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Thank you so much @launderess, @combo52, @qsd-dan, @dadoes and @aussie-plugs. I appreciate the kind and positive comments. I hope this thread inspires others to tackle a timer repair if other options are limited. Tim

The machine (which my partner has beautifully repainted)

Reassembly part 2 - upper and lower halves

Reassembly part 1 continued - circuit board screwed almost down - about to slide out the Meccano strips

Reassembly part 1

Lots of loose parts

Loose contacts and springs

It's fixed Hi everyone, Getting back to this thread after a VERY long time... The issue was that the timer of my West German built Australian sold KDS-17 dishwasher had developed a fault where the dryer fan heater ran throughout the cycle and not just in the dry phase. As a temporary fix, I...

My KDS-17 regularly used to trip the GFI when the dryer came on. I found that small amounts of water would splash into the air duct during washing and run down onto the heating coil and contacts. This created a high-resistance path to ground through the metal body, enough to trip the GFI once...

Looks brilliant. Great job !

Congratulations on buying the Dodge ! I see the fun has already begun with a leak and a clutch issue to sort out. I currently own 13 old cars ranging from 1935 through to the 1990s, although I plan to downsize the collection in the new year. I actually don't own a newer car. I've found...

Awesome ! I find top-loading dishwashers quite fascinating.

That's an exciting find. Hope you manage to get it up and running.

That looks very interesting. Tell/show us more when you can.

Thanks All ! @bajaespuma - the circular depression is the detergent dispenser, although it doesn't really dispense. It's just a place to put it before closing the door. This machine does not have a rinse aid dispenser.

Hi Everyone, Yesterday I connected the dishwasher to the garden hose to test it running through a cycle. Everything seemed to operate as it should, even the fill valve, remarkably. The only leaks noticed so far are where the heating element enters the bowl at the bottom and where the spray...

Thanks so much everyone for the comments, advice, pics, brochure and overall enthusiasm ! I was similarly intrigued that the front panel does not say "General Motors Holden's" as is usual for vintage Frigidaire appliances here. Also that the timer dial refers to it being a "Dishmobile" even...

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