I got involved in a discussion on another newsgroup with a Brit who mentioned that his 1980s era clothes washing machine was driven by a universal motor (with brushes, and the source of his problem with it was that the brushes needed replacing.
I know that universal motors are used in small appliances like blenders, mixmasters and hair dryers, but I was supprised to hear him say that his washing machine used one, because I can't recall seeing anything other than induction motors in washing machines here in the US since perhaps the late '40s.
I thought Britain got rid of residential DC power long ago, maybe I'm wrong about that?
Is my understanding of the motors used in US washing machines correct?
Jeff