indesit carbon brush

[electrofix]

trying to source a carbon brush for this machine

WA101 uk ( may be WIA101uk)
46344830105 ser 705164705

motor ACC

carbons are almost identical to sole carbons Qaultex CAR99 (zan part no 4006020152 )
but the carbon slopes in the opposite direction

anyone any ideas before I butcher a pair of car 99

Thanks

Dave

[jimca007]

Re: indesit carbon brush

Just cut the copper lead attaching the carbon the holder and reverse it so its pointing in the right direction, I’m not sure if this is frowned upon or not but done it hundreds of times with no problem

[electrofix]

Re: indesit carbon brush

that what i will do if i have to but i assumed there must be a correct part and if I get a customer asking for them its nice to know the answer

thanks

Dave

[Martin]

Re: Re: indesit carbon brush

jimca007 wrote:I’m not sure if this is frowned upon or not but done it hundreds of times with no problem

Hundreds of times?……surely not……really?……do you know why brushes have copper tails?….. :rolls:

[QUICK FIX]

Re: indesit carbon brush

SAND PAPER THE EDGE THE OTHER WAY

[johnnyj]

Re: indesit carbon brush

C00114885 cost more than the machine is worth. JJ

[jimca007]

Re: indesit carbon brush

I always assumed it was to ensure a good contact and secondly to hold them in….. always open to new info tho so …..

[Martin]

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jimca007 wrote:I always assumed it was to ensure a good contact

Your assumption perfectly correct. :tup:

No tag = no contact and therefore only the spring and the metal guide are acting as ‘indirect conductors’ which will result in overheating and premature failure…….not good. 🙁

[suedehead1]

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Martin wrote:

jimca007 wrote:
I always assumed it was to ensure a good contact

Your assumption perfectly correct. :tup:

No tag = no contact and therefore only the spring and the metal guide are acting as ‘indirect conductors’ which will result in overheating and premature failure…….not good. 🙁

and when the brush wears down the spring goes into the commutator
damages the motor blows the pcb and you can sell them a new machine.

[electrofix]

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johnnyj wrote:C00114885 cost more than the machine is worth. JJ

qualtex show this part number cross ref ro car99 which means the carbon face is still the wrong way

looks like its a cut reverse and resolder job

Dave

[neilsukwg]

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Why not carefully (put yer glasses on) hacksaw the brush to face the opposite direction.

Ideally you would also use the same blade to slightly serate the brush, use a combing action with the hacksaw blade to help it bed in,
finish off by re-fitting and then bed the brushs in with some comm stick cleaner, also available from qualtex

[Martin]

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electrofix wrote:qualtex show this part number cross ref ro car99

Dave, in your first post you were uncertain of the exact model no of the machine. Can you clarify what the model is now? You mentioned also is was a “motor ACC” is that the make of the motor? (never heard of it before)

Lots of cranky advice here on how to bodge a brush in but I’m sure you’d like to do better than that surely to god. 😀

[electrofix]

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was not 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} percent on model at first. i had it down as WA101UK but could not find that number

have now got model WIA101uk from commercial code

Dave

[Martin]

Re: indesit carbon brush

electrofix wrote:have now got model WIA101uk from commercial code

In that case it one one of these 3 options
C00273898
C00114885
or C00097255

All seem to have the same exact profile as the CAR99. :con:

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