The Two Versions of the Kirby Tradition Fan Case

The early Kirby Tradition fan case, it should be known, had no holes for the bottom-mount speed switch (as had been used on models Classic Omega and Classic III), because the original speed switch was mounted to the inside of the headlight cap. It would also not have had that notch for the wiring going to the bottom-mount speed switch (same reason).

I wonder if, for those in the early batch (with the top-mount speed switch originally) that had been converted, do they keep the original fan case, but drill holes in it for the bottom-mount speed switch and then make a notch near the bottom (at right) for the wiring going to it? Or did they just use the extant Classic III fan cases which already have such provisions?

The first Tradition, serial no. F315-381, says "120076" on its fan case, which means the original fan case was replaced entirely, whereas the other one I own, serial no. F324-477, says "120078" on it which meant the original fan case remained, but had been modified to include the screw hole and notch to accommodate the low-mount speed switch and wiring.

~Ben

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Post# 405955 2/24/2019 at 21:34 (1,888 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes The early Kirby Tradition fan case, it should be known, had no holes for the bottom-mount speed switch (as had been used on models Classic Omega and Classic III), because the original speed switch was mounted to the inside of the headlight cap. It would also not have had that notch for the wiring going to the bottom-mount speed switch (same reason). I wonder if, for those in the early batch (with the top-mount speed switch originally) that had been converted, do they keep the original fan case, but drill holes in it for the bottom-mount speed switch and then make a notch near the bottom (at right) for the wiring going to it? Or did they just use the extant Classic III fan cases which already have such provisions? The first Tradition, serial no. F315-381, says "120076" on its fan case, which means the original fan case was replaced entirely, whereas the other one I own, serial no. F324-477, says "120078" on it which meant the original fan case remained, but had been modified to include the screw hole and notch to accommodate the low-mount speed switch and wiring. ~Ben Photos... < > Photo 1 of 6 View Full Size This post was last edited 02/25/2019 at 03:09