Primus W-10X^2 update "I need Control!!!"

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I've done a few things to Primus W-10X^2 over the Thanksgiving break. Something interesting came in today. Can you guess what it is? The video should give you a good hint. And, yes it has to do with Primus W-10X^2 and it's all about CONTROL!

 

[rollermatic]

gee, what could that be melvin?

either you got some type of control board or timer for that washer or miss janet paid you a personal visit over the holidays and lost all control when she saw your collection of commercial machines and that bendix you have. i'm assuming the latter.

love the video, brings back memories of the 80's when i lived in minneapolis and prince was hot, jimmy jam and terry louis were hot and janet was beyond hot! used to go down to the gay 90's on hennepin ave. and listen to the "minneapolis sound" including janet while we danced the nite away. then take a bus ride home in 10 below weather! ah, what memories!

why don't you post some pics of that machine of yours! it is one major "no nonsense" washing machine, from what i remember when i saw it. had a great time with you when you came to visit, enjoyed showin you my stuff too.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

OK, Before we get to the CONTROL part I need to back up a bit. Several weeks ago I decided to mount the control box to the side of the cabinet. So, to do that, I needed to dismantle the cabinet. The back pane has to come off.

 

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cabinet off

 

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front of the machine with the cabinet off

 

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picture of mounting holes

 

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control box mounted

 

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another

 

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Next, mounting the motor: In order to do that I needed to cut some things. Here are the grinder wheels that I used.

 

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wheels 2

 

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The original motor mount tabs needed to be cut off and grinded down to be flush with the frame. Those tabs are strong and thick.

 

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Next task: Bar cutting and wielding. I had the choice of using Arc or Mig wielding. I chose Mig because I don't know how to use the Arc wielder. Here is a picture of the type of Bar that I used. Two bars were needed at 23".

 

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My welding skills are not the best, but what I did works.

 

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Drilling the mounting holes for that motor was tricky, but I finally got it mounted.

 

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shot of the motor from the front of the machine

 

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Now that the motor has been mounted, put the cabinet back together. I left part of the front open because I don't know how big the User Interaction Panel will be. PLC enabled User Interaction Panels are extremely expensive. $250-$2700 range.

 

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side view

 

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