DysonAnimal
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Phillips Electra "Spin Drain" 1980`s Washing Machine
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DysonAnimal
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mickeyd
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Chrome & Glass & Liquid water demons
Fabulous, simply fabulous.
You guys will make a front loader out of me yet.
Spectacular.
Fabulous, simply fabulous.
You guys will make a front loader out of me yet.
Spectacular.
Still working hard after all these years.
Works better than the day it was bought in 84, the soap dispenser used to leak a little back then ! Brill machine, pity Philips dont build them anymore, our UK built Philips colour telly also worked for many years. They proudly stuck a built in Great Britain Union Jack label on there hardware.
Works better than the day it was bought in 84, the soap dispenser used to leak a little back then ! Brill machine, pity Philips dont build them anymore, our UK built Philips colour telly also worked for many years. They proudly stuck a built in Great Britain Union Jack label on there hardware.
matchboxpaul
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Super Super Super....
Variatronic!
Saved a piccy of your machine to my computer last time round Antonrob.
Rest assured that this new picture will be following the first!
An absolutely superb machine and congratulations on it being in such great condition.
Its always a pleasure to see machines that are classics and so obviously respected by their owners.
Thanks for posting the piccy of your AWB098.
Cheers
Paul
p.s would it be spin draining in that picture?
Variatronic!
Saved a piccy of your machine to my computer last time round Antonrob.
Rest assured that this new picture will be following the first!
An absolutely superb machine and congratulations on it being in such great condition.
Its always a pleasure to see machines that are classics and so obviously respected by their owners.
Thanks for posting the piccy of your AWB098.
Cheers
Paul
p.s would it be spin draining in that picture?
Wow
Hi AntonRob, congratulations on keeping a timeless classic in working order!! The neighbours certainly wouldnt mind if we where from this club..lOL , what repairs have you had to do to keep it in tip top condition??
great stuff, Mike
Hi AntonRob, congratulations on keeping a timeless classic in working order!! The neighbours certainly wouldnt mind if we where from this club..lOL , what repairs have you had to do to keep it in tip top condition??
great stuff, Mike
Antonrob.....
That's a lovely machine. I remember a friends Mother having a more basic version (with just an economy button & spin speed selector).
It also lasted well considering how much use it got, but was quite badly rusted under the powder drawer & had a non-matching chrome door handle by the time it was replaced. Certainly not in the immaculate condition of Antonrob's example.
The spin drain always facinated me. I thought there was something wrong with it when i first saw it as the whole front panel used to move when it begun spinning. Though as it continued to spin drain for years after i first saw it, i figured it was normal, as i now know it is!
Brilliant machines though, and well done on keeping yours in such a great condition.
Liam.
That's a lovely machine. I remember a friends Mother having a more basic version (with just an economy button & spin speed selector).
It also lasted well considering how much use it got, but was quite badly rusted under the powder drawer & had a non-matching chrome door handle by the time it was replaced. Certainly not in the immaculate condition of Antonrob's example.
The spin drain always facinated me. I thought there was something wrong with it when i first saw it as the whole front panel used to move when it begun spinning. Though as it continued to spin drain for years after i first saw it, i figured it was normal, as i now know it is!
Brilliant machines though, and well done on keeping yours in such a great condition.
Liam.
Yes Mike
I agree it is a very cool machine but the high speed coal fired jet engine powering it is sooooo LOUD it is making Artemis bark downstairs in the living room just hearing it on my laptop!
What a screamer!!!
I agree it is a very cool machine but the high speed coal fired jet engine powering it is sooooo LOUD it is making Artemis bark downstairs in the living room just hearing it on my laptop!
What a screamer!!!
aquacycle
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The couple that lives behind my mum still has her Super Variatronic washer and White Knight dryer from the same year. They really don't make em like that anymore.
aquacycle
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and on the subject of Philips, here is my D162 dryer. I grew up with one of these 
Philips repair history
Had to put a new motor in about 1990 as a magnet collapsed onto the armature. These motors run hot when spinning, 12V at 5 Amp when washing, and about 200V at 1 Amp when spinning.
Replaced drum bearings and shaft seal in June 2009, fitted good quality GKN bearings. The original bearings were actually ok, they did not rumble, just a little tarnished, it was the seal that was worn.
I could do with an old donor machine to futureproof this old girl, have placed wanted on freecycle and preloved sites etc but no luck yet, heres hoping ! Parts aint easy to come bye anymore in this throw away society.
Had to put a new motor in about 1990 as a magnet collapsed onto the armature. These motors run hot when spinning, 12V at 5 Amp when washing, and about 200V at 1 Amp when spinning.
Replaced drum bearings and shaft seal in June 2009, fitted good quality GKN bearings. The original bearings were actually ok, they did not rumble, just a little tarnished, it was the seal that was worn.
I could do with an old donor machine to futureproof this old girl, have placed wanted on freecycle and preloved sites etc but no luck yet, heres hoping ! Parts aint easy to come bye anymore in this throw away society.
richardc1983
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Lovely machine!!! Jeolous I dont have it!
aquacycle
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mickeyd
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eek eek eek oo oo oo ah ah ah--EGADS, an alien
Mikey, I did not want to laugh that hard this morning.
At Minute 2:20, there is a wire-headed, bug-eyed alien, looking very like the ones in the hilraious comedy, "Mars Attacks" where the ugly, ultra-authoritarian creatures go about ranting in priceless caricature.
Great flick as usual. Loved the dilution cooldown--enough water at last. Enlightening to see all the mechanicals and electrics displayed during operation. Those Hoover "engines" at full throttle--WOW. Nominated for Washer Oscars 2010. Thanks for enviable state-of-the-art graphics. Shut down that wash shop and move to Hollywood. ;'D
Mikey, I did not want to laugh that hard this morning.
At Minute 2:20, there is a wire-headed, bug-eyed alien, looking very like the ones in the hilraious comedy, "Mars Attacks" where the ugly, ultra-authoritarian creatures go about ranting in priceless caricature.
Great flick as usual. Loved the dilution cooldown--enough water at last. Enlightening to see all the mechanicals and electrics displayed during operation. Those Hoover "engines" at full throttle--WOW. Nominated for Washer Oscars 2010. Thanks for enviable state-of-the-art graphics. Shut down that wash shop and move to Hollywood. ;'D
mickeyd
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I apologize to anyone who wasted time looking for the alien
I posted reply #52 in the wrong thread. Have no idea how I did it. Give me the gas pipe. PLEASE! The alien lives in Mike's other thread from April 10, "Electra..." starting at 2 minutes and 20 seconds in his unique video.
I posted reply #52 in the wrong thread. Have no idea how I did it. Give me the gas pipe. PLEASE! The alien lives in Mike's other thread from April 10, "Electra..." starting at 2 minutes and 20 seconds in his unique video.
