objective and, sometimes more importantly, subjective things to say. (One...

LOL I knew that! I still think the pitman transmission did a better job.

I think when Maytag switched to the orbital mechanism from the helical, long stroke system is when I first observed them not performing as well. Good rollover of items like jeans and sheets was always a Maytag deficiency and the orbital action only made it worse. When they later added a dual...

Back in 1970, my wife and I purchased this very dishwasher, only in avocado green. I kept it after we divorced and used it for years before my partner and I gave it to great friends. It worked flawlessly and I loved the top load design.

From my local newspaper: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina. The...

Thanks Thanks supersuds! I stand corrected! I have three MicroMatic changers that I purchased on ebay. All sellers said they were functional, but none of them could possibly have been operating condition. One is an R600, one is the newer version with the slimmed-down tonearm, and the third is...

I always loved the way they measured the record size with the tonearm. (Watching it doing that, was sometimes more entertaining that some records.) A feature that wouldn't be necessary these days, as the speed selections needed are now down to two, and the record size could be determined just by...

This laundry set is screaming for restoration. What a great find for someone who has the skills for that.

According to what I have read, Magnavox had their own manufacturing divisions for their console and television cabinets. It went away after the company was acquired by Phillips.

1 1/2 years ago, I found a 1962 tube-type "Magnificent Magnavox" console on Craig's List. Since it was available locally and was in working condition, I bought it for 200 bucks and brought it home. Since I have an electrical engineering background I knew there were things that needed immediate...

d-todd, this is an inverted Pal Nut. The proper too/driver, fits on the inside of this nut, which is often use to attach volume, treble, bass, etc. to a metal chassis.

When Kenmore's started sporting a similar control panel, (along with many other manufacturers like GE) it did indeed look incredibly cheap, something for which the Kenmore-branded Whirlpools were not known.

d-todd, most folks aren't familiar with the tool or the inverted hex nuts on which it is used.

How about an internal hex pal nut driver? It's used to remove those special nuts that hold knobs onto chasses.