Skeletons in my Closet!

[supremewhirlpol]

Got this machine from bigalsf. Many many thanks to him for taking the time out of his very busy schedule to help with logistics and for being nice enough to even give me such a machine. It needs much work, but getting it running should be as simple as solving an unbalanced 3 phase circuit!

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[supremewhirlpol]

When first arrived, motor, pump, pulley, etc. were not in machine. I have reinstalled the motor and pump, as a start to reassemble the machine.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Box of what else came with the machine.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Glass is frosted! My hat off to the genius that thought of this! That person must lack common sense!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

other side of door

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Opening looks good.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

The boot was very stiff, has some cracking. I've started to restore it as best I can. Have applied to the boot some rubber roller restore solution, that I use in the restoration process for laser printers. Boot is more flexible now, but still working on it.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Drum looks good.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

These machines are walking dinosaurs. Parts are very hard to find, not to mention the drive mechanism is overly complicated and inefficient, these machines just suck. Time to change that!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

What's in this box?

 

[cfz2882]

drive mechanism

that GE combo looks to have almost the exact same belt/pulley arrangement as the
Ca.1961 RCA whirlpool combo i was given and stripped in 1979-the whirly also
had a belt going up to the blower-IIRC there was some sort of solenoid clutch to
engage the blower drive pulley...
Yes,electronic motor control has came a long way in the last 50yrs LOL.

 

[tolivac]

Frosted glass as a window replacement?and guess its time to simplify the drive mechanism of that Combo machine with a new Leeson motor and VFD?You have a GE Combo WD "Kit"!You have to supply the assembly instructions!Neat machine-will be interesting to see the final result!

 

[jetcone]

this

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[swestoyz]

What's in this box?

I hope it involves a 3-phase motor and a VFD!!!

Any chance you could post a link to the rubber restore product? I've been soaking the Maytag Combo boot in glycerine for years now and it has helped, but I'm open to other options.

Ben

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Hey Melvin!

Really good to see you again. I can't wait to see this! This is why I love this site. Always something new to learn!

RCD

 

[autowasherfreak]

It will be very interesting to see what you do with. The frosted glass sucks, LOL.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Rex, Andrew, Ben, that's correct! The VFD is on the way. I'll post a good deal of instructions, maybe even some schematics. There will be several big modifications. ModLRC3PH is fitting the VFD and 3 phase motor to the GE combo. Have to use IEC motor due to clearance issues. There will be a surprise feature added in ModLRC3PH that will only be revealed in the final video. Before I get too involved in ModLRC3PH, we have to establish what the other modifications will be.
Ben:
I've posted a link to the site, however it looks like they have changed suppliers, as the bottle is not the same.

http://www.feedroller.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Cleaner&osCsid=i8ohu17ht0mvd4qi8o0q2eqag0

 

[supremewhirlpol]

What is ModCDSRRW? Hint: What does it have to do with this dishwasher? What is special about the GE Combo?

 

[supremewhirlpol]

What is ModCDCW? Hint: What does this fan have to do with it? What do condensing dryers really need?