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Filter Queen Yep, I'm diving into another, Dr Lux

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Post# 43737 6/13/2008 at 22:12 (5,788 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)
Checkrate/Likes Took ye PN apart to clean today Its a B48 Has a beater bar LOL I didn't run it yet as I don't like running dirty motors Yuck Hair & more Looks to me some parts have already been replaced ye blue part which was broken & cracked & went undergo Gorilla glue treatment today & is usable Its missing the height control spring Most of the day taking the motor apart Apart it was Sorry no pics Armature came out It has numbers on it 1 to 12 Bit distressed I may not have put it back in the motor shell correctly Brushes are good better than the first power nozzle I dismantled Looks just like the GS motor but not labeled Still it doesn't look original to me as I have another brown PN with a metal cased motor younger than this one Anyway the motor is clean as a whistlle now All hair & fuss & gunk removed It has been assembled Just hope those numbers aren't sort of a firing order & I screwed it up Hers' the pile of pices Yuck Have to clean up everything & reassemble Got the wand today hose & attachements Not bad Waiting for the base Looks like a pile of junk but you don't know what you're getting with these old ones Until you peek inside Well it was $50 so I hope I got my $ worth Should if the base is OK even if not I need parts

Post# 43740 , Reply# 1 6/13/2008 at 22:29 (5,788 days old) by lux1521 ()
Checkrate/Likes I've seen worse. After you rip apart a few of your typical 20-40 year old Electrolux power nozzles you start to become accostomed to this kind of mess. I think I have a PN like that one in my basement. I'll have to get a picture of it.

Post# 43741 , Reply# 2 6/13/2008 at 22:50 (5,788 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)
Checkrate/Likes *It's Salvageable* Can't expect new Not too many 30 year old vacs used a few times then retired LOL Here's the set up as seller picted Pics don't tell everything LOL Hey, didn't get those great DVC filters yet LOL It;s an old one probably 75 ish Looked like it had everything Not great for rubber parts though being so old I don't know some of them call to me & for $50 but then you got shipping & these heavy hunks aren't cheap to ship I got tools though They aren't bad got my dust brush LOL crevice too though not pictured so if the base is decent I;m happy Good thing is it doesn't appear to have been subject to rusty conditions Hate those old rusted ones LOL Thing is by time I;m done I could have bought a new one with all the this n that but its fun its like the lottery & I get to take apart these old creatures & try to bring them back to life LOL Dr Shadowstein LOL I get a kick out of it & they are the unwanted So what the heck It;s only life Enjoy

Post# 43762 , Reply# 3 6/14/2008 at 14:03 (5,788 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)
Checkrate/Likes *Looking better* Went out on the balcony at 1 AM & out it together Got done aroun 3 AM did a short test Success runs good though neck is very worn wobbly have to find that part LOL motor works great though its as clean as they get went through everything short of taking bearing out Still its a bit rough Then I stupidly went at the attachements & got done 4:30 AM This is sick! Today I did the entire apt with the PN I'm impressed with this one as it did a really good job & on low as I used the vac that has the broken hi switch Bet it would be even better on hi Now, Waiting on the base unit

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