Does anyone own one of these? My last post got me to thinking. I garbage picked one of these maybe around 1999 on the way to work hoping to salvage parts from it. Was wondering how similar it was to a Vectron.
It was an incomplete machine, missing the collection bin, the cone was longer than 11amp & newer models. So I pretty much had to use it for parts. The bottom base deck was interchangeable with the Thunder as was the motor and hose assembly. The air passages in the motor housing and upper portion had slightly different routing.
It had a different brush roller but I was able to use the base plate, motor and brush roller to fix another more recent Thunder. Suction was quite comparable with the 9 amp motor, we used it to vacuum a garage carpet for years. I still have the vac I fixed using the parts as well as the exaust port plastic piece that it came with (also interchangeable).
It was branded as Fantom and I might still have the upper part, as I only tossed the parts that could not interchange.