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blue sparks in filterqueen
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Post# 12502   4/13/2007 at 01:11 (6,216 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        

Is it normal to be able to see blue sparks in the exhaust of a filterqueen?? I have a model 300 f/q and I was vacuuming yesterday and I took the cap off the top of the machine and I could see blue sparks????

Post# 12505 , Reply# 1   4/13/2007 at 04:10 (6,216 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

I don't know anything about this particular brand/model, but I'd imagine that's just normal arcing between the carbon-brushes and the armature - the carbons and/or armature may need replacing if the sparking is severe.

I've known a number of people who've said 'Oh you collect vacuum cleaners? You could have had ours - we threw it away the other week because we could see sparks in the motor...'

I myself stopped using many cleaners when I was younger because I was alarmed by the 'green flashes' you could sometimes see, and feared I was about to be electrocuted!


Post# 12516 , Reply# 2   4/13/2007 at 09:26 (6,215 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

I think it's normal. I have the same when I remove the top from the model 201

Post# 12547 , Reply# 3   4/13/2007 at 19:44 (6,215 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)        

thanks for the feedback Brad


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