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I’ve finally traced the wire all the way back to the control panel and the wire itself is fine. I can buzz the spade connector that connects to the motor terminal right onto the control board.
Does that mean it’s the control board or the motor?
I had a look at the control board and the device that is connected to that pin and it looks perfect.
Is there any way to test the motor? What voltage would it need that terminal to be connected to to make it turn?

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So there are 4 terminals on the top of the motor marked 3 2 4 1 reading from the front of the machine to the back when looking at the right hand side of the machine. Terminals 3 & 2 seem to be connected together. Terminals 2 & 4 (the middle ones) are both connected to a small black box with only one terminal coming out. The terminal on the black box is connected to a white wire that comes from the main on / off switch and appears to be a permanent live connection. Terminal 3 (the front one) is another white wire that comes from the rear of the machine.
If I start up the machine with all the 3 wires disconnected it pumps out but doesn’t fill. If I connect the 2 white wires to their correct terminals then it pumps out, fills the manifold and then empties it into the machine ready to start washing.
The grey wire connected to terminal 1 doesn’t seem to have any voltage on it and doesn’t seem to make any difference if it’s connected or not. I have checked the voltage on it both when pumping out and when I would expect that main pump to be running. No volts under either circumstances.
Are these useful clues?

There are also a red and black wire going to a capacitor(?) at the side of the motor.
I’m a bit stuck now as I don’t really know if that implies it’s a faulty motor or the motor isn’t being switched on?

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Dave, I found 2 of the wires live but it didn’t seem to change between when I would expect it to run and when I wouldn’t expect it to.

“There are 3 wires to the pump (plus the earth), a white one on the LHS, a grey one on the RHS and another white one going to a black thing in the center. Both the white wires seem to be at 240V both when I would expect the pump to be running and when I wouldn’t.”

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Thanks Dave! I will check later and report back.
Do you know which of the 3 wires should have mains on them when it is running?

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Re: Zanussi not spinning after replacing brushes

It seems to be OK now.

The only thing I can think is that the first time I tried it the load was unbalanced and the other times I was just too impatient, it took much longer to get up to speed than I thought.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. 😀

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Re: Zanussi not spinning after replacing brushes

Thanks for the replies folks!

I first tested with one garment but then realised that may cause the uneven load sensor to prevent spinning so then I tested it empty on just a spin cycle.

On the spin cycle with the drum empty, the motor seems to be stepping up the speed as it makes 3 different notes, each one higher pitched than the last. My instinct tells me the belt is slipping but there was no sign of that before I had to replace the brushes.

The guy in the spares shop didn’t have exactly the right brushes so took the internals out of a different set and popped them into the old plastic housing and then ground the angle on the carbon part to the opposite angle. It certainly seemed a good solution? Can’t see why that would cause any problem but maybe you know different?

Thanks….

I’ve cleaned the filter and checked and confirmed it is draining properly.

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Re: Bosch SGS6612GB/12 simple programs OK but not auto progr

Well I took out and cleaned the pressure valve or whatever it is on the lower RHS looking at the machine with the LHS side panel off. Put it all back and that seemed to fix it.

Although I confess I don’t really understand why that being a bit gunged up allowed simple programs to work but not the auto.

Still – thanks Martin – all seems OK again.

😀

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Re: Bosch SGS6612GB/12 simple programs OK but not auto progr

Thanks for the reply – I confess I haven’t spent long on this as I’ve been using the “Eco 50” program which works fine despite the problem in auto mode.

Yesterday I removed the left hand side panel and could see that both the left hand side of the manifold at the top was all black and gunky as was the little float / switch bit on the lower right hand side.

I guess these need cleaning or replacing? Can anyone explain what is different about the auto program that stops it working when the Eco program seems fine?

Thanks again for your help….

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Re: Bosch SRS46A02GB08 main & eco wash 199 minutes

Thanks, I didn’t know that.

I’ll let it run through a few complete cycles and hope it corrects itself!

It started as a no fill but as soon as I fixed that the pump motor jammed.

Cheers,
PB

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Re: Bosch SRS46A02GB/08 will not fill – not inlet valve.

Thanks for the response.

The fins at the back are stuck solid – I thought they were part of the fan case at first. When I looked carefully it looked like they were the bit that spins round but they are solid!

Is a whack with a large hammer likely to un-stick them?

Cheers,
PB

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Re: Bosch SRS46A02GB/08 will not fill – not inlet valve.

Comments / suggestions anyone?

Thanks…..

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Re: Bosch SRS46A02GB/08 will not fill – not inlet valve.

Todays update seems to be one step forward and one step back!

Thanks Washman, I took the manifold off and removed the “pressure chamber”. This was sludged up with black gunk so I prised it apart and cleaned it with boiling water & a toothbrush.

Put it all back and grinned as the manifold filled up with water and then emptied slowly down into the sump as I assume it is supposed to.
‘:D’
Then I waited, and waited with the grin faiding and waited with a frown by now. After a few minutes I hit the reset and it drained.

Tried again and just the same – fills fine now but no washing.

When I first started on this, if I filled the sump with water from the kettle it would pump it round and wash properly but since I sent the module off for testing it hasn’t done it since.

The pump motor gets very warm. I don’t think thats good.’:(‘

Any help appreciated…

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Re: Bosch SRS46A02GB/08 will not fill – not inlet valve.

Thanks for the response…

So the red rod & switch are not used in the normal cycle and proving they work is no help at all then. javascript:emoticon(‘:?’) That’s another bit I can cross of the list of possible causes!

The inlet valve is never energised – that’s why I suspected the module. The only way any water gets in is if I open the door & tip it in to try and figure out what’s working and what isnt!

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