by ericmark »
Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:44 am
The answer has to be yes, but finding some one who could reprogram the PIC is unlikely, so in real terms answer is no.
Washing machines have improved over the years, mothers old Bendix had to be bolted to the floor, in the main the machine uses weights to damp down the vibrations, and it has been known for the weights to become loose.
I was involved with making the weights, they were made on a concrete press, if they were too thick, they simply would not fit in the washing machine, but if too thin the flashing could mean they feel as if tightened up fully, but in use the flashing crumbles and they become loose.
Modern machines have a sensor which will turn off the spin cycle if too far out of balance, this also activates if weights become loose, so the need to have a remote switch to switch off a machine dancing around the floor has in the main gone, and the days of the twin tub dancing across the floor are over.
However in the main when buying a washing machine we have little knowledge on how well it is really made, the more expensive tend to be better, but the amount it is allowed to move before the spin cycle is switched off is some thing set by the manufacturer, as in real terms we have no control.
