Just a quick note to let you know that once again I've had to fix the washing machine .. groan. It packed in on Sunday with the now familiar F6 error code, indicating a motor failure.
Had to be the carbon brushes .. and it was; I've just fixed it again by using two still decent brushes .. but it is time to start thinking about a replacement.
What boggles me though, is why one brush should wear down to nothing (in around a month) whereas the other side stays fine ?? Any electric motor wizards out there who can explain this phenomenon ?? Both brushes touch the same commutator .. so I'd expect reasonably even wear .. but alas, in all three failures one side had worn down and one side was OK.
