Post by hermitjohn on Jun 15, 2018 14:54:38 GMT
I had commented in a washing machine thread about possibility of resurrecting some washing machines with bad mechanical controller or bad circuit board to manually do one function. Thus with two machines you ought to be able to make it nearly as functional as as a wringer washer, requiring you to first agitate to wash the clothes, then manually drain, manually refill, and manually agitate again to rinse. Then move them to second washing machine to manually spin dry them. Well I think it could work. And junk automatics whole lot more available than antique wringer washer in good shape. My way should even be practical for the more feeble minded luddites like me that like to keep things super simple. might even make one machine do both things by turning off one switch and turning on another. No doubt some heavy duty relays be helpful. This however makes an automatic washer into a manually controlled washer. No pushing one button and everything automagically done for you with damp clothes waiting for dryer. This is lot more like a wringer washer where you are the brain that controls everything. You forget you have laundry agitating and it just continues until you do remember.
But here is link to article on how one guy built an ardino based washer controller to replace the $200 mechanical controller for his $75 washing machine. Retains full automation and you can program custom cycles to fit your needs, not the manufacturer's needs for certain price point. Sure it would also work with one of the modern ones with the self destructing circuit boards too. Downside, this is not for the faint of heart. This guy knows his electronics. Cost him like $89, no doubt somebody that can understand his setup could then shop for price and do it cheaper, more like $50. Like he said in article, he had laundry piling up so bought some parts local that cost considerably more than buying online.
imgur.com/a/9L0LI
But here is link to article on how one guy built an ardino based washer controller to replace the $200 mechanical controller for his $75 washing machine. Retains full automation and you can program custom cycles to fit your needs, not the manufacturer's needs for certain price point. Sure it would also work with one of the modern ones with the self destructing circuit boards too. Downside, this is not for the faint of heart. This guy knows his electronics. Cost him like $89, no doubt somebody that can understand his setup could then shop for price and do it cheaper, more like $50. Like he said in article, he had laundry piling up so bought some parts local that cost considerably more than buying online.
imgur.com/a/9L0LI
