Bendix 7179 super compact "issues"

[boschlover1997]

hey, i got this bendix super compact washing machine "working" but leaking, it turns out that it doesnt work, and it doesnt leak. i looked inside to find a few wires had come undone, so i put them back where they should be, and changed the fuse.. but still no life.
Then i looked at the motor and it is in a really bad way, and a few bits are falling off it. ive removed it to have a proper look.
Also, the machine to my knowledge doesnt leak at all, but there is actually water stains/rust on the bottom, so its a strange one.
pics to follow.
george

 

[boschlover1997]

the motor

in this little white plastic thing, there are little metal triangles that move as the motor is turned.. however the white thing is snapped in a couple of places and the metal things have fallen out of those places.

 

[boschlover1997]

the white thing

does anybody actually know what it is? and what effect it has on the machine?

 

[boschlover1997]

back of the machine

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[boschlover1997]

the bottom

here is the very stained and a bit rusty bottom of the machine.. those wires are from the motor after i removed it

 

[boschlover1997]

other side..

whats this thing that just hangs?.. to the right of the pic

 

[boschlover1997]

motor

here is the motor.. it sounds awful, is covered in carbon dust and is quite rusty.
But what could cause the machine to have no power what so ever?? the pump doesnt even come on
george

 

[marthalover4eve]

white thing

i think the white thing is just something the belt goes onto,

if you can get a motor get it, or find someone to rebuild it, build one for you.

the compresser ( think its called that show you pic in a bit ) may need replacing as that went on my hotpoint

 

[marthalover4eve]

link

Yes, yes this is for a hoover but you get the jist

Hoover Supressor | eSpares

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www.espares.co.uk

 

[boschlover1997]

compressor?

oh thanks, what does the supressor do??

 

[marthalover4eve]

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i think it just distributes electric or something along the line i can see it in picture 3 the silver round long thing

 

[boschlover1997]

ooooh so maybe thats broken?
what about the motor, not sure if it works.. been told that its an induction motor yet theres a lot of carbon dust around it, and doesnt seem very healthy

 

[marthalover4eve]

rebuild

maybe you need to get somebody you build a motor just like that one or rebuild it

 

[boschlover1997]

thats gonna be cheap.............

 

[marthalover4eve]

lol

i dont no were you could get one from

 

[fido]

Good luck with it! I have one back in my shed in Scotland but I never managed to get it working properly. If I recall correctly, the hanging weight is part of the out of balance detector. As there is no suspension the machine will tend to wander around the room on spin if it's out of balance, so the device switches it to redistribute mode if it shakes too much on spin. The mechanism is adjustable but is very tricky to get just right. I think the motor pulley varies it's width by centrifugal action to alter the gearing.
On mine the pump leaked so I adapted a modern pump to fit. You might find the pump only leaks when pumping.

 

[boschlover1997]

hey, oh thanks for that info, whats wrong with yours? if you definately cant fix it could you send me its motor?
if not the dont worry, i just want it working lol
george

 

[fido]

If the pump is not working either, it sounds like the fault is more basic than the motor. You said there were some wires off, how did you know where to put them?
I have no plans for visiting Scotland at present but if I do go by car I could probably drop off the whole machine to you on the way down to Dover.
Mine is working apart from the shaking or not spinning, depending on how I set the out of balance gubbins.

 

[boschlover1997]

oh right, fair enough, i knew where to put them as there was literally one or 2 wires off.. so i just put them where there was an empty spot as it was really easy to tell.
and oh ok thankyou have been told it could be the supressor? even though the motor is in a really really bad way
george