Philips Slimstar mark 111

[sesteve]

just thought I'd share some pictures on here of a freebie machine I picked up a few weeks ago. In great condition and I like the styling and the spin drain. A slower spin speed than the earlier mark 1 but this one is variable. A few pics of the innards too.

S

 

[cfz2882]

neat machine and thanks for including pics of the mechanism and diagram-nothing like that on this side of the atlantic,though the fisher&paykel horizontal top load was/is? avalible in the US.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Steve.

What a fantastic 'freebie' machine. The first UK based preserved MkIII slimstar and in excellent condition.

Good that the ranks of preserved Slimstars have swelled over the years, with mine and yours HN3156 MkI's, Richard Bunting's AWB117 MkII and now your AWB147 MkIII. Plus Darren also has one of the later Whirlpool machines too.

Oh that Permag roar - brilliant stuff!

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here is Richard's AWB117 Slimstar MkII, which I picked up for him a few years ago. Was dreading collecting it as, having experienced the agony of having to move the HN3156, I was expecting the worst.

Was much relieved to discover that the MkII and MkIII are light as a feather in comparison. No pain encountered with this one ....

 

[matchboxpaul]

fascia ...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Richard's machine dates from the 20th week of 1982 ...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Your AWB147 dates from the 13th week of 1985, whilst my HN3156 dates from the 47th week of 1976 ...

 

[matchboxpaul]

When we next have a 'wash-in' (hopefully you would be able to pop up!), will be seeking your opinion of the hernia inducer.

Either the pump is blocked or knackered as, on entering spin drain, she spits water all over the place and with a weak flow out the waste pipe :-(

Hopefully one day, she will work again.

Paul

 

[foraloysius]

Great catch! I love the Philips Slimstars. Interesting to see all the technical data. There seem to be some differences. Here's a picture of the data of my AWB119PH, a MKII. Mine takes only 2000W max. When it heats, it turns off the heat for a short moment now and then so the motor can tumble the clothes. Do other models do that too? Apparently mine was designed for use on a 10Amps circuit, which could be found in older houses sometimes.

 

[sesteve]

Hi Paul

Yes it was a great find and came with the Spinarinse 3019 which is lower down the thread list - one with the white trim, and a Bosch slimline dishwasher from 1992. The machine seems to be in good working order although the drain hose has gone stiff so wish I could soften it up as I prefer these to the plastic ones. There are a couple of dents in the front from an unbalanced spin I'm assuming. Here's a picture of them both together - my HN3156 is from 1977 but the month has rubbed off. You are right about the weights and of course would love to pop up and help you get yours running again.

S

 

[sesteve]

Service brochure

I did find a service brochure for the AWG099PH which I think is the machine that followed this - some of the technical details seem similar although this model does not have the spin drain. I've taken a couple of pics of it as it is in PDF format.

 

[statomatic]

Yes, the T12 series came after the Slimstar series.

The chassis are totally different:
The Slimstar have an enamel tank and the body is fully removable so you have a perfect access for servicing.
The T12 have a plastic tank and you can just remove the right plate for servicing (it's somewhat hard to replace the drain pump or the left drum bearing).

The early T12 (with DC PM motor) had spin-drain but at 120rpm instead of 200rpm, the later ones (with universal motor) had a Ceset motor with tachometer for speed regulation and some cheaper models had an asynchronous motor (spin speed 400 or 500rpm).