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Thread Number: 16809
ROYAL 996, bought today at thrift store |
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| Post# 179422 4/30/2012 at 16:11 (4,372 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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Bought this Royal upright for $10 at thrift store today. Don't know much about them first I have had. Any imput will help! I was told it wasn't very old. Serial is G90025 
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| Post# 179424 , Reply# 1 4/30/2012 at 16:12 (4,372 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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I put a new bag in it, a new belt, and it runs great! Now I need a light bulb! | ||
Post# 179429 , Reply# 2 4/30/2012 at 16:20 (4,372 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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6-Blade or 9-Blade Fan? | ||
| Post# 179431 , Reply# 3 4/30/2012 at 16:21 (4,372 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 179432 , Reply# 4 4/30/2012 at 16:23 (4,372 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179435 , Reply# 5 4/30/2012 at 16:27 (4,372 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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I have no idea about the fan blade count. Thats why I ask for info on it. | ||
| Post# 179445 , Reply# 6 4/30/2012 at 16:58 (4,372 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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Post# 179452 , Reply# 7 4/30/2012 at 17:11 (4,372 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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To Determine Whether Six or Nine Blades
Ben G.,
To determine whether the fan has six or nine blades, you can either turn it on and listen to the tone and pitch of the vacuum (if you don't feel like removing the Adjust-O-Rite), or you could remove the Adjust-O-Rite and look with a keen eye inside the motor. If the pitch of the motor is higher than usual, it would have nine blades. To compare: Royal with 6-blade fan: Royal with 9-blade fan: Yours should sound like the one in the second link. ~Ben Edge | ||
| Post# 179455 , Reply# 8 4/30/2012 at 17:12 (4,372 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 179465 , Reply# 9 4/30/2012 at 17:47 (4,372 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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| Post# 179485 , Reply# 10 4/30/2012 at 20:17 (4,372 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
A nice find | ||
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Post# 179488 , Reply# 11 4/30/2012 at 20:35 (4,372 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Ian,
This machine has a deluxe headlight, so it can be lifted up (the nozzle of course is non-removable) so as to add moth crystals when so needed. The only three Royals with the removable nozzle were models 888 (Royal), 980 (Electro-Hygiene) and 990 (Galaxie Prestige). All of these disappeared by 1985. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 179495 , Reply# 12 4/30/2012 at 21:40 (4,371 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Post# 179520 , Reply# 13 5/1/2012 at 01:15 (4,371 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Yes, This Has 9-Bladed Fan | ||
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Post# 179528 , Reply# 14 5/1/2012 at 04:13 (4,371 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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DON'T use a Kirby belt in a Royal Machine!They will put too much tension on the Royal motor shaft.Use Royal belts instead.Vac dealers and parts shops have Royal belts. | ||
| Post# 179624 , Reply# 15 5/1/2012 at 18:33 (4,371 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Post# 277882 , Reply# 16 4/23/2014 at 20:00 (3,649 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 431693 , Reply# 17 9/12/2020 at 16:43 (1,315 days old) by Hibiscus (Torrance) | ||
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Royal 996 Searching for carbon brushes for Royal 996. Any suggestion where to find? | ||
| Post# 431702 , Reply# 18 9/12/2020 at 22:36 (1,314 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Measure old brushes and order by size. Much simpler and often cheaper than going by part number. Though you get lucky sometimes. The only Royal I have is from 1940, but the brushes I ordered from McMaster-Carr, part number 126-B. No promises they'll fit your machine, but it's not like Royals have changed much over the decades. Measure your old brushes to be certain!
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| Post# 431703 , Reply# 19 9/12/2020 at 22:39 (1,314 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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Sorry, that was the number on the baggie. McMaster part number 65705K23. The url will show you the measurements for comparison.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO MadMan's LINK | ||
| Post# 431709 , Reply# 20 9/12/2020 at 23:40 (1,314 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Um | ||
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