Thread Number: 39599
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Rainbow D2 basic questions |
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Post# 419998 , Reply# 1   2/14/2020 at 11:27 (1,504 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 419999 , Reply# 2   2/14/2020 at 13:58 (1,504 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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You are looking through the exhaust opening and seeing the carbon brush holder.
Since you can see the carbon brush holders that means you have the older style motor and not the bypass D3 replacement. You will have to take off the fan assembly to get to the bearing plate for the upper bearing and take off the separator, flange ring and spider to get to the lower bearing. |
Post# 420002 , Reply# 3   2/14/2020 at 15:52 (1,504 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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You have approximately a 1976 Rainbow and 1990 Power Nozzle, hose, and Aqua-mate. There's no way to plug in a two wire cord from the hose to the three wire power nozzle receptacle unless you have a long-obsolete adapter. Replacing the bearings will be impossible without experienced help OR a ton of time and patience. Knowing what to take off first, then second, and so on comes from experience. I ruined a few Rainbows in my teen years trying to figure them out. Good luck with your project.
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Post# 420006 , Reply# 4   2/14/2020 at 20:10 (1,504 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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If it's a three prong power nozzle it's probably got, neutral and ground. I could tell you how it could work. Instead of suggest finding a power nozzle made for your rainbow. It's a great looking machine. I guessing $50 give or take a few dollars could buy a power nozzle.
I noticed your from Canada eh?!. eBay would be your best bet. You should go to Rexair Webb site and get a manual. YouTube might have a rainbow teardown video. I'd research and get some knowledge. If you open up the machine you could ruin it easily. Les |
Post# 420047 , Reply# 6   2/15/2020 at 21:12 (1,503 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 420059 , Reply# 7   2/16/2020 at 02:47 (1,503 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Sadly not all people that paid out the money for a Rainbow took care of it properly - a lot of them stagnated with water or moisture left in them and it in turn corroded the motor and bearings. I've only seen 2 Rainbows in the real world and I wish I hadn't. They smelled so terrible I nearly puked and one was just totally rust streaks from the motor housing so I could not imagine how bad the bearings were inside.
That is a nice pile of accessory parts though - you could probably sell those and make the money back to get the right parts for the Rainbow unit you have. That rainbow is in really nice shape cosmetically, that chrome is like new. |