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A lot of receivers and other hifi are high priced on epay but the real vintage hifi lovers don't pay that much, they prefer buying defective and fix it themselves. Most of the fully restored vintage hifi from epay are just recapped with cheap capacitors, switches & pots barely cleaned with some...

Modernize what? these machines looks already great. Keep the original look or replace them by an ugly new set...

Thanks for your messages. @mike, these Philips Slimstar are great machines, very stable during spin due to the progressive speed increase. The Hoover (A76 maybe ?) on the left is made by Thomson Esswein, the bearings are almost unbreakable on these. @warmsecondrinse, that's what I like with...

That's a very nice machine Gizmo, I didn't knew these were sold in Australia. In France the Brandt from the "TX" series have the "BB40" chassis, between the "Statomatic" and the "Malice" (like yours). And the panel on yours is the same kind used in the Thomson Access machines, the Brandt from...

Thanks, slim toploading machines are typically French, like cheese & wine :D Also these are smaller than a frontload for the same capacity (real one, not the ridiculous race today's manufacturer's does), that made them popular especially in tiny flats. Brandt has only made two frontloader in...

Thanks, yes that's an horizontal axis drum.

Hi fellow washing machines enthusiasts and happy new year. Just sharing my modest website dedicated to French vintage washing machines http://statomatic.e-monsite.com/ especially Brandt and Vedette but I might add other brands in the future. During this new year I will upload more pictures &...

The joy of Win10 updates, that's why I keep using Seven & XP ^^

Here's my 99 Golf (not R32, it's a 1.6 ^^) Also restoring a 1987 Peugeot 309 which has almost half mileage than the VW.

This sound familar I'm HVAC tech for maintenance & commissioning, I see that almost everyday. Commissioned a split high wall ac unit and got called back by the contractor after three months, asking to replace the control board of the unit and check the refrigerant charge as it didn't reach the...

Hi, I'm taking a trip to USA with my company (HVAC-R maintenance & commissioning) to visit the https://ahrexpo.com/ in Orlando. Is there any members going here ? Will be fun to meet up and talk about washing machines, air conditioners or anything else. We also go to New York City from February...

Started with washing machines, then got interest in plumbing, electricity, cars, power lines, other household appliances, hi-fi, electronics... Back then I've did a lot of tinkering and disassembled several appliances then barely reassembled them or made some kind of mad scientist experiments...

Very interesting, I didn't knew that kind of motor, no starting relay, no capacitor, no electronics, that's good for reliability.

I've never liked these Ako P10100 series timers, the double contact point makes them very prone to sparks. You can sand the contacts and clean them with alcohol to get better continuity (check with a mili-ohmmeter), but they won't last that long. The best solution will be to get other contacts...

WD40 is a waste of time & money ! WD40 that helps removing a blocked nut is some kind of legend, if it really worked you didn't had to break it. I've stopped using such thing five years ago, since then I've never broke any nut, bolt, screw... just need a longer wrench for more force...

So what, Micro$hit doesn't have to tell me what I should do... I'm still using XP and don't know what does "virus" means, just turns off all automatic updates and do it when needed (a "downdate" is usually worse than a virus). Also use 7 but I can't use some old 16bits apps and I don't like the...

In these machines the motor is wired in series with the heating element, it's used for overcurrent protection. So when water heating is needed the motor is just shorted by the timer, that's explain the long pause during washing sequence. And in case of the heating element is open, the drum won't...

"Works perfectly but needs a new timer" = turns on but the timer stops during cycle (probably due to no heating or clogged pump). "Water leaks, was told by the repairman it's due to the timer" = I'm not a tech, the neighbor has tried to fix it but he isn't tech either. "Fully restored, like...

Bonjour ami français :) Never ever use WD40 in a timer or even think about it (or any other mechanical device anyway) unless you want to completely ruin it ! This product isn't intended for lubricating (even does the opposite when the solvent evaporated), the solvent reacts with certain kind...

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...