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Thread Number: 22165
Motor Life Expectancy of Electrolux Silverados |
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Post# 248680 9/1/2013 at 19:38 (3,888 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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 I vacuum about 2.5 hours a week with my Silverado, and should I continue cleaning like this, 120 hours will be the average usage each year. Since the vacuum is already 30 years old, I'm afraid the motor might go out in a few years considering my heavy usage. Would anyone know what is the average life for these motors? | ||
| Post# 248700 , Reply# 2 9/1/2013 at 22:35 (3,888 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
If you think about it, the life of a motor is determined by two factors. The length and size of the Carbon Brushes, and the number of 'slots' on the commutator. The temperature at the point where the brushes touch the commutator (while running) is 1400 degrees.
At the worst case scenario, the commutator could become so grooved and worn by the contact of the brushes, that it fails. A new armature is easy to install, along with new motor brushes, and the motor will last as long as if it was new (you might also install a new ball bearing at the same time, they're less than $2 each). Ironic that just yesterday I found a box with two new Super J - style armatures (fits super j, olympia one, and silverdo). And I thought to myself "I bet I'll never use my Luxes enough to ever need one of thse) - but I have two 'just in case'. When we used to be able to order Super J armatures commonly, I believe they cost about $20 each. A small price to make an Electrolux motor "brand new" again. | ||
| Post# 248766 , Reply# 3 9/2/2013 at 09:07 (3,888 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 248795 , Reply# 5 9/2/2013 at 14:35 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 248796 , Reply# 6 9/2/2013 at 14:41 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 248860 , Reply# 7 9/2/2013 at 21:14 (3,887 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
unless you do something to intently kill it, like using it to suck up wet stuff or use non 4-ply bags, you shouldnt haven any issues at all. luxes from the model g in 1960 thru the silverado in 1984 were reguarded as "some of the best vacuums ever made" by both dealers and collectors. i have a golden j, olympia, and silverado. all perform great. chances are youll have to fix the cordwinder before the motor goes bad. luxes back then were made to last , and be easy to fix, not unlike other vacs of appliances of the day. once the diamond jubilee came out in 1984, many agreed electroluxes glory days were behind them.
hope this helps Will Hemb | ||
| Post# 248861 , Reply# 8 9/2/2013 at 21:17 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 248865 , Reply# 10 9/2/2013 at 21:46 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 248872 , Reply# 12 9/2/2013 at 22:25 (3,887 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 249091 , Reply# 13 9/4/2013 at 17:57 (3,885 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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If U use HEPA bags, they give better motor protection than the 4-ply bags; & you'll be dusting less often since the dirt won't go thru a HEPA bag. | ||
| Post# 249092 , Reply# 14 9/4/2013 at 18:21 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 249112 , Reply# 15 9/4/2013 at 19:59 (3,885 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 249114 , Reply# 16 9/4/2013 at 20:10 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 249118 , Reply# 17 9/4/2013 at 20:18 (3,885 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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The Silverado motor.. Was the last really good one,the only older one that gave any trouble was the first Super Js had a vibration problem, this was soon fixed. | ||
| Post# 249122 , Reply# 18 9/4/2013 at 20:24 (3,885 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Super J, Olympia One, and Silverado all used the same motor. One reason the motors don't tend to overheat is the bleed tube, which bleeds clean cool air from the cord winder area into the bag chamber. If you ever take one of those models apart, you have to reattach the rubber cool air tube to the bag chamber and the cord winder in order for the cooling air feature to work. The models 1205 and G had this bleed tube as well, in order to keep the motor cool under extreme conditions.
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| Post# 249123 , Reply# 19 9/4/2013 at 20:25 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 249132 , Reply# 21 9/4/2013 at 21:32 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 249133 , Reply# 22 9/4/2013 at 21:32 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 249135 , Reply# 23 9/4/2013 at 21:51 (3,885 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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