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Post# 274345   3/31/2014 at 14:58 (3,649 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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got these today from a well known on line store no one seemed to want them so as they were only up the road i went for it and got them for 6 pounds . the connie is totaly dead with a bust handle .the senior runs but needs a good clean i will have a closer look at them both at the weekend so look out for more photos
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Post# 274427 , Reply# 1   4/1/2014 at 14:47 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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as it is such a nice evening i decided to make a start on the connie. when switching on there was nothing this was down to a break in the mains lead right where it enters the machine with a new lead it runs but is very noisy .it obviously got wet at some point in its life the front end bearing was rusty so time for a strip down
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Post# 274429 , Reply# 2   4/1/2014 at 14:49 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274430 , Reply# 3   4/1/2014 at 14:50 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274431 , Reply# 4   4/1/2014 at 14:53 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274432 , Reply# 5   4/1/2014 at 14:55 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274433 , Reply# 6   4/1/2014 at 14:57 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274435 , Reply# 7   4/1/2014 at 15:00 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274438 , Reply# 8   4/1/2014 at 15:03 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274440 , Reply# 9   4/1/2014 at 15:05 (3,648 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274446 , Reply# 10   4/1/2014 at 16:29 (3,648 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Ha lovely! Interesting to see the Connie's bearing stripped like that. That's something I need to do I think! Can't wait for the afters! |
Post# 274649 , Reply# 11   4/3/2014 at 15:38 (3,646 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274890 , Reply# 12   4/5/2014 at 15:00 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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cant find anything remotely like this colour so its time for a change.I stripped all the insulation tape of the hose today by the time i was finished i was left with about a yard of good hose the end that fits into the machine is ok but the other end is quite badly damaged so as the machine only came with the hose i thought i might fit the hose [and tools ] from a henry and spray the base of the machine black to match it would be easy to convert it back if and when the corect tools turn up
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Post# 274891 , Reply# 13   4/5/2014 at 15:02 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274892 , Reply# 14   4/5/2014 at 15:04 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274893 , Reply# 15   4/5/2014 at 15:11 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274894 , Reply# 16   4/5/2014 at 15:12 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274895 , Reply# 17   4/5/2014 at 15:13 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 274900 , Reply# 19   4/5/2014 at 15:33 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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i am so glad you told me that i knew somthing was not right when i opened it up there is a plastic cage over the exhaust port the sponge filter is long gone .I havnt touched one of the younger connies for years when i opened this one i knew somthing was amiss because the suppressor was missing and i have vauge memories of the newer motor having a bakelite body .Heres a photo of what i found when i poened it
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Post# 274901 , Reply# 20   4/5/2014 at 15:34 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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i am so glad you told me that i knew somthing was not right when i opened it up there is a plastic cage over the exhaust port the sponge filter is long gone .I havnt touched one of the younger connies for years when i opened this one i knew somthing was amiss because the suppressor was missing and i have vauge memories of the newer motor having a bakelite body .Heres a photo of what i found when i opened it
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Post# 274916 , Reply# 22   4/5/2014 at 17:58 (3,644 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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the wiring block i removed it for respraying .This machine has got wet at some point in its life there are signs of rust all over it but nothing on the motor i wonder how it ended up having an older motor fitted into it ? the switch has also been removed at some time because it was upsidedown [up for on down for off
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Post# 275024 , Reply# 24   4/6/2014 at 16:46 (3,643 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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everything you say above sounds so familiar .I myself worked for a company called HC Troldhal in Middlesbrough. Back in the early 1970s they were hoover dealers as well as a fiew other brands as a young apprentice i would often spend the day at the local COOP department store to work on guarantee return Hoover vacuums and washingmachines there would be a mountain of these machines my job would be to make up as many good machines as possible box them up and inform the manager they were ready for resale .there was also a mountain of vintage machines that had been traded in against a new cleaner no one wanted them and i was allowed to take as many as i liked if only i had known how rare some of those machines would become well need i say more ,Getting back to the connie if i remember corectly the newer style motor was consistent with most of the hoover cylinder machines i seem to remember fitting the motor from a smashed Hoover conquest into a connie just a mater of pulling off a couple of spade conectors the conquests weak point being the handle [still have a conquest somwhere in the garage with a busted handle] .i also told those white lies to customers swapping there broken machine for an identical working one [the Frigidaire spin dryers were like the Hoover junior everyone had one easy to swap a working on for a bust machine].your Electrolux 65 story is interesting i once got one of those to repair with a broken handle the customer had fitted a makeshift leather shopping bag handle to the machine with two dirty great self tapping screws one of them had gone right into the motor compartment and was touching the field coils.I have not been involved with that kind of work since the mid 80s its just a hobby these days gone are the days of having to repair machines quickly then on to the next one i can now take my time
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Post# 275114 , Reply# 25   4/7/2014 at 14:44 (3,642 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275115 , Reply# 26   4/7/2014 at 14:45 (3,642 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275116 , Reply# 27   4/7/2014 at 14:47 (3,642 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275117 , Reply# 28   4/7/2014 at 14:49 (3,642 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275118 , Reply# 29   4/7/2014 at 14:50 (3,642 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275531 , Reply# 30   4/10/2014 at 13:36 (3,639 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275534 , Reply# 31   4/10/2014 at 13:40 (3,639 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275890 , Reply# 32   4/12/2014 at 12:13 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275896 , Reply# 33   4/12/2014 at 12:43 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275897 , Reply# 34   4/12/2014 at 12:46 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275898 , Reply# 35   4/12/2014 at 12:47 (3,637 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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They look beautiful! Well done |
Post# 275900 , Reply# 36   4/12/2014 at 12:51 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275902 , Reply# 37   4/12/2014 at 12:56 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 275947 , Reply# 39   4/12/2014 at 18:34 (3,637 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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yes i expected to find the usual black label do you think maybe this was one of the last to have the round plate as you pointed out earlier vintagerepairer its got the wrong motor in it we will never know anyway its running nicely and is really quiet and now the ring is sealed it floats well im not sure what to do with it now as i already have a pink one
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