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Thread Number: 16799
Original Cord vs. Replacement Cord |
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| Post# 179280 4/29/2012 at 20:47 (4,372 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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| Post# 179282 , Reply# 1 4/29/2012 at 20:50 (4,372 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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| Post# 179288 , Reply# 2 4/29/2012 at 21:07 (4,372 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
I won't use a cord that is damaged. I don't even like to use them if the plug end has been replaced with one of those cheep replacements. I try to get a new or newer cord that matches the old one or at least is fairly close. If I can't find one that's close then I put on what I CAN get and use it till something better comes along.
Justin | ||
| Post# 179289 , Reply# 3 4/29/2012 at 21:07 (4,372 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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I prefer to keep the original if at all possible, even if it is a bit frayed | ||
| Post# 179296 , Reply# 4 4/29/2012 at 21:39 (4,372 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Personally, I'm not a fan of electric shocks, so I prefer to replace than to stick with ones already fitted if I'm going to use a vac... | ||
| Post# 179329 , Reply# 6 4/30/2012 at 05:03 (4,372 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
My 1982 Electrolux 502S has the original cord with a patch of black gaffer tape wrapped around some of it where I presume the rubber has cracked, but I haven't removed the tape so I don't know anything else about it.
I suppose I probably should take the tape off sometime and check, but what I think has probably happened is the rubber has cracked but the wires inside still have their rubber intact. At least I hope that's what's happened! | ||
| Post# 179333 , Reply# 7 4/30/2012 at 05:24 (4,372 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"Personally, I'm not a fan of electric shocks" | ||
| Post# 179360 , Reply# 8 4/30/2012 at 07:27 (4,371 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
 having suffered more than my share of electric shocks I always replace the cord with a high quality silicone cable in the matching colour. I have red, orange grey white tan brown dark browm black and yellow reals of the stuff.
If the cord is frayed it could spark when you are using it an set your carpet on fire or atleast leave a nice small burnt patch, happened to me before.
Vintage machines are lovely to use and great to admire but remember they tend to be metal and your life is worth more than the look of the cord. On old cords the earth strap could be broken and you would never know until something goes ver very wrong and you touch the unit.
This happened to me on my beautiful Royal 215 and it hurt allot
ALWAY TEST THE EARTH OF THE MACHINE PLEASE | ||
| Post# 179366 , Reply# 9 4/30/2012 at 08:01 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179369 , Reply# 10 4/30/2012 at 09:15 (4,371 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 179373 , Reply# 11 4/30/2012 at 10:41 (4,371 days old) by papasvacs (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) | ||
Hmmmmm.... | ||
| Post# 179394 , Reply# 12 4/30/2012 at 15:04 (4,371 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast) | ||
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"if at all possible" I'm with Derek. Although it needs to be safe, some minor fraying (no copper exposed) is no big deal to me though I of course prefer a wonderful, intact, original cawd (lol). If it can be salvaged, and especially if it maintains its original plug, I'm all for keeping it! RB | ||
| Post# 179413 , Reply# 14 4/30/2012 at 15:49 (4,371 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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The Electricity Safety Council wedbiste has some useful videos. They are not for the feint hearted. | ||
| Post# 179414 , Reply# 15 4/30/2012 at 15:49 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179421 , Reply# 17 4/30/2012 at 16:11 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179426 , Reply# 18 4/30/2012 at 16:17 (4,371 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 179430 , Reply# 19 4/30/2012 at 16:21 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"bus with disco lights" | ||
| Post# 179447 , Reply# 21 4/30/2012 at 17:02 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179521 , Reply# 23 5/1/2012 at 01:28 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179524 , Reply# 24 5/1/2012 at 02:53 (4,371 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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I have had various sensations when been shocked , from the tingeling sensation to the thrown off my feet. Years ago I went on a off road trip with a friend , in the pouring rain our old landdrover defender broke down I was standing in a pool of water checking the HT leads when he "accidently" tried to start the engine. It zapped me so hard I flew aa few feet backwards into a nice thorny bush. that wasa 12v battery . do this day I still question his accident everytime we get together for a beer. Little $#!t !!!!! Electricity of any voltage can injure or kill you be careful
Jmurry bus with disco lights that's there Nickname here :) Gareth | ||
| Post# 179526 , Reply# 25 5/1/2012 at 03:14 (4,371 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179567 , Reply# 27 5/1/2012 at 13:05 (4,370 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 179569 , Reply# 28 5/1/2012 at 13:48 (4,370 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Well, only Rover thought their V8 was reliable, especially if it was the 3.5L... :P Plus it was based on a rejected GM V8 engine (too small for the US market, apparently), and they're not terribly reliable either... :P | ||
| Post# 179584 , Reply# 29 5/1/2012 at 15:46 (4,370 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183011 , Reply# 30 5/28/2012 at 23:26 (4,343 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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carpet fires I once caught the carpet on fire with my Kirby G4, though the strange part is that the cord wasnt freyd or anything at all. infact we had the vacuum for a year, maybe less. i was about 2 years when it happend. scared the crap out of me. | ||
| Post# 183037 , Reply# 31 5/29/2012 at 07:26 (4,342 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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