Although the homeowner will probably never do a major teardown of a washer gearcase, it is worthwhile to understand its function. The gear train of the automatic washer consists of a sector gear, connecting rod or possibly the rack and pinion gear type. In this type drive, the pinion gear drives a larger main - drive gear. A connecting rod is attached to both ends of the main - drive gear and the sector gear, which pivots on a stud through an approximate 180 - degree arc. A more common type is the sector gear. This gear meshes with the agitator gear to accomplish the washer oscillation. Read the rest of this entry »
The electric food mixer is truly a labour-saving appliance. Many variations can be found from the simple hand-held type to the large table-top version with additional attachments, such as juice extractor, liquidizer, vegetable peeler, can opener and grinder.
At the heart of all mains powered mixers is a series-wound brush-gear motor. This type of motor is used because of its good power output (up to 3hp on large table-top models) combined with the capacity for variable-speed control. These two advantages make this aversatile appliance. Read the rest of this entry »
