Thread Number: 22236
One hell of a capacitor 'pop'... |
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Post# 249265   9/6/2013 at 15:09 (3,855 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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When I got my Dirt devil Handy, I was told it sparked and then made a loud bang. So I opened it up and this is what had happened to the capacitor- it had completely exploded! (With wires taken out) |
Post# 249266 , Reply# 1   9/6/2013 at 15:10 (3,855 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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This doesn't look good... |
Post# 249269 , Reply# 2   9/6/2013 at 15:46 (3,855 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 249309 , Reply# 3   9/6/2013 at 22:10 (3,855 days old) by rexair (Illinois)   |   | |
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Post# 249314 , Reply# 4   9/6/2013 at 23:35 (3,855 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 249322 , Reply# 5   9/7/2013 at 02:06 (3,855 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Thats not a capacitor. Its a suppressor so that teh machine does not interfere with TV and radio. Brush driven motors( carbon brushes) do not need a capacitor to run, Brush less motors like those found on larger lawn mowers and industrial polishers need capacitors to give them a kick start.
Old style suppressor's are wellknown for doing this, More modern ones hardly ever blow up. You can by pass the suppressor if you like, It will not affect the vacuum but will mean you get fuzzy lines every time you vacuum near a tv thats turned on. |
Post# 249324 , Reply# 6   9/7/2013 at 02:36 (3,855 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I have a few older machines without the capacitor due to the above (not quite so dramatic pop wise though) and we get no interference anywhere. Do have a flat screen TV and digital TV though. |
Post# 249326 , Reply# 7   9/7/2013 at 03:21 (3,855 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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