Washing Machine Not Spinning - Centrifugal Switch
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- A video about troubleshooting a washing machine that is not spinning or agitating.
The most common causes for this are:
1. Broken coupling between motor and transmission.
2. Start capacitor burnt out.
3. Mechanical binding of the motor or pump.
In my case, it was none of the three common causes. It turned out to be a centrifugal switch that was stuck open. This causes the starting winding in the motor to be never energized.
A few cycles of engaging and disengaging the centrifugal switch with a little lubricant took care of the problem.
Your video just saved my washer, almost gave up on it! Everything seemed to work, only the motor was not getting juice. Even changed the capacitor, still nothing. Then I took off the centrifugal switch, clicked it a few times, blasted it with air and motor starts humming. Thank you!
Really glad to hear that the video helped! Thanks for commenting.
I think I missed the part where you did anything to the centrifugal switch.
You mentioned the mechanical part that works off centrifugal force. The part the works back and forth to engage the switch contacts, but I all I saw or heard was you mentioning the centrifugal switch that you slid back and forth with a screwdriver I think.
I suspect the capacitor may have been the problem since it did show weak capacitance.
What exactly do you think you did to actually solve the problem?
Not being mean, just would like to know what solved the problem.
I have had them that would agitate and not spin as a result of a weak capacitor.
He literally just told you it was the centrifugal switch. Why would he lie?
I had the exact same problem. Though the capacitor tested poorly, replacing it didn't work.
Look up how centrifugal motors work, then take off the red cover of the wiring harness / centrifugal switch to see how it works, then look at the mechanism inside the motor behind it, and it should be self explanatory.
Don't make your lack of understanding this guy's problem.
Thank you! After replacing the capacitor, which indeed tested bad, I was a bit stuck.
Why not show what you're doing to the motor instead of just talking about it. Show me what you did with the centrifugal switch.
The centrifugal switch has contacts that can burn. You can replace the whole switch (the black plastic piece where the wire harness plugs in) or remove it and open the one on the motor and clean the contacts. You probably unstuck some burnt contacts when moving the lever..
Thanks for the explanation! I'm sure other viewers will find your comment useful too. Thanks for watching and commenting.
What a tease - the issues is even in the title of the video. What's the point if you don't show that part of the tear down/repair.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I was poking around in the centrifugal switch area with a flat blade screwdriver, and the switch clicked back into place. I did not have to dismantle the motor any further. The switch is inside and difficult to show with my limited cellphone camera back then, but it is visible and accessible using a screwdriver. Good luck!
That's a good one centrifugal switch is somewhere in there,
can you show me how you fixed the centrifugal switch. i cant open the motor case so it's hard for me to see why its not disengaging.
I went in with a thin flat blade screw driver from the front end. You can actually see the switch assembly between the wires, looking at the motor from the front end. Good luck and thanks for watching!
A. You got the starter wires ( red and yellow, capacitor). B. You got the (blue and the white) for high speed. C. You got the (blue/black and white/black) for low speed.
So I am sitting here and wondering which wires go to the armature and which ones go to the stator coil?
I doubt if these motors are series wound ( or they will just keep spinning faster and fasater) and if so, can these motors be taken apart so a person can separate the armature and the coil wiinding and make them separate?
Its a capacitor start induction type motor , the inner rotating Rotor that drives the motor shaft requires no connections to power , the outer stator coils "induce" a current within the rotor creating its magnetic field. it does not work like a universal washing machine motor those do have a powered armature like those used in older front loaders another example of a universal type motor , is a vacuum cleaner motor.. those motors have armatures that require a connection electric power (through a set of carbon brushes to generate there magnetic field. how capacitor start induction motors work ruclips.net/video/2XYdTogWcIA/видео.html
Hi! Do you know a site where can I get the diagram which is attached at the back side of the rear cover? Mine was already faded/worn out and can no longer be read.
google it and got the manual
I don’t what happened to my first comment, can’t find it.
I suspect the weak capacitor was the problem to start with.
Why spend so much time on testing a capacitor that is not the problem and no time showing testing the malfunctioning centrifugal switch. Furthermore, per Olivad's comment, why not replace the centrifugal switch... no comment?
Targa Bob, it didn't start off with the knowledge that the centrifugal switch was malfunctioning. I went with the most common cause, the start capacitor. In my case, it was not the cause. And frankly, I just stumbled across the centrifugal switch. And by the way, I did reply to Olivad's question. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching!
Isn't it better to replace the centrifugal switch if it isn't functioning properly?
The centrifugal switch is inside the motor and I believe is part of the motor. You could be hard pressed in finding just the centrifugal switch, and might need to replace the motor. In my case, it has been over a year and half with no problems after the resetting of the switch. Thanks for watching!
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Video should have included how and what you did.
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Drive basket and motor not spinning. Belts seems very very tight and I can’t spin either with the belt on. When I turn the unit on, neither spins and I don’t hear the motor running, the pump is running though. Could this be a simple lid switch? I tried to reset the unit and that didn’t work. I got this unit that was only 6 months old from my sister, she used it and then it sat for about 4 years in a basement. My unit went and she gave me hers. But now I can’t get this one to work either... just my luck. Please help! Thanks so much!
Hello. If the pump still works, I seriously doubt it is the lid switch. It sounds like the motor or the drum bearing is jammed. To find out which, remove the belt and try to move the drum. If it still doesn't move, the problem is on the drum side, likely a siezed bearing. Good luck! Thanks for watching and commenting!
seriusly i dont like your video..take too much time..but no point..
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