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Thread Number: 44877
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
TriStar CXL Retro Mod With a Central Vacuum Motor |
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| Post# 465884 9/6/2023 at 13:11 (392 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
Hello vacuumland!
I have seen this subject talked about before but I only actually know if one other person who's done it. So I present to you my TriStar CXL retro-mod with a VacuFlo DB5000 Central vacuum motor crammed into its poor little body. I believe I'm going to have to get some sound deadening and install it in the future. But it really has quite a pleasant sound to it. 65" Working vacuum now that the motor is broken in and 101" sealed suction at the end of the hose. Absolutely insane numbers to see here a mile above sea level in a portable vacuum. I do worry that I might be consuming a little bit more than 12 amps. Also I modified the hose to take the standard Central Vacuum pattern of button lock. Below are a few quick cell phone videos of the thing in action. http://youtube.com/shorts/yrQWbC7RGYA CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacuumdevil's LINK | ||
Post# 465890 , Reply# 1 9/6/2023 at 15:56 (392 days old) by Thevacomaticiec  (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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 Hummm looks good to me seems to work good with the new motor and power head nice .
My C8 works good with the motor i got in her now think its a 116311-01 replacement got it from ebay . I am not sure how powerful it is compare to yours , but with the VAC hepa bags shes working trouble free since . The floor tool sucks to the floor i like it when it quits i might super charge it like you did .
Keep me posted on how it goes id love to see a mess test with it . | ||
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Post# 467178 , Reply# 2 10/30/2023 at 12:19 (339 days old) by Compact6epb (Florida) |
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Any new updates? Have you had a chance to test it out further? I replaced the motor in my C6 epb from the Compact/Tristar distributer. Cleaning well for a 61 year old vacuum. | ||
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Post# 467179 , Reply# 3 10/30/2023 at 12:31 (339 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 467254 , Reply# 4 11/2/2023 at 14:01 (335 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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VacuFlo says that model uses max 13.2 amps, so as long as the PN isn't too beastly, that shouldn't draw more than 15A normally! Still, I'd wanna plug it into a 20A circuit and use a 14ga cord just to be sure, but hey! Heck of a mod, either way. | ||
| Post# 472359 , Reply# 5 7/13/2024 at 11:39 by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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4K video of the 600 AirWatt Frankenstein vacuum. | ||
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Post# 472361 , Reply# 6 7/13/2024 at 14:16 by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 472400 , Reply# 7 7/16/2024 at 19:23 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Woah | ||
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