Thread Number: 31266  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
don't solder the brush wires. someone did !
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Post# 345830   2/29/2016 at 19:24 (2,971 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio)        

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got this kirby today & took it apart to service & clean it up & what did i find ?? someone soldered the brush wire leads. STUPID !!

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Post# 345837 , Reply# 1   2/29/2016 at 19:43 (2,971 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA)        

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WOW!  Obviously not a Kirby-approved servicing.  Eeek gads, what are you gonna do?!


Post# 345864 , Reply# 2   2/29/2016 at 22:59 (2,971 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Dwayne,

Ruh-roh! I hope you can fix that the right way. . . good luck!

~Ben


Post# 345887 , Reply# 3   3/1/2016 at 06:05 (2,971 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)        

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What do you mean by soldered?

Post# 345944 , Reply# 4   3/1/2016 at 15:06 (2,970 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio)        

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HEY KIRBYCOLLECTOR, CHECK THE PICTURES. SINCE I'M A NASA CERTIFIED SOLDERING PERSON, NO PROBLEM FOR ME.

Post# 345992 , Reply# 5   3/1/2016 at 21:55 (2,970 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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It shouldn't be a problem to get the solder off.
There are soldering irons that have a bulb to suck the solder up when you de-solder things on a circuit board.



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