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When did you decide the onboard relays couldn't handle the juice? I would suspect they can handle most of the 120V stuff but not about say anything over 400 Watts of power. So you would need the heavy relays for the spin up and the heater but the water valves?? They should draw no more than 1.5 amps tops! <br
So do you have the onboard relays trip the 16 Amp relays? That would be a relay within a relay within a relay!! <br
And all those hoses my my they are carrying alot of water to and fro! I need to build a Bendix SuperMatic with electronic shock dampers!!!
 
Good-bye, everyone ! Robert, you won my heart long ago; now

After reading the transcendental "Hot Suds Towels" cycle, I died and went to heaven.
 
When George Bush and God had their daily chat, they decided

"Inside the interface" is so intricate it made me think of what neurosurgery must be like. All those tiny items must be exactly matched to corresponding tiny items. How many years of practice does it take <br
All of your metal goosenecks looks like classic GE's. Nice <br
Tried to find the older Super Uni photos because the new turbo doesn't look so different. Guess it so dramatic in the Whirly Combo because it's shooting upward in a narrower frame. Can you link the older photos <br
Reading the Hot Sudsy Towels Cycle made me realize permanently that you really have the washing sickness/giftedness--as good or bad as it gets. I have it too. You've made all the dreams come true: spray rinsing in the unimatic, NOT getting any cold water contaminating the HOT, neutral draining without agitation even if it's only in the outer tub, a long wash with periodic soaks, recirculating water, a catalyst cycle, CIRCLE fills&sprays AND an overflow--indeed, these are the things that Frigidaire boys fantasized about, and many of you know exactly what I'm talking about, and that is why this club is so IRREPLACEABLE, and why Robert is such a gift for giving us a home. WHERE ELSE COULD WE GO <br
WE ARE WASHING MACHINE MEN AND WOMEN AND THIS IS OUR HOME. <br
 
<i>So you would need the heavy relays for the spin up and the heater but the water valves?? They should draw no more than 1.5 amps tops!! </i
Jon, I'm not using the extra 16AMP relays for the water valves, only the Motor, Heater, Drain Pump, Recirculation Pump and Spin Solenoid. While I really don't need the extra relays for the Pumps and Spin Solenoid, my original computer interface board had 5AMP relays so just to be sure I added the extra three Heavy Duty ones to keep them happy and cool. My new computer interface relay boards have 10Amp relays so they are even more durable <br
<i>So do you have the onboard relays trip the 16 Amp relays? That would be a relay within a relay within a relay!!! </i
Yes, you got it. I will keep the relays inside the Interface happy for years to come <br
<i>Reading the Hot Sudsy Towels Cycle made me realize permanently that you really have the washing sickness/giftedness--as good or bad as it gets. I have it too.</i
You got that right Mike. What thing fun about the Super Unimatic is I can experiment to my hearts content. Like what I tried this morning. OK here's a question for everyone, what do you think happens when YOU MOUNT TWO PULSATORS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AS THE NEW AGITATOR?...

 
OK, now you've gone TOO FAR, Mister! I'm starting to fear for your emotional stability. If that monster-machine is found wandering the countryside looking for a mate, you'll have no one to blame but yourself when the torch-wielding villagers arrive at your doorstep.
 
I know the answer to two pulsators <br
Eventually, when the machine has completed it's assigned cycle, you will open the lid and the towels and/or clothes selected to wash in the machine will dissappear!!!!! Gone, shredded, out, down the drain. Wash em till they breakdown to nothing <br
Ducks and Runs...FAS <br
Steve
 
pure brilliance, amazing, inventive, and innovative the best of vintage meets modern technology go robert! we need mass distribution of such a unique solid washer! wheres the matching dryer? LOL ;P
 
Two pulsators - that is pretty funny, I was thinking about that earlier today! Robert - I tip my at at your - the hours of soldering looks awesome. Guys I must say - this machine is a treat to see in person - absolutely the best fun you an have with a 10 y/o PC and a few afternoons with some wire and relays. <br
Those beefy 16A relays are some nice insurance - that'd be a good way to save a timer on a Standard Unimatic - have the timer drive a relay that controls both the motor and the spin solenoid. Save a contact - replace a relay - Good idea <br
Be
y - Good idea <br
Be <br
 
Well after doing quite a few loads with the Double Pulsator, I've gone back to using just one. It seems that with a normal 10lb or 12lb load the double pulsator works great, but throw a 14lb or 16lb load to it like I usually do in the Super Unimatic and the double pulsator setup fails to turn anything over, where as a full tub of recirculating water and a single pulsator/detergent column has no problem turn that load over. Oh well, that's the fun of getting to experiment downstairs in my secret lavatory, ooops I mean laboratory LOL <br
By the way the reason I can wash a 16lb load in the Super Unimatic is due to the recirculation keeps the tub at its absolute fullest level of water constantly which is the key to doing super-sized loads in that machine.
 
I can almost see the top fin holding down the clothes the way the first version of the jetcone did, before they adjusted the ports, but God! how I'd love to see a short flick of the waterworks in the photos. I'd rent a jet, pick up Frigi's Pesto and Sudsy's Figs and deliver, if you'd video the double pulsator. It's just too fast for the camera.
 
Fantastic machine!!!

I can't believe all the work you have done on it Robert, you really are multi talented. Dumb question but, how do you get a solid tub washer to recirculate water? Or is it not a solid tub <br
Liam
 
Hi Liam, not a dumb question at all, it's very simple. In order for a solid basket washer to recirculate, the water level has to be filled up to the very top to the water exit holes and overflow out into the outer cabinet or tub. Then the recirculation pump picks up the water and throws it back into the wash tub. You can see it happening in this picture here, the water coming out of the holes is making a continual round trip between the wash tub and the cabinet. The suds in the outer cabinet act as a lint filter to catch dog hair and other floating lint. The lint cannot make it through the layer of suds and down through the few gallons of water at the bottom of the cabinet to get to the pump. Once the drain pump pumps the water and suds down the drain the lint are disposed with it, like magic! No messy filters to clean here.

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Westy impeller: Cross-pollinating from an entirely different species. You're in unchartered waters, now, Robert <br
: <br
Unrelated: As much as I loved representin' for the gets-no-love Franklin transmission by using the Wizard background wallpaper, I just couldn't face that yellow-headed, diet pill-addicted, Town 'n' Country housewife, anymore. Time for a change.
 

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