Thread Number: 42432
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 4C |
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Post# 446191   9/18/2021 at 11:49 (922 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.)   |   | |
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Post# 446198 , Reply# 1   9/18/2021 at 13:48 (922 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA)   |   | |
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I'm not up on the Kirby models - when was this one made? |
Post# 446199 , Reply# 2   9/18/2021 at 13:49 (922 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 446203 , Reply# 3   9/18/2021 at 16:20 (922 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.)   |   | |
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Post# 446207 , Reply# 4   9/18/2021 at 18:58 (921 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)   |   | |
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....and no doubt performs just as well!! |
Post# 446229 , Reply# 5   9/19/2021 at 14:31 (921 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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Jim, This is truly "eye candy" to a collector of Kirby's. What's not to love? Billy |
Post# 446230 , Reply# 6   9/19/2021 at 15:02 (921 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 446241 , Reply# 7   9/19/2021 at 16:47 (921 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Post# 446265 , Reply# 8   9/20/2021 at 00:58 (920 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 446273 , Reply# 10   9/20/2021 at 08:51 (920 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.)   |   | |
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Thank you for all the nice comments. Kelton your welcome to stop by anytime.
Myvacsrock, I did disassemble the motor for cleaning. It's not hard just put it back together the way you found it, label the wiring, and take notes and pictures as you take it apart. Les is correct I got this on eBay they still show up from time to time. Thank you les for your compliments. Here are a few before pics. |
Post# 446295 , Reply# 11   9/20/2021 at 18:15 (920 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Seen the vacuum and was watching it on ebay. It looks alot better in the after pictures. If it was on ebay in its current state it would fetch significantly more than Jim paid. It goes to show the correct pieces refurbish and polish worth the effort. Its just like the 505 with an all metal emtor.
The switch has positive and negative connections on the upper left and lower right on the face of the switch. The side of the switch has a screw/post for the ground wire. Black was positive white was negative and ground wires were black. There's black and white from power headlight and black and white for the safety switch. The coil one side is positive black wire. The other coil wire also black is the groundwork. What might be throwing you off is the headlight or the safety switch. If I'm correct vacuums with the cord hard wired have black on one prong of the switch and white on the opposite prong. I could go on but I'm pretty sure what i said answered your question. If Ben reads this he can attach the 505 wiring diagram from his kirby service manual. |
Post# 446310 , Reply# 12   9/21/2021 at 09:10 (919 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.)   |   | |
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Les
Thanks again for the kind words. I would like to think that this 4C would sell for much more then I paid, but I'm not sure there are to many people who are willing to pay what these early Kirby's are worth. Here are some pictures of the 505 wiring diagram. Myvacsrock I hope this helps. Jim |
Post# 446311 , Reply# 13   9/21/2021 at 09:50 (919 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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That’s great, thank you! |