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Compact C6 Motor Help!!!
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Post# 214274   1/15/2013 at 16:55 (4,110 days old) by Vacuumalex ()        

Hey everyone,

I have a Compact C6 that was new out of the box when I got it, but I noticed the other day that there was a light blue flickering light coming from the blower port. I know that some motors glow when they get hot or turn on (my Hoover Elite motor used to turn orange after a couple of minutes of running), but I was wondering if this blue flickering is normal? Please any help would be much appreciated. I don't know anything about motors really. Is the vacuum safe to use? It doesn't have more than a year or two of use.

Thanks for everything,

Alex


Post# 214281 , Reply# 1   1/15/2013 at 18:13 (4,110 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)        

the same thing happend to my model c4. i took the motor out and turned it on and pressed a commutator stone against the commutator. it works now with no blue sparks. but i still need atachments and hose for it

Post# 214298 , Reply# 2   1/15/2013 at 19:52 (4,110 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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It is normal to have some "sizzle".  However, if you're seeing a lot of excess sparking AND it is smelling, then you have a problem. 


Post# 214355 , Reply# 3   1/16/2013 at 00:08 (4,110 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)        

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thats the problem with these vintage nib machines. the carbon brushes stick from not beinbg used for soooo many years. Try taking them out and move them in and out a few times (they are on a spring) reinstall them

Post# 217272 , Reply# 4   2/2/2013 at 16:12 (4,092 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)        

Or the commutators need cleaning?


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