RE: Washing Machine Motors

["Paul Mele" <paul.mele@usermail.com>]

once had a failure of the timer switch which had separate contacts for the
start and run windings...the contacts for the start winding were
cracked...so we had to spin-start. Time to get out the schematic and look at
the start circuit.


> Do you think the problem might just be bad contacts in the motor's
internal
> start/run switch producing lots of resistance but still giving part of the
> starting torque ?