Introducing the HOTPOINT 95620 Electronic De Luxe L.E

[matchboxpaul]

Well the July repair session was completed last week and me and Rob had a great time (thanks to a great friend in Cardiff - you know who you are!).

Both me and Rob have a great affection for the Hotpoint New Generation series of machines, introduced in 1983.
I grew up, from 1986 onwards, with a 95452 800rpm Electronic De luxe in Almond.
Rob's early years were spent in close proximity to either a 95450 800rpm machine or a 95490 1000rpm machine - whichever it was, it was white.

Back at the start of May the machine below appeared - a Hotpoint 95620 Electronic De Luxe L.E.

Rather battered and cracked, we took the plunge and, with the help of the mate from Cardiff I picked up the machine from Bradford.

Here it is in all of its ebay glory!

 

[matchboxpaul]

we got the machine back to Rob's where refettling quickly began.

This is the only picture we have of the machine with its brown door....

 

[matchboxpaul]

as this was quickly replaced by a superb original chrome one (many thanks mate)...

 

[matchboxpaul]

this was the piccy Rob posted on Tom's 9534 thread as a teaser...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Having replaced the door (this provided a major impetus to restore the machine in itself) we set to work looking the machine over thoroughly.

The facia was totally shot to pieces, with three pieces missing and fracture cracks radiating all over it.

Also, the machine had had a standard hotpoint replacement programmer dial added, which ruined the original New Generation look.
Truth be told, the number of machines I have seen over the years with these replacement dials is probably testament to the original dials fragility - the shafts at the back used to crack (as did the replacements if you weren't careful)...

 

[matchboxpaul]

the feature buttons...

 

[matchboxpaul]

and the area around the variable spin selector - as you can see it is riddled with fractures...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Having rotated the drum by hand, it was immediately obvious that the bearings were totally shot at and they sounded as smooth as driving over pot holes.

We needed to know how it behaved though electrically and so we plumbed it in and tested it outside, with powder, to give it an internal clean and degreasing...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here is a vid of the machine with its test load during distribute...

 

[matchboxpaul]

and a vid of the machine on spin! it was deafening and pretty much totally drowned out the sound of the motor.

This was the last time it was plugged in for 2 months...

 

[matchboxpaul]

here is the faded powder drawer.

so far we need:

replacement chrome door - (souced and fitted)
replacement facia
replacement powder drawer facia
replacement powder drawer
replacement dial
replacement bearings
replacement lid side strips
replacement bodyside edge strips

 

[matchboxpaul]

Once dried out, the machine was put into storage to wait for July and a trip to Wales.

to be continued.....

 

[robm]

What a great job you have done so far. The chrome door is definately an improvement. I will watch the vids later.

These machines spun diffently from the rest if I rememember correctly?

All the best

Rob

 

[aquarius1984]

Paul

I love the way you have started this thread!

It just fab....

awaiting more pics and more parts of the story in anticipation so I can get out my box of Persil New System Automatic.

R x

 

[newwave1]

Wow! What an excellent find gentleman! I can't wait to see more!!!!!!!!! I loved spin slider hotties Brings back many memories of my liberator and 9534!!

Fantastic! Its great that we between us can all collect these excellent memorys and keep them alive. It will truely be a sad day when they get fewer and far between.

I've not had a chance to listen to the sound on your videos, but i have vivid memories of my hotpoints with bad bearings that sounded like a load of stones of cottons spin! lol.

Darren

 

[matchboxpaul]

Taking a break from the restoration tonight to post images of the New Generation series machines generally...

This is the two button version 'Super Electronic' - model 95130 in white and 95132 in almond.

This model and the 95360/95362 'Electronic Super Plus', which boasted three buttons, were the only New Generation machines sold with smooth brown plastic doors from new and for their entire production run....

 

[matchboxpaul]

4-buttons

Here we have the start of the De Luxe machines, all of which boasted the much more classy chrome door.

This is the basic de luxe machine boasting 800rpm and 4 option buttons.

Sold as the 95450 Electronic De Luxe in white and the 95452 in almond (one of which catered for my family until 2005)....

 

[matchboxpaul]

4 buttons......again

They also manufactured the 95490 and 95492 Electronic De Luxe.

Visually identical to the 95450/452, this machine was a 1000rpm machine.

The 95492 on the right has had a replacement later series brown door fitted, as well as a default 4-button replacement facia - hence there is no model number under the Hotpoint script....

 

[matchboxpaul]

5 buttons with a bit of variety!

The main subject of this thread in all it's official brochure glory!

The 95620 'Super Electronic De Luxe L.E' in white, with the 95622 in almond.

Enough said...