Hi All,
Well I finally pulled the Lightburn Twintub apart and found the cause of the short circuit. The Microswitch for the lid, was a blackened charred lump of crumbling bakelite. $3 later I had a new lid switch and all is reasonabley happy. The machine still has a few leaks that need to be dealt with, but otherwise is working perfectly.
I've made 3 video's that show the action, unfortunately my camera doesnt record sound, so they're not "Talkies".
For those who didnt see the earlier pictures, the machine was manufactured by Lightburn and Co in South Australia. The company which was run by Harold Lightburn, also produced Cement Mixers, Trailers, A Washing machine shaped like a cement mixer for the Armed forces, and other Australian necessities. Lightburn and Co finally closed its doors in late 1986. Most of the machine is fibreglass, however the outer spin tub is made of low quality galvanised steel. As this rusted out very quickly there are few examples of these machines left.
This machine uses a paddle to provide agitation, it swings backwards and forwards in a 40deg arc. The turnover is quite good.
The machine has no seal between the spin basket and the motor, so they thoughtfully provided an overflow tube to let excess water in the spinner run out the bottom in a controlled manner, rather than out over the motor. Unfortunately, during my maiden test load I managed to get excess water in the spin basket and all of a sudden found my feet very wet.
The machine has one motor and as such all action is control by opening or closing the spinner lid. The only control on the machine, is the valve which drains the wash tub.
The dirty Yellow rag you see going in at the beginning, is now on my clothes line, bright yellow with no stains. (This load was in cold water, with supermarket brand detergent) so the paddle seems to do a pretty good job.
Well I finally pulled the Lightburn Twintub apart and found the cause of the short circuit. The Microswitch for the lid, was a blackened charred lump of crumbling bakelite. $3 later I had a new lid switch and all is reasonabley happy. The machine still has a few leaks that need to be dealt with, but otherwise is working perfectly.
I've made 3 video's that show the action, unfortunately my camera doesnt record sound, so they're not "Talkies".
For those who didnt see the earlier pictures, the machine was manufactured by Lightburn and Co in South Australia. The company which was run by Harold Lightburn, also produced Cement Mixers, Trailers, A Washing machine shaped like a cement mixer for the Armed forces, and other Australian necessities. Lightburn and Co finally closed its doors in late 1986. Most of the machine is fibreglass, however the outer spin tub is made of low quality galvanised steel. As this rusted out very quickly there are few examples of these machines left.
This machine uses a paddle to provide agitation, it swings backwards and forwards in a 40deg arc. The turnover is quite good.
The machine has no seal between the spin basket and the motor, so they thoughtfully provided an overflow tube to let excess water in the spinner run out the bottom in a controlled manner, rather than out over the motor. Unfortunately, during my maiden test load I managed to get excess water in the spin basket and all of a sudden found my feet very wet.
The machine has one motor and as such all action is control by opening or closing the spinner lid. The only control on the machine, is the valve which drains the wash tub.
The dirty Yellow rag you see going in at the beginning, is now on my clothes line, bright yellow with no stains. (This load was in cold water, with supermarket brand detergent) so the paddle seems to do a pretty good job.
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