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Thread Number: 40573
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
What would I have to change to make a 220v Constellation work in the US |
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| Post# 430996 8/30/2020 at 13:08 (1,333 days old) by Ilovehoovers (England) | ||
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| Post# 430998 , Reply# 1 8/30/2020 at 14:02 (1,333 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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You would have to change the motor (obviously) and the cord, unless you want to just put on a US replacement plug, the switch should be fine. | ||
Post# 431006 , Reply# 3 8/30/2020 at 17:09 (1,333 days old) by Thevacomaticiec  (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 431014 , Reply# 4 8/30/2020 at 20:47 (1,333 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 431034 , Reply# 5 8/31/2020 at 03:03 (1,333 days old) by Ilovehoovers (England) | ||
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Thanks! | ||
| Post# 431035 , Reply# 6 8/31/2020 at 03:46 (1,333 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Your best bet would be to find a machine with a good running motor and swap them. Depending on which unit you import, I don't know which motors will fit. Good Luck | ||
| Post# 431038 , Reply# 8 8/31/2020 at 06:32 (1,333 days old) by Ilovehoovers (England) | ||
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| Post# 431051 , Reply# 9 8/31/2020 at 13:08 (1,332 days old) by Ilovehoovers (England) | ||
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| Post# 431058 , Reply# 10 8/31/2020 at 15:02 (1,332 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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No..... you'd have to find a used/rebuilt one. They were made for 20yrs, so parts are still out there. Kevin | ||
| Post# 431083 , Reply# 11 9/1/2020 at 02:57 (1,332 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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Line Frequency Does Not Matter!
Ordinary universal motors, such as what are commonly found in most vacuum cleaners can run at about any line frequency from 0Hz (DC) up to 60Hz. Recall any antique vacuum cleaner's model plate that says something like "0-60Hz" or "AC/DC" - that's that that means. Granted, when you start going over 60Hz, things get a little fuzzy, but nowhere uses anything other than 50 or 60Hz anymore. A European 240v vacuum motor will operate exactly the same on 240v, 50 or 60Hz, it will not know the difference, it will not run faster or slower.
Induction motors, on the other hand, will operate faster/slower, but there are not really any induction motors in vacuum cleaners... outside of central units. In short, you needn't worry about line frequency for this. | ||
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Post# 431154 , Reply# 12 9/2/2020 at 14:31 (1,330 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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There are 2 on ebay right now | ||
| Post# 431540 , Reply# 13 9/9/2020 at 14:37 (1,323 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
People always overcomplicate things and give information that is wrong and way off, and I have no idea why they do.
Just get a step up/step down voltage converter and be done with it. You do not need to swap the motor or build some jury-rigged dangerous contraption with power cords. www.amazon.com/SEYAS-Tran... Don't make things harder than they are. | ||
| Post# 431572 , Reply# 14 9/9/2020 at 23:53 (1,323 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 431600 , Reply# 15 9/10/2020 at 16:30 (1,322 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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There's no reason to make something when a safe, factory made device already exists. Also like aussie-plugs said, its not just the voltage, its the line frequency too. You can't just make plugs work just because they fit. That's how appliances and motors get burned up - or worse - a house fire starts.
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| Post# 431625 , Reply# 16 9/11/2020 at 02:37 (1,322 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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Husky, please scroll up and read what I say about line frequency. I know far more about electrical safety (and electrical code) than you're giving me credit for. And frankly, I don't appreciate being patronized over it by someone who doesn't even understand line frequency.
Yeah maybe I shouldn't be encouraging lay people to make something that they don't have the knowledge to do safely, I'll give you that. But it's such a simple concept, if you understood it, you would know that it's perfectly safe. Excepting operator error, of course. To your point, a factory made version already exists. If you'd trust them to make it, why can't you trust me? | ||
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Post# 431646 , Reply# 17 9/11/2020 at 17:48 (1,321 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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