BD Lady K Blowing the Circuit Breaker

[pulsator]

My Lady K has just developed the habit of setting off the circuit breaker when it uses the low speed. It takes about 10 seconds of it running on the low speed then the circuit breaker shuts off the power, it's on it's own 15 amp circuit with the Fisher Paykel washer and the F&P wasn't running which means the Lady K is drawing more than 15 amps. Any suggestions?

 

[coldspot66]

The timer could be at fault. On slow speed the timer is sending power to both windings of the motor (high speed winding and low speed winding). Happened to my 1970 LK. If you disconnect the blue wire from the motor and then try a low speed, and it doesn't trip the breaker, then the timer is the problem. The motor also sounds different when the 2 windings are engaged at the same time. Let me know if this helps!

Also might be a bad motor switch.

 

[fa_f3_20]

I was thinking start switch. If it's a bit sticky, it may be that high speed develops enough force to open it, but low speed doesn't.

 

[lightedcontrols]

Lady Kenmore says.......

It's either the timer energizing both windings (high and low speed at the same time) or a bad motor. Disconnect the blue wire going to the motor and run it on low speed. If it works fine then you have a bad timer.

 

[gansky1]

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