I need the BLDC motor from a Direct Drive washing machine

**Zoran** · 09-25-2017, 05:46 AM

Hello team!

I am in a pursuit of a BLDC motor from a direct drive washing machine, presumably a Fisher & Paykel one or LG. You all know the look of this motor - it's pancake like, or pizza like, with the rotor directly bolted to the drum, without any belts. In the country where I live there are still not as many direct drive disassembled washing machines containing such motors and it's difficult to find one. I was wondering whether someone on this forum is in the possession of the said motor so that we can arrange for me to buy the motor from him/her.

Thank you for your time.

**eesakiwi** · 09-26-2017, 08:34 AM

https://www.trademe.co.nz/home-livin...1427281946.htm
This?

Normally there's people selling the unit already set up and rewired for generating 50volts. Given some time, somebody will advertise one.
There's several different motor coils and only the one with the heavy Copper wire is the one you want (from memory). They will know which one to use if they rewire it and sell it.

I think they really need to have the two bearings and Ali housing with them as well.

Its not that hard to melt the low/clean melting plastic off the housing, but you need to axe the housing (use safety gear!!! Safety glasses and gloves!) out of the white plastic bowl after dissembling the shaft/bearings/etc from it first.
The Ali bearing housing fits quite nicely into a 50mm (2 inch?) Square tube.

I don't have any at the moment, and don't know when another will turn up. I used to scrap any I found for the $6 worth of Copper wire, it takes 20mins to unwind one, or 30mins to unwind 2 at a time.

Lots of info on the net about how to set them up for generation.
How the grind off the edge of the iron core corners to help stop 'cogging'. Wiring up, wind setups etc.