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| Post# 200727 , Reply# 2 9/14/2012 at 21:34 (4,241 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Thanks Chad! This one has the geared belt on it, so I guess that would help separate it from the CXL. Did the suction relief selector slider (on the power nozzle) break off quite often on these power nozzles? Mine seems to have broke off from when my aunt had it. Thanks!! Daniel :-) | ||
| Post# 200729 , Reply# 3 9/14/2012 at 22:41 (4,241 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
I believe you have the early version since you have the grey pn, the later one was all black and plastic. These were a bit problematic with the geared belt system but they perfected it with the EXL. If i'm not mistaken the DXL was the very last of the old Compact body style and was around 1998 ish. There is a TINY bit of difference in the paint (one has more black specks) but its VERY hard to tell a diference unless you have them side by side.
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| Post# 200733 , Reply# 4 9/14/2012 at 22:54 (4,241 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 200739 , Reply# 5 9/14/2012 at 23:03 (4,241 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 200740 , Reply# 6 9/14/2012 at 23:12 (4,241 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 200744 , Reply# 7 9/15/2012 at 00:13 (4,241 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 201083 , Reply# 8 9/17/2012 at 22:45 (4,238 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 201090 , Reply# 9 9/18/2012 at 01:31 (4,238 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Philip, it was the exact same spackle paint finish as the CXL above. I honestly don't know why they even called it EX-20 instead of just leaving it DXL, but they did. When I ordered new replacement body panels for my Mom's TriStar CXL 50th Anniversary Edition, as it was under warranty still, they said that for ALL the old models they replace it with EX-20 body panels, that's what they keep on hand in case someone decides to invoke the 25 year body warranty. I would imagine the EX-20 would be harder to find than a CXL or DXL model.
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| Post# 201094 , Reply# 10 9/18/2012 at 06:21 (4,238 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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The circuit board in this power nozzle has been removed as well. What was the point of it? This PN works great! Thanks for all the info guys! Daniel :-) | ||
| Post# 201097 , Reply# 11 9/18/2012 at 07:45 (4,238 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Circuit Board Just like other power nozzles, it's designed to shut down the motor if a sock or something is sucked into the nozzle. It makes complete sense, because if the motor continues running for too long the geared belt will be ruined. But they seem to have a high failure rate, and they cost about $50 each. I don't know why Tristar didn't just go with the type that has a reset button. | ||
| Post# 201118 , Reply# 12 9/18/2012 at 15:08 (4,237 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Oh, Okay, thanks! Daniel :-) | ||
| Post# 201147 , Reply# 13 9/18/2012 at 21:11 (4,237 days old) by jodan3399 (Brownsville, PA) | ||
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Looks the same as my cxl on the right. 
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| Post# 201180 , Reply# 15 9/19/2012 at 07:33 (4,237 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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@ Tolivac | ||
| Post# 201204 , Reply# 16 9/19/2012 at 14:01 (4,236 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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@jordan3399 The only thing I notice between the two models (yours compared to mine) is that my Tristar logo is silver, and the one on your CXL seems to be gold. Thanks! Daniel :-) | ||
| Post# 201289 , Reply# 17 9/20/2012 at 12:49 (4,236 days old) by jodan3399 (Brownsville, PA) | ||
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Yep, it's gold. That was the only difference I noticed too. | ||
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