[andy_from_ireland]

Re: is everything OK with EMW Electronics?

Panic Over I got the parts back in the post today with a note saying “sorry we cannot repair it as we do not repair this type” – so I dont know where that leaves me now but at least i got the parts back.

[andy_from_ireland]

Re: Hotpoint Fimware question

den wrote:Had to check the date on that last post.
Thought it may have been from 1st April 😕

The actual reason it spins ‘the wrong way’ is because the earth spins the opposite way, meaning that, effectively, the rotation of the planet, combined with the opposite rotation of the drum, means that gravitationally, the clothes within are pushing against the surface of the drum with more pressure, relieving them of more of their moisture.
Thought everyone knew that.

The problem is … if everyone in China had their washing machines on spin at the same time (its possible, because, having Fenshui, all Chinese machines are lined up the same way,with their drum shafts facing North, so that the essence of evil dirt falls out of the South facing door portal), the combined force would work like a brake, and the world would stop spinning.
Therefore .. all hotpoint machines sold in China spin in the opposite direction to those sold in Europe, to balance the forces, and keep the planet revolving at roughly the right speed.
If you order a Chinese module, this would make your machine spin in the direction you desire.
Remember to pull out the plug before fitting the Chinese module or you may leceive a fatar eretric shock.

Haha that made me laugh out loud – 😆 where can I get a Chinese module then (apart from China that is?)

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Re: Hotpoint Fimware question

madangler1 wrote:You have me interested now, why did you start to play with the motor wiring on such a new machine and what did you do ?

oh im pretty stupid to be honest, it was niggling me that it wasnt doing its final spin in a forward direction like all other previous Hotpoint washing machines I have ever owned. So after realising it had a 3phase induction motor I figured well thats OK all I have to do is swap 2 of the phase wires round on the connection at the motor and the motor will go into the oppsite direction giving me a clockwise spin. I thought to myself if it dont work I can just put the wires back to how it was.

My idea worked to a certain point because where normally the drum would start off a wash turning anti-clockwise it was starting off going clockwise, great I thought it worked! but when it came to spin it would not spin at all there was a click from the bottom board but no spin.

OK I thought, I will just swap the phase wires back to how they wash originally to get my spin back and just put up with the drum spinning anti-clockwise, but oh no when I put the wires back to how they was – still no spin, click from relay from bottom board but no spin still. So I sent off board to EMW. Maybe by swapping over 2 of the 3 phase wires I confused the electronics in some way.

Anyway had I known I was gonna bugger up the machine like this in no way would I have attempted it the first place. The problem with me is whenever I get something I love taking back off and having a fiddle with things and cant leave things alone.

The mrs wasnt impressed so had to go out and get a WMF940p because we needed a washing machine to get out of trouble whilst I am waiting to see if EMW can repair/replace the bottom main board for me. As yet though havent heard from them either way whether it can be repaired or not.

Had a lovely WF840p a few years back and it lasted for years until drum bearings sounded like they were starting to go in it. That spun in a forward clockwise direction for its last spin and the clothes came out pretty dry. I wondered why these new Hotpoints spin an an Anti-Clockwise direction and I asked a salesperson in Currys and she said oh yeah we learnt this in training they spin anticlockwise because it gets more water out and less tangle but I feel she was having me on or something or just saying that. Our WF840p done its last spin Clockwise and the clothes came out dry and werent tangled, it does a minute or 2 slow tumble after the spin in any case. No i think its when hotpoint went to indesit all the Indesits spun anticlockwise and thats why the Hotpoints now spin that direction, I might be wrong though. Anyway – expensive mistake now just because I wanted to make the drum spin clockwise on its final spin!! 🙁

[andy_from_ireland]

Re: Hotpoint Fimware question

madangler1 wrote:Unfortunately it would need to be reprogrammed otherwise it won’t work, it’s not just the display,
The programming tells the module what’s attached to it, type ad rpm of motor, spin speed and wash program’s.

Oh right thanks it was just an idea. Was just thinking of using the bottom control board from the WMF940p and getting the fascia from ebay for WMD960p (because EMW have my WMUD843 one at the moment!) and working it that way.

Both machines have the same Induction motors, on the label on the motor it say 1700rpm and the 940p goes up to 1400rpm and the wmud843p 1400rpm – but yeah the wash cycles and option buttons would be different.

[andy_from_ireland]

Re: Hotpoint Fimware question

madangler1 wrote:According to my end if the are both Arcadia 2 machines (latest electronics) the yes it’s the same board c00285598 but the program’s are different BUT i can not confirm this 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} with out commercial codes and serial numbers. They are programmed into the module (bottom board). Unless you can reprogram its a NOGO.

why you need a board ? That should still be under warranty ?

Thanks for the reply. Long story but will try and make it short. I got a WMUD843p, messed around with the 3 phase motor wires, wrecked bottom board, sent board to EMW, bought a WMF940p and just wondering if I could fit bottom board from WMF940p into WMUD943p and use it with the WMUD943p fascia circuit board or WMD960p Fascia circuit board, was just wondering if all interchangeable and if the WMF940p bottom board would work OK with a fascia electronic board from a WMUD843p or WMD940p – see I said it was confusing. 😯

Might be under warranty under normal circumstances but I have voided any warranty with the WMUD843 by having it in bits and swapping over the phase wires on the motor and causing damage to the bottom board. Ultimately at the end of the day I want to get my WMUD843p up and running – prefer it to the wmf940p.

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