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Electrolux XI what happened?
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Post# 439084   2/23/2021 at 17:42 (1,151 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        

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this model XI i thought strange the cord had been wired directly without the removable socket. i have a bayonet style from a long lost soul and wanted to wire it in. this is what i found inside-what happened here?

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Post# 439091 , Reply# 1   2/23/2021 at 21:16 (1,151 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)        

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This might be a long shot, but I'm going to take a guess that somebody replaced the cord...

*insert rimshot sound effect here*

But seriously, folks...

I would guess the prongs for the removable cord wore out, and the cord wouldn't stay plugged in so they went with hardwired


Post# 439109 , Reply# 2   2/24/2021 at 09:31 (1,150 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        
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the motor runs but is there any other way to get the right size so the brush caps match with the armature? how many fans is it supposed to have? what did the original motor look like(inside)?

Post# 439131 , Reply# 3   2/24/2021 at 18:03 (1,150 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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In picture 5 see that cap that is laying on the workbench.

The center of that is where the front bearing for the armature is and then in the rear of the motor housing is a hole in the center where the rear bearing for the armature goes. The center has a cap that unscrews (see the two little holes in that cap). You unscrew those two caps to grease the bearings. The model XI used the same bearing at both ends. The armature ran from the front cap all the way to the back of the motor housing and was suspended by those two bearings.

The motor you have in there is a replacement.


Post# 439147 , Reply# 4   2/25/2021 at 07:55 (1,149 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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Here's a picture of the insides of an Electrolux XI

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Post# 439178 , Reply# 5   2/25/2021 at 21:23 (1,149 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        
thanks

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i appreciate the help. i got some parts from another machine, but the brush holder (bakelite?) covered tubes are broken.

Post# 439193 , Reply# 6   2/26/2021 at 11:31 (1,148 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        
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where did you get this pic?

Post# 439274 , Reply# 7   2/28/2021 at 07:14 (1,146 days old) by Centralvacs1928 (Chicagoland)        

Points for creativity to whomever made that single stage Lamb fit into the XI's housing, but big negative points for originality >:O

I have to assume the original motor was beyond repair.

Love that cutaway diagram, Ray! To me it looks like two rotating fans with a stationary one between.

My XI has the male bayonet fitting intact, but no female cord fitting. Good luck trying to find one of those, huh?


Post# 439277 , Reply# 8   2/28/2021 at 10:54 (1,146 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        
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i wonder if anyone out there has a model XI that could be used for parts? chance of that as getting ice water in hades?

Post# 439279 , Reply# 9   2/28/2021 at 11:00 (1,146 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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I think I have a parts machine in the shed but it would have a 220volt motor. I had it shipped from England. (I'm in Canada0

Post# 439282 , Reply# 10   2/28/2021 at 12:04 (1,146 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma)        
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ah- i'm not a rich man, but what would it cost me? would you sell?

Post# 439298 , Reply# 11   2/28/2021 at 19:15 (1,146 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Email me - mjdkas@hotmail.com.

I'll see if I can find it tomorrow and get some pictures. See if it will serve your purpose then we can go from there.

Doug



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