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Thread Number: 15874
Fantom Twister 500DX |
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| Post# 169167 2/10/2012 at 23:21 (4,457 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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I acquired one at a estate sale for $5 and it is in nice shape and complete with paperwork, but it doesn't power on | ||
| Post# 169198 , Reply# 1 2/11/2012 at 10:18 (4,456 days old) by FantomVacuumFan (St.Petersburg, Florida) | ||
Thats typical
Those Euro-Pro Fantoms tended to have electrical problems. I had one that I bought at K-Mart for $159.99. It actually worked very well... until only 7 months after buying it, while vacuuming the headlight got real bright, then real weak, the motor changed pitch, got louder then quieter, and then it shut off. At first I thought it was something like the plug came unplugged, so I went to plug it back in, but it was still plugged in. I turned it off and on, nothing. So I let it cool down, tried it again. Still nothing. I finally gave up and put it in the garage for a while, and went back to my cheep Dirt Devil we had back then. Finally, after a few months, I got the Fantom out, plugged it in one last time, tried turning it on, and sure enough it was still dead, so I threw it out. Ive since seen many reviews on amazon.com and other websites where people complain about it doing similar things.
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| Post# 169222 , Reply# 2 2/11/2012 at 14:29 (4,456 days old) by director12 () | ||
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He's right. Euro-Pro Fantoms don't belong to the consumer and Fantom fanboys, they belong to the fires of hell. And I saw the Euro-Pro Fantoms at Kmart and BJs when I was younger. | ||
| Post# 169223 , Reply# 3 2/11/2012 at 14:35 (4,456 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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Well does anybody have ideas on how to fix it i know the motor isn't bad seeing that i just hooked it up to a test cable and then plugged it in and the motor powered on | ||
| Post# 169226 , Reply# 4 2/11/2012 at 15:13 (4,456 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
well... | ||
| Post# 169233 , Reply# 5 2/11/2012 at 17:21 (4,456 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Tyler, I used to have a Fantom Twister 500 DX. I got it from the local vac shop....it came into the local repair shop for repairs, because it was turning on & off for some unexplained reason. When I got it home, I found out the reason was simple. There is the powerhead base, where the motor is housed, & then the upper body with the switch, bin assembly, wand, etc. Those two pieces are connected by a micro-plug & a micro-switch; what was happening was the plug & receptacle were separating just enough when the vacuum was pulled on the back-stroke, that the flow of electricity was cut to the motor. I resolved the problem by cutting out the micro-plug & micro-receptacle, adding a bit of length to the black & white wires, & connecting the wires directly together.
If your vacuum was doing this when you first got it, I would give it a try, & see if this works. The vacuum is definitely worth keeping; these vacuums were outsourced to Sanyo- if you look at their upright line before Panasonic bought Sanyo, they are a model in the Sanyo Dirt Hunter line that was rarely seen in North America, due to their being rebadged Fantom Twister models. They use Sanyo-made motors that are very durable for a Chinese-made motor, & have a very long life to them. So they are worthwhile keeping & using because of the quality of the motor. Hope this helps....Rob | ||
| Post# 169241 , Reply# 6 2/11/2012 at 18:32 (4,456 days old) by director12 () | ||
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Durable Chinese Motors? Sanyo is a Japanese company for crying out loud. Sanyo made a vacuum from the Hoover Duros, and they made one from a Fantom Twister? Wow they did not get permission whatsoever. | ||
| Post# 169253 , Reply# 7 2/11/2012 at 20:28 (4,456 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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Permission for what? | ||
| Post# 169269 , Reply# 8 2/11/2012 at 22:57 (4,456 days old) by director12 () | ||
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Getting vacuums rebadged. | ||
| Post# 169287 , Reply# 9 2/11/2012 at 23:57 (4,456 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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ah.... well the vac doesnt work so i took out the motor and the hose and attachments and threw everything away | ||
| Post# 169329 , Reply# 10 2/12/2012 at 12:17 (4,455 days old) by director12 () | ||
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And how come Euro-Pro focused more on the Shark products, keeping away from Fantom? | ||
| Post# 312201 , Reply# 12 1/16/2015 at 13:02 (3,386 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I like those, do you have any pics? :) | ||
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