The mechanical part of those valves differ a little but the coil seems to be the same. And the coil fails from time to time. The last place I used one of those coils was on my daughter's self cleaning oven door lock. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin McCormick" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Strange Part Salvaged from Maytag Dish Washer > Well, at least I got the solenoid water valve. One never > knows when that might come in handy. > > I am sure my wife thinks I am a bit odd for salvaging stuff > like that, but those are the parts one uses in projects that may or > may not turn out to have been worth the effort and wouldn't justify > spending lots of money on new parts. If they work, great! If not, no > great loss except for the time. > > The older I get, the pickier I get at what I save, but I do > have that ham radio pack rat gene. > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK > > "James Newton, Host" writes: > >Having done exactly this with an old Hobart washing machine, I know that > >they should measure less resistance, draw more current and act like > >solenoids. E.g. move. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads