In washing machines, automation most often fails, in second place are bearings and rubber products. The engine is the most reliable unit, it is used in the manufacture of various home machine tools. But for this you need to be able to change the direction of rotation and adjust the speed.

What is needed

• A toggle switch with two groups of contacts 220 V 15 A, you can purchase it at.
• Speed ​​controller 400 W 220 V 50 Hz, also take on.
• An electric motor from an automatic washing machine, will fit almost any brand.
• Sections of wires of different colors, preferably blue (zero) and brown (phase).
• You will need electrical tape; to install a powerful radiator, buy a new one and a tube of heat-conducting paste.
• To check the connection diagram, it is recommended to use an ordinary tester or at least an indicator.

Motor connection

Carefully inspect the terminals of the removed motor. It has six leads: two contacts go to the speed sensor (tachometer) and two contacts each from the rotor and stator windings.

We do not need a tachometer, we do not touch it, we only need to connect the engine.

All single-phase motors of this type are connected in the same way. The stator winding outlet must be connected to the rotor winding inlet. The remaining two ends are connected to zero and phase. It makes no difference which winding will be the first and which will be the second.

Identify the winding outputs on the connector. You need to use a tester, always keep one contact on the terminal, and apply the second one in turn to the rest. If the device showed a short circuit, then two terminals are connected to one winding.
In our case, the lower and the second from the top contacts are connected to one winding, and the second terminal above the lower and the third from the top. Accordingly, we need to connect a jumper between the second and third top contacts. Make a jumper and connect. To guarantee, call again, now you have a short one to show between the two remaining terminals.

Connect the voltage of 220 V to the two remaining ones, if everything is normal, the engine will start to rotate.

Reverse connection

As mentioned above, to change the direction of rotation, it is necessary to swap the connection points of one of the windings with each other.

And the engine will start to rotate in the other direction. Check the correct connection, swap the wires on the terminal block according to the described diagram, turn on the voltage. The direction of rotation of the motor should be reversed.

The contact to which the phase was applied must be connected to the input of the second winding. The voltage reaches the free terminal, the zero position does not change. You can change the connection order by clicking the toggle switch.

Turn the toggle switch upside down, on the bottom there are designations for each output and a diagram of their connection in the left and right positions of the switch.
To make it easier to understand, draw a basic connection diagram: two windings and two switch contacts. The middle contacts are connected / disconnected in turn to the two side contacts. The connection is elementary.

Connect one winding to the lowermost contact and tie it with a jumper to the uppermost one. Connect the second winding to the middle terminal, let the stator winding be connected in this way in our example.

Now it became possible to connect the rotor. One contact of the toggle switch should be connected to the output of the rotor winding, and the other directly to the neutral power wire.
If everything is clear, then proceed with the connection. Make diagonal jumpers between the outermost terminals. One middle terminal of the toggle switch is connected to zero, and the second to the second winding.
Reconnect all wires and double-check that the circuit is correct. Middle contacts: one to the power supply zero, the other to the stator winding. The other end of this winding is connected directly to the supply phase (brown wire).
Contacts on the diagonals must have jumpers, the wires from them go to the second winding (rotor). Before switching on, be sure to check the short circuit changes with a tester when switching the toggle switch.

Insulate the contacts carefully, check the functionality of the motor. When changing over, the direction of rotation must be reversed. It is strictly forbidden to change the direction of movement until the rotor has come to a complete stop.

Regulator of revolutions, my revision

If you bought inexpensive Chinese products, then you must definitely make an audit of the device. Remove the filling from the body and pay attention to the triac. At best, it has a very small radiator that cannot effectively dissipate heat. In the worst case, there is nothing at all.

On the new radiator, cut the M3 thread, adjust its length to the dimensions of the case. Spread the surface of the triac with thermal grease and fix the prepared radiator. Assemble the regulator.

Connect the regulator

Examine the device. On the back of the body there is a strip with connectors and a plug with terminals. Every contact is signed.

Find zero, phase and ground at the input (if you have a ground in your house). Power is connected to them, in our case zero and phase (there is no ground).
Now you should find the zero and phase output from the regulator. The cover should have a detailed diagram indicating the purpose of each output wire and its color.
On the purchased regulator, yellow is the ground, two blue ones are for the tachometer sensor, red is the phase. White and green are interchangeable, but for this you need to change the position of the jumper. In our case, green is involved. The connection is determined by the nickname of the pins by the tester.
Connect the blue wires to the tachometer on the motor terminal block. For example, zero (green) is connected to the middle terminal of the toggle switch, and a phase (brown) is connected to the free contact of the winding. The yellow wires on the terminal block are connected to the tachometer. Apply voltage to the speed controller and check the operation of the engine at all modes and speeds.

There is a special hole on the body of the device for adjusting the rotation modes with a variable resistor. With its help, the step of changing the revolutions changes, the rotation of the rotor will start not with a jerk, but almost from scratch. Set the required modes.

Conclusion

Any electrical work should be done in strict accordance with the PUE. If you cannot decipher these three letters without the help of the Internet, then you should not risk your health.

Anyone knows that it is quite possible to connect the engine from a washing machine to other products that work from such a device. It is the electric motor that is the heart of absolutely any technology, thanks to which it works and can perform the assigned tasks. It is in the washing machine that the engine is responsible for the operation of the drum, and if you connect it to other equipment, then it is quite possible to achieve functioning at no less speed.

Where can you connect the motor from the machine to the machine? There are a huge number of options, and most importantly, if there is data on the operation of such products and on the connection rules, then it is quite possible to collect new devices that can be useful on the farm. You should not throw out the washers until they are completely disassembled, as there can be a huge number of useful accessories inside. For example, if an Indesit typewriter breaks down, you can get a 430 W engine capable of reaching speeds of up to 11,500 rpm. Naturally, it can be used only on condition that the part is completely intact and will not cause breakdown of new equipment. There are an incredible amount of ideas on how to use the engine of an old typewriter, and even a baby washer has its own engine that can be useful.

Variants:

1. The simplest option is to make a sharpening machine, which will allow you to sharpen items such as scissors, knives and similar sharpening objects. Such emery turns on only after the motor is carefully fixed on the surface of a solid base, as well as the installation of the shaft on a sharpening stone or grinding wheel. After assembly, you can connect the equipment to the network.
2. If, for example, a private house is being built or the surrounding area is being poured with concrete, then a concrete mixer may be required. It is for her that you can use an electric motor. Converting a washing machine into a concrete mixer is not difficult, and for this you also need to disconnect the tank from the washing equipment.
3. Vibrating tables using such a motor will make it possible to make a cinder block, the cost of which is far from small, but you can save a lot with your own hands.
4. Is there a lot of grass on the site? Are there rabbits looking for grass? Hay is mowed regularly? If you use the motor correctly, it can become an excellent substitute for a trimmer and will allow you to remove grass quickly, simply and without spending a lot of money on it. This device is considered simply necessary for those who live outside the city, and especially for those who love to engage in agriculture.

This is just a minimal list of what you can do if you use a washing machine part in the form of an electric motor. You may need various attachments, additional containers or even auxiliary parts, but if you have an idea, then creating new equipment will work out quickly and without investment.

Washing machine electric motor connection diagram

In order for the conversion of the washing machine into new equipment using such a part as an electric motor to be of high quality and bring results, you need to pay attention to the advice of experts on how the connection diagram will be carried out. You can even remove the engine from a Soviet washing machine called Vyatka, as long as it is a worker.

The engine connection feature is carried out:

• By using a component such as a capacitor, which must be connected as correctly as possible;
• With no starting winding.

Before the connection is made, it is advisable to disassemble the wires by color. This grouping will allow you to connect without error.

There are 3 types of wires on the transfer case:

1. White two wires are tachogenerator connections, which are not needed.
2. The brown and red wires go to the stator and rotor windings.
3. Gray and green are needed to connect to graphite brushes.

Depending on the engine model, for example, from the Siberia washer produced in the USSR or Indesit, the wires themselves and their number may differ, however, the connection must be extremely accurate. To detect broken wires, it is enough to ring them with a multimeter. The one that goes to the tachogenerator has a resistance of 60-70 ohms. These cables are insulated and run to the side.

Washing machine motor: connect to 220

The washing machine motor is a device that has: certain characteristics, excellent power, four outputs for switching on, the ability to work only from the network, high rotation speeds, depending on the model, a functioning power regulator. The wiring diagram requires the connection of the stator winding with the rotor brush.

For this, a jumper is formed and insulated with a special tape.

Further, there are wires from the rotor winding and the second brush. They must be connected to the home voltage network. If the motor is connected to a 220 Volt network, the rotation will start automatically, which can lead to injury, and this can be prevented by mounting on any surface. It is possible to change the direction of rotation, for which the jumper is thrown over to another group of contacts.

Types of washing machine motors

For a part such as a starting motor, for which an electrical network or simply current is needed, application can even be found in equipment such as an auto pump.

To do this, you can use motors from various washers, for example:

• Donbass;
• Riga;
• Nuova;
• Ibmei.

Regardless of what years of production, the engine can last a lot of time if properly installed. There are many ways you can reduce or increase the rotation speed or understand why the relay is not working, however, in order to include the device in a complete set of new equipment, you need to not only examine the recommendations, but also carefully monitor each stage of work.

Suitable engines:

• DAOTS U4 with brushes, DAOA;
• RTK 1uhl4, uhl4, 1u4;
• HXGP1l, 3y4, 3uhl4, 9uhl4.

The use of a collector motor is especially often carried out, since a permanent magnet is located on its stator, which can alternately be connected to a current with a constant voltage. This is a kind of reverse, which allows you to consume small amounts of energy and save your budget. Electronic motors, which have an electronic control unit on the body, are no less in demand.

Modern engines have a special speed controller that is required to control the speed of rotation.

Why is such a detail needed? If the engine is connected to a concrete mixer or to a vibrating machine, it will be necessary to lower the rotation speed and, accordingly, direct it to reduce the activity of functioning. Excessive vibration allows the desired process to be carried out more efficiently.

To connect the engine regulator from the machine in which it was installed, you need to do the following. It is removed from the cavity of the old washing machine along with a radiator, which is a semiconductor device, due to which the on and off control is carried out. Then it is soldered into the relay microcircuit, replacing the low-power part. If you do not have the skills to work with such processes, then it is better to entrust it to a real professional, for example, a computer technician. Especially if the colored tape pulls and heats up.

How to start the engine from a washing machine

It is already known how to give life to a new engine and how long it will take to start a two-speed unit, however, how to start and control if there are some problems? It is quite possible that the engine simply will not start, even if it was possible to connect everything correctly. In this case, you need to check the heating of the engine after it starts working. A couple of minutes is enough and if during this time the heat does not spread to all parts, then it is required to determine the place of accumulation of heat. This can be the area of ​​the stator, assembly or bearing.

The main reason that the part heats up quickly is:

• The presence of wear or clogging of the bearing;
• A strong increase in the capacitance of a capacitor, which only an asynchronous motor can have.

After that, the check is carried out every 5 minutes and three times is enough. If the bearing is to blame, then you need to disassemble, lubricate or replace, since there are times when it cannot be restored. It is strictly forbidden to overheat the propulsion system, as this can cause damage to all new equipment and be costly.

How to connect a motor from a washing machine (video)

The most important thing is not to start the engine, but to connect it correctly and do it so that the new device will last a long time without breakdowns. If you do not have the skills to work with such parts, and even more so with electrical equipment, then it is not advisable to penetrate at all into their depths and try to make new products.

Content:

Over time, the washing machine either becomes outdated morally and physically, or breaks down. Some throw it away, but often the engines are removed from the machine - the engine from the washing machine will certainly come in handy on the farm. But after a certain time, when the need arises from the engine from the washing machine to do something useful, you have to figure out how to connect it to the mains. Later in the article, we will explain in detail how to use an electric motor from an old washing machine.

Engine types

The motor connections are inextricably linked to the design of the motor. For this reason, if something is started with a used one. engine, it is advisable, first of all, by its appearance to determine its device and only after that connect the electric motor from the washing machine to the 220 V network and make it start. But in the old inexpensive models of washing machines, only two types of engines were used:

• collector.

The asynchronous motor of the washing machine was usually placed on the tub for washing clothes. The centrifuge, which was wringing out the laundry, provided for the use of a collector motor, since this electric motor rotates faster. Therefore, if you are dealing with a washing machine of this design, you can have an idea in advance of where and what type of engine is installed, and which motor to remove from the washing machine if necessary.

But if the engines were removed a long time ago, and it is necessary to connect the motor from the washing machine to the 220 V network, first of all we check if the rotor has a collector. If this is not clear due to the design of the housing, it is necessary to disassemble the engine from the old washing machine by removing the cover from the side opposite to the shaft.

Collector motor

If the engine is still collector, it is recommended to tidy up the collector and the surfaces adjacent to it, cleaning them from graphite dust before connecting the motor. Also, before starting the engine from the washing machine, it makes sense to decide whether it is necessary to make connections that change the direction of rotation of the shaft. If required, it is possible to switch the brushes. For a collector motor from an old washing machine, it is characteristic that the brushes, and accordingly the rotor, are connected in series with the stator.

This is typical both for the motor from the automatic washing machine, and for most of the collector engines of the network connection. The collector motors of all household electrical appliances are arranged in the same way. To change the direction of rotation of the shaft, it is necessary to swap the terminals of the brushes with a switch (i.e. 1 and 2, as the electric motor connection diagram below shows).

The rotational speed and power of the motor of a washing machine with a manifold depend on the voltage. Therefore, they can be easily adjusted with a dimmer. For this, terminals 1 and 4 or 2 and 4, if terminal 2, in the event of switching, takes the place of terminal 1, connect to the dimmer and use its regulator to select the required shaft rotation speed. With direct connection to the network, the shaft revolutions will be as high as possible. The collector motor from the washing machine is controlled by a special circuit, much like a dimmer.

The main difference is that it uses the start of rotation cycles from various sensors. In the collector engines of more expensive models of washing machines, there may be a couple of additional wires from the tachogenerator. Therefore, before connecting the motor to the washing machine, they must be correctly identified. Although this is not difficult to do with the smaller section of these wires.

• Some devices used an electromagnetic brake. He can add two more wires. This design feature must also be taken into account when connecting the motor from the washing machine.

You do not have to use these wires when connecting the collector motor to the mains. Therefore, if any homemade products with an engine control circuit are not foreseen, these wires can simply be cut off so that they do not cause confusion. Long-term connection of the washing machine electric motor to the 220 V network causes its significant heating. For normal operation of both the insulation and the bearings, it is necessary to limit their heating by forced cooling. Therefore, it is recommended to put the impeller on the engine shaft and only then turn it on.

Some models of the brushed motor from the washing machine may contain another pair of wires. Such a nuance is typical for devices with one motor, as a rule, of a drum type. These sliders rotate the drum slower during washing and faster during spinning. To do this, they are equipped with two additional outputs, which regulate the speed of rotation of the shaft. These characteristics are usually displayed on the motor nameplate, an example of which is shown in the image below. WASHING is the wash mode and SPIN is the spin mode.

According to the nameplate, you can determine to what voltage you need to connect the motor with an additional winding. Since the currents are indicated the same, and the powers differ by a factor of 10, it is obvious that a lower voltage is applied to the outputs of the engine corresponding to the washing mode. Its approximate value can be obtained by dividing the indicated power (30 watts) by the indicated amperage and the correction factor k. Its value can be determined based on the fact that another power value (300 watts) is obtained when the engine is started at a voltage of 220 V.

The value of k for the WASHING mode may be different, but for an initial estimate of the voltage value, this calculation option is quite suitable.

We get

The actual voltage value will be shown by the experimental connection of the washing machine motor through a transformer or LATR. If such a dual mode is needed in any craft, based on the calculations shown, it will be possible to select an additional low-voltage power supply (usually a transformer).

Asynchronous motor

Asynchronous motors are less resourceful and develop a speed of less than 1500 rpm when powered with a voltage of 220 V. Their design contains two windings:

• launcher,
• working.

Therefore, before connecting the electric motor from the washing machine, first of all, you need to correctly determine these windings. There are usually four wires coming out of an induction motor. But there are also three. Each pair in a four-wire motor corresponds to a specific winding. It is known that the resistance of the starting winding is greater. Therefore, in order to find where which winding is, it is necessary to measure the resistance of each of them with a tester. In principle, for the operation of an asynchronous motor from a 220 V network, it is enough to connect only the working winding to it.

But the problem in this case will be with engine overclocking. It will be necessary to spin the shaft by applying an external force to the speed at which the engine will independently reach operating speed. This method of starting, especially if there is a load on the shaft or even more so on the gearbox, is unacceptable. For this reason, a starting winding is used. To understand what to do with it, you need to familiarize yourself with the connection diagrams of such engines. They clearly show that in any circuit one terminal of the working winding is connected to one terminal of the starting winding.

Therefore, that model of the engine, which has three wires, already has a connection of these windings inside the case, and it remains only to complete one of the circuits. How to figure out where which winding is is clearly shown in the diagram at the top right. The user decides which scheme to choose. In principle, you can only use the button that you press when starting the engine. Then, at start-up, the torque on the engine shaft will turn out to be the largest of all the options for the schemes. But in this case, the maximum load on the button contacts is obtained due to the highest current in the starting winding.

In addition, there is a risk of burning this winding if it is connected directly to the network for too long (and it is not known how long it can be powered with 220 V by connecting directly to the network). The same will happen if the value of the resistor is too small, and that of the capacitance is too large. Therefore, to increase the starting torque, a large-capacity capacitor is made disconnectable after acceleration of the engine shaft. The most balanced option is "Capacitive phase displacement with a working capacitor". This scheme is recommended for use without any reservations. Especially if the engine starts with an unloaded shaft and the capacitance of the capacitor is small, on the order of 1-2 μF.

The direction of rotation of the asynchronous motor shaft from the washing machine depends on the sequence of connecting the terminals of the starting and working windings. If three wires leave the engine, it will not be possible to reverse it without breaking the connection of the winding leads hidden in its case. For reverse, the terminals of the starting winding must be reversed.

A washing machine is an important attribute of any household. However, damage can occur that cannot be repaired. The household may have an old automatic washing machine. Many people know that its engine can be used in everyday life, but not everyone can connect an electric motor from an automatic washing machine.

Use cases

The electric motor is a versatile thing. It can be used both in everyday life as emery for sharpening knives and other household items, and as construction equipment.

First of all, any construction involves mixing cement. When filling blocks with a cement-sand mixture, its sediment is provided. Specialized tools are expensive and, given the prices of building materials, building your own home is almost an unrealistic dream. However, with the help of an old electric motor from a washing machine, you can save money on the purchase of equipment, since the motors of the washing machines are powerful enough to function as a stationary mixer or vibrator for shrinking cement.

But before starting to operate homemade equipment, you need to figure out how to connect an electric motor from a washing machine to 4 wires. There is nothing difficult in this, but it should be taken with all care. Failure to do so could damage the engine.

Connection

To connect to a 220 V network, you will need the following tools and parts:

• Engine from an old automatic washing machine (it is possible to use both domestic and Italian machines);
• Resistance multimeter;
• Plug for contact of wires with a socket;
• Toggle switch or other switch;
• Electrical tape and a wire stripper.

First of all, it is necessary to separate the pairs of wires from the unifying plastic casing shown in the photo. To do this, you can simply cut them off at its base, but before that, it is advisable to remember their pairwise arrangement from left to right. This is done in order to simplify the further finding of wire pairs.

It is worth clarifying right away that to connect the electric motor from the washing machine, only 4 wires are needed: 2 from the stator and 2 from the rotor brushes. But there are many more of them at the exit from the motor. As a standard, there are 6-8 wires at the output, but depending on the model of the washing machine, there can be up to 12 pieces.

An Italian automatic washing machine usually has a distinctive feature, namely 8 outgoing wires, 4 of which go out from the stator. However, clarification is required here: 2 wires go from the thermal relay and 2 from the stator itself. The last two are needed to connect.

Typically, wires for specific purposes are marked with a specific color. But it is better not to risk it and check the already cleaned ends with a multimeter.

For this, the device is exposed to measure resistance. The wires coming from the tachometer will show 70 ohms. They are not needed for further connection, since they are a speed regulator, but serve as a guide for further selection of pairs.

After the found pair from the tachometer from left to right, the search for the remaining wires is carried out.

There is a version of the washing machine where the stator has 3 wires. The third wire is an additional winding lead. It is not required to connect to a 220 V network. Therefore, you must follow the above instructions for finding a pair.

Once the pairs of wires are found, you need to connect 1 wire from the stater and 1 wire from the roter brushes together. The remaining wires are with a plug. When turned on, the motor will rotate in a certain direction. When you replace pin 1 of the wire from the stater with the wire from the roter brush, the direction of movement of the motor will change.

For the convenience of changing the direction of movement, the wires can be started through the toggle switch. You can also use a switch that is suitable for a permanently installed motor from an automatic washing machine. This will enable the device to be switched on and off without disconnecting the plug from the mains.

Such a device has modern electric motors, including an Italian electric motor from a washing machine. However, the structure of the engine of the old washing machine is somewhat different. It lacks a large number of wires, but it is not so easy to identify them.

How to connect an electric motor from an old washing machine?

The device of the old engine is similar to modern models, and all the same 4 wires are needed for operation. As in the first case, a tester is needed to find a pair. Applying alternately its probes to the wires, the pair will be quickly found.

Having found the pairs, it is necessary to install the starting winding and the working winding.

• The starting winding is necessary to create an initial magnetic field or so-called torque.
• The working winding creates a constant magnetic field.

Determining the starting winding is simple. On the pair of wires responsible for it, the resistance will be greater than on the working pair.

Next, the wires are connected to the 220 V network and the starting winding is closed to the working one. For this, the wires of the working winding, as in the version with new washing machines, are powered from the network using a plug and socket. One wire of the starting winding is insulated with one of the wires of the working winding. The second wire is also powered from the outlet. A switch is also provided, which is installed in the place where the wire from the working winding goes to the network.

If there is a need to change the direction of rotation of the motor, then you just need to swap the wires of the starting winding.

As follows from the above, the principle of connecting an electric motor using 4 wires is similar on all models. No one will have any difficulties with a primitive connection for the engine to work in one direction, since this requires knowledge of physics of the 8th grade. But for more comfortable work with the device, the ability to switch the direction of rotation of the engine during operation is indispensable. For this reason, it is recommended to install an additional toggle switch that switches the polarity of the starting winding.

For a better understanding of all the stages of connection, you can watch this video, which clearly shows the connection of the electric motor from the automatic washing machine.

I told you how to connect and start a 380 Volt motor in a single-phase 220 V. Now I will talk about how to connect a single-phase electric motor from a broken washing machine, vacuum cleaner, etc. It can be successfully used for other purposes in the household, for example, for drive a sharpener, polisher, lawn mower, etc.

Wiring diagram for a collector motor for 220 volts

In electric drills, hammer drills, grinders and some models of automatic washing machines use a synchronous commutator motor. It successfully starts and works in single-phase networks without unnecessary starting devices.

For, to connect the collector motor, it is necessary to connect with a jumper two ends No. 2 and No. 3, one coming from the armature, and the other from the stator. And connect the remaining 2 ends to a 220 Volt power supply.

Remember that when connecting a manifold an electric motor without an electronic unit, it will work only at maximum speed, and at startup there will be a strong jerk, a large starting current, sparking on the collector.

Can be motor and 2 speed, then the third end will come out of the stator from half of its winding. When connected to it, the speed of rotation of the shaft will decrease, but at the same time the risk of breaking the insulation when starting the motor increases.

To change the direction of rotation it is necessary to swap the ends of the stator or armature connection.

Connection diagrams for single-phase asynchronous electric motors

If there were only one winding in single-phase electric motors in the stator, then the electromagnetic field inside it would be pulsating, and not rotating. And the launch would take place only after untwisting the shaft by hand. Therefore, for self-starting asynchronous motors, an auxiliary winding or starting winding is added, in which the phase is shifted by 90 degrees with the help of a capacitor or inductance. The starting winding pushes the rotor of the electric motor at the moment of switching on. The main connection schemes are shown in the figure.

The first two schemes designed to connect the starting winding for the time the motor starts, but not more than 3 seconds in duration. For this, a relay or start button is used, which must be pressed and held until the motor starts.

Starting winding can be connected through a capacitor, or in very rare cases through a resistance. In the latter case, the winding must be wound using bifilar technology, i.e. the resistance is part of the winding. It increases in it due to the length of the wire, but the inductance of the coil does not change.

In the third most common pattern the capacitor is constantly connected to the network during the operation of the electric motor, and not only during its start-up.

To determine which wires go to each of the windings, first we call them in pairs, and then we measure the resistance of each by. The starting winding will always have more resistance (usually about 30 ohms) than the working winding (most often around 10-13 ohms).

Pick up a capacitor it is necessary for the current consumed by the motor, for example, for I = 1.4 A, a capacitor with a capacity of 6 μF is required.

How to connect a washing machine electric motor

In modern washing machines can stand either collector or three-phase motors. The latter can only be started with the help of an electronic start-regulating device, which will need to be removed from the washing machine and redo the circuit for manual start. But for this you need to be well versed in radio engineering.

The collector motor is the same motor from the washing machine it is very easy to connect.
As a rule, 6-7 wires go to the connection block, not counting the grounding of the case.

Two wires come from the tachometer that will not be used. And a pair of wires leaves the stator and the armature (rotor). Also, sometimes one more end may come out from half of the winding.

Calling pairs of windings and we connect with a jumper the end of the rotary winding with the beginning of the static winding. At the beginning of the rotary, we connect one end of the power supply and the other at the end of the static one.

If you need a second speed connection, then we connect one end of the power supply to the output from half of the winding. She will have less resistance than the whole.

Sometimes an additional pair of contacts from thermal protection can still go to the connection block.

Old Soviet-style washing machines used simple induction motors with a starting winding. To start them, I recommend using the appropriate relay from the washing machine, which is installed only vertically according to the pointer on the case. The connection is made according to this scheme.
And you can start according to a different scheme only with a working capacitor connected to the starting winding.

Functional check

For, to check the correctness of the assembled circuit it is necessary to turn on the electric motor and let it run first one minute, and then about 15. If the engine is hot, then the reasons may be:

1. Worn, dirty or pinched bearings.
2. Large capacity capacitor, turn it off and start the engine by hand, if it stops heating up, reduce the capacitance of the capacitors.

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