Having recently scrapped my 30-year-old Zanussi washing machine, I stripped it for potentially re-usable parts.The part with the greatest potential is the motor, but I've no idea what to use it for!It's a hefty beast, with a centrifugal clutch inside its pulley. It had no fewer than eight wires connected to it - presumably for selecting the various speeds, and for going into reverse when agitating the washing.The label on the motor says the following:ZEM 20571033CEI107/10-IEC 3354A 260W 2780 RPM3A 180W 1380 RPM 8/10uF 400VL [1]1.1A 95W 900 RPM 8/10uF 450VLGoogling for the model number doesn't produce anything useful.I'm looking for innovative suggestions of possible uses for this beast.I'd also be interested to know just what the label is telling me, and how to work out how to wire it up[2] to get it to work.[1] The 'u' of 10uF is actually a Greek mu - presumably for micro-Farad[2] i.e. which wire does what, and where to put the external 8uF capacitor [3][3] I did try to trace the wiring when I dismantled it, but the harness was such a tangled rat's nest that it proved to be beyond me!

Looks like a different animal to the usual wm motor. Generally theyrun at around 15,000rpm, and have 2 wires for field, 2 for armatureand 2 for tacho. And one chassis connectionDIY uses: cement mixer, one day I'll make a bucket size one, 20w isprobably all that's needed though. Hoist. Plaster paddle mixer.Monster whole house cooling fan. In fact you've got enough power inthat to add an extra floor in the house, collapsing the unused floorswhen you leave them :)NT

On 30/06/14 15:47, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

Any ideas for putting a washing machine motor to good use?

Aug 26, 2012 41 Replies

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Muddymike 12 years ago

Not to self. When washing machine dies try (from safe distance) running motor up.

Mike

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The Natural Philosopher 12 years ago

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