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GyroJon's Morning Bendix Fix
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Love these Bendix morning threads! Thanks for doing these, Greg!
veg-o-matic
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What a shame, keeping that cool control panel hidden.
Morning Bendix Fix
This is the most awsome Bendix design.
Peter
This is the most awsome Bendix design.
Peter
whirlcool
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So much of what's hot today....
in the way of features are on these Bendix machines. A 7 gallon wash? These machines could have been Energy Star way back when.
It seems the U.S. washer manufacturers tried the FL system back in the 50's, I wonder why it didn't take off then as it has now?
The 525 RPM spin does seem slow for a FL machine, but I think you could just change the photos and put in the photo of one of today's FL machines and still have it right. Simply amazing.
A classic case of what was once old becomes new again!
in the way of features are on these Bendix machines. A 7 gallon wash? These machines could have been Energy Star way back when.
It seems the U.S. washer manufacturers tried the FL system back in the 50's, I wonder why it didn't take off then as it has now?
The 525 RPM spin does seem slow for a FL machine, but I think you could just change the photos and put in the photo of one of today's FL machines and still have it right. Simply amazing.
A classic case of what was once old becomes new again!
The 525 RPM spin does seem slow for a FL machine
Until the mid or late 1990's front loaders were the slowest spinning automatic washers of any washer made in North America. For front loaders Bendix was the fastest at 525rpm, Westinghouse was 475rpm, early Bendix bolt-down machines were 250rpm. Other coin-op front loading brands such as Norge and Speed Queen also spun below 500 rpm.
Until the mid or late 1990's front loaders were the slowest spinning automatic washers of any washer made in North America. For front loaders Bendix was the fastest at 525rpm, Westinghouse was 475rpm, early Bendix bolt-down machines were 250rpm. Other coin-op front loading brands such as Norge and Speed Queen also spun below 500 rpm.
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HEAVEN!
Its GEORGEOUS! They did it ALL first! Every feature you see here and in the latest F/L's was ALL patented by Bendix by ...........DRUM ROLL PLEASE............................................................................................................................................1937!!
HEAVEN!
Its GEORGEOUS! They did it ALL first! Every feature you see here and in the latest F/L's was ALL patented by Bendix by ...........DRUM ROLL PLEASE............................................................................................................................................1937!!
295 Pounds for a WASHER!
Yikes!
BUT it was Atomic Proof! Best machine to have in the 1950's! Ya never knew when the Ruskies were gonna lauch!
Yikes!
BUT it was Atomic Proof! Best machine to have in the 1950's! Ya never knew when the Ruskies were gonna lauch!
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YAY!! Thanks for posting! BEAUTIFUL machines...I'm sure GyroJon is now in the lookout for a pink machine...although I'm on the lookout for ANY model! No bolting down necessary (I could use it anywhere), and 525 RPM removes more water than 311! 
From my knowledge, until the Frigidaire Gallery models (and their clones by GE, Kenmore, etc...) came out, the "First Generation FL's" (what I like to call the Westinghouse design) spun relatively slow compared to top-loaders. In the Wards catalog, the last of the Potato-Pulley Westinghouses spun at 525. My Dual-Tumble is probably the same even though the mechanics are different...water extraction isn't too bad, really. About the same as my TL machines (with the exception of the WO-65-2)
--Austin
From my knowledge, until the Frigidaire Gallery models (and their clones by GE, Kenmore, etc...) came out, the "First Generation FL's" (what I like to call the Westinghouse design) spun relatively slow compared to top-loaders. In the Wards catalog, the last of the Potato-Pulley Westinghouses spun at 525. My Dual-Tumble is probably the same even though the mechanics are different...water extraction isn't too bad, really. About the same as my TL machines (with the exception of the WO-65-2)
--Austin
Brent-Aucoin
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Greg,
Thanks for posting these Bendix Morning Starters!
I just love these machines!
So ahead of it's time, because just like Jon say's, everyone is using this suspension now. Thank goodness Bendix let the patents expire, or we would still have 200 rpm spins in our front loaders.
Brent
Thanks for posting these Bendix Morning Starters!
I just love these machines!
So ahead of it's time, because just like Jon say's, everyone is using this suspension now. Thank goodness Bendix let the patents expire, or we would still have 200 rpm spins in our front loaders.
Brent
How many times may a patent be renewed?
Why did I think 17 years and OUT!
Why did I think 17 years and OUT!
Steve patents cannot be renewed, 17 years and that's it, actually recently its been changed to 20 years from the filing date. On the other end of the spectrum are copyrights which have gone completely out of control.
Greg thank you for all the literature postings. CONTINUE.
Yes, it's 20 years now. The patent for the Miele cutlery tray is from 1986 I believe...
Greg, wonderful brochures!!!!
Greg, wonderful brochures!!!!
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