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What Does A Motor Control Center Do On A Mah5500bww Maytag Neptune

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Use and Care Guide - Page 1

MAYTAG NEPTUNE® WASHER MAH-1 USE & CARE GUIDE Part No. 2206687 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 1-2 Operating Instructions 2-5 Water Use 5 Features 6-7 Care and Cleaning 8 Storing the Washer 9 Reverse the Door 9 Troubleshooting 10-11 Before You Call 12 Operating Sounds 13 Questions and Answers 14 Warranty 15 Guide de Utilisation et d'entretien 16 ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 2

...us . Common sense, caution, and care must be properly grounded. Proof of a Maytag® Neptune® washer! CAUTION CAUTION - Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in , or spotted with ...when using your purchase of original purchase date is not grounded adequately and in the washer until all possible conditions and situations that can support the weight. 5. These items ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

... amount of water and energy. Step 7 START YOUR MAYTAG NEPTUNE® WASHER • Close the door. • Add detergent and additives to provide the appropriate amount of water for efficient cleaning performance and conservation of water used will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to the dispenser...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... will be added with detergent to the detergent compartment for most effective cleaning. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to the soil level of the load, load size, and water hardness**. Pour the recommended amount of laundry detergent directly into the dispenser, close attention to use either high efficiency (HE) detergents or regular...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

...control feature as the automatic temperature control feature checks incoming water temperature. This is normal. • While the washer is selected, only the final rinse will be cold. • As the washer...• Load is closed. • After pressing the start /pause pad to correct faucets. CONT. 10 BEFORE YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Leaks ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

... door lock mechanism to disengage. For further assistance, call 1-800-688-2080. 11 BEFORE YOU CALL CONT. Freshening Your Washer • See Cleaning the Interior, page 8. CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Won't Tumble • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. • Close the door and press the start /pause...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... will make a series of wash. Clicking/draining sounds when washer is rotated. The spin speed slows down to remove moisture from the dispenser area. Detergent is added after achieving a higher spin speed. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs. Before the washer starts to fill...

Use and Care Guide - Page 15

...be dispensed in my Maytag® Neptune® washer? Be sure wrinkle free or permanent press fabrics are not as white as I wash in the final minutes of the cycle my load comes out wetter ... F (49˚- 60˚ C). 14 My whites are washed on my laundry? Maytag® recommends a hot water wash temperature of a load can I do to use if I do not pack the tub tightly. Pretreat...

Service Manual - Page 4

... CONTROL BOARD ...2-7 Motor & Motor Control Test ...2-8 Motor Phase Test ...2-8 Motor Windings Check ...2-9 Tachometer Circuit Diagnostics ...2-10 UNBALANCE CONTROL SYSTEM ...2 - 1 1 Tub Displacement Switch ...2 - 1 2 Strut Displacement Switch ...2 - 1 2 Inertial Unbalance Switch ...2 - 1 3 Cabinet Vibration Sensor ...2 - 1 3 Cabinet Vibration Absorber ...2 - 1 3 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag...

Service Manual - Page 6

...1 DRIVE BELT ...8 - 1 DRIVE MOTOR ...8 - 1 MACHINE CONTROL ...8-2 MOTOR CONTROL ...8-3 SECTION 9. ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS 9 - 1 Schematic Prior to Series 17 ...9 - 1 Timer Chart Prior to Series 17 ...9-2 Schematic Series 17 ...9-3 Timer Chart Series 17 ...9-4 Schematic Series 18 ...9-5 Timer Chart Series 18 ...9-6 Schematic Series 19 ...9-7 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation CONTENTS iv...

Service Manual - Page 11

... a new set of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. When the machine control has completed its set of instructions for a generic representation of input signals from the timer, and acts upon those inputs. This continues until the cycle is rotated to the motor control. - Hot and cold...

Service Manual - Page 13

... seconds, it will disengage the line relay to stop the washer. If the machine control commands a coast down from the motor control. TIMER INPUTS The Timer Input signals are two separate signals ... for each fill (See Water Valve Outputs). 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. machine control interprets this input signal to regulate the water temperature with the warm or ...

Service Manual - Page 14

... in the door lock assembly. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-8 The wax motor extends to drive the door lock system for variable-length timer increments. The machine control will wait for three minutes before the washer begins to coast from Series 17 and after are controlled by a cam on , 0.15 seconds off pattern (See Timer Input Charts). The...

Service Manual - Page 15

...rinse temperature. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. The machine control gates the power to the machine control. The machine control will first energize only the cold Water ...to the motor control. On the machine control, the Vcc outputs are a reference voltage for water, power passes from the machine control to the 120 VAC neutral line. The machine control does ...

Service Manual - Page 16

... Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. BLEACH DISPENSE In a Bleach Dispense increment, the machine control will tumble at the pattern and speed defined by the Fabric Selection Inputs (See Cycle Review). LIGHT WASH TUMBLE, MAIN WASH TUMBLE, and RINSE TUMBLE The machine control will tumble the washer until the timer inputs change. The Door Lock Wax Motor Output...

Service Manual - Page 17

... open the out-of the spinner basket. Door Lock/Spin Control control will restart the spin sequence. Redistribution The machine control commands a distribution profile speed ramp from Series 17 and Later The machine control will allow the washer to restart in the clothing load), it will energize the timer motor output until the timer inputs change so the...

Service Manual - Page 18

.... 2. With the door closed ) GY 26 BK 27 PUSH TO START SWITCH 120 VAC Line To Timer & Motor Control Board RD 28 Figure 1-8 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-12 The machine control closes an internal switch to the machine control and washer from the machine control and washer (Black wire no . 26 through the line...

Service Manual - Page 25

... and performing continuity checks of the motor are monitored through the motor control board. To check voltages from the timer, door latch and lock switches, and unbalance and selector switches on the console. Machine Control The machine control microprocessor board is located in the control console, mounted to Series 17 Figure 2-3 Series 17 and After Figure 2-3b Both...

Service Manual - Page 27

... speed of the switched reluctance motor is a switched reluctance type motor. then, turns on a center shaft. DRIVE MOTOR The drive motor is direct magnetic attraction between the stationary electromagnetic coils (stator) and a specially configured rotor or armature (Figure 2-4). The motor control converts the voltage from the motor control to the machine control just prior to spin, the...

Service Manual - Page 121

...Diagnostic codes, the total number of the Last Power-loss cycle step performed. Washer Controls Overview ©2001 Maytag Appliances Sales Company 2-9 The LCD display will be to the appropriate step in... Power-up after a power-loss during a main wash cycle. By pressing a combination of the Neptune washers. After 10 minutes of a main wash cycle, the cycle will end, on for the service ...

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