Broke tacho coil wires connector

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Broken tacho coil wires on Bosch WFB4800 motor

The problem

The two wires going into the washing machine motor tacho coil were broken. The user asked whether the wires could be soldered back into the coil and whether the internal wires were joined together or formed the ends of a winding.

Likely cause

The discussion supports that the tacho coil is likely a single very thin wire wound many times, so a direct solder repair to the broken coil wires was considered unlikely to be successful.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was that repairing the broken tacho coil wires was unlikely to work and that replacement of the tacho coil should be considered instead. It was also suggested that the exact Bosch WFB4800 tacho coil might not be available, and that a visually similar coil from another motor might possibly work, but this was not guaranteed and no confirmed compatible part was identified.

Checks to try

• Model identified as Bosch WFB4800
• User had cut away some of the plastic housing and could see wires inside

Parts or tools mentioned

• Replacement tacho coil