Thread Number: 5138
Love the vacuum...hate the price..... |
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Post# 57379 , Reply# 2   1/1/2009 at 15:11 (5,565 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast)   |   | |
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....Is that we will see this relisted for a more reasonable number. If not, he will likely own this for a very long time. It is a very nice machine! Rick |
Post# 57381 , Reply# 3   1/1/2009 at 15:34 (5,565 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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I may be wrong in this and please correct me if I am but, although the machine looks great, I suspect it isnt original. If memory serves me correctly the first CB (which this is surposed to be given the colour and PN)did not have a chrome tank on it. The tank was the painted to match the top. Same on the second CB which was a brown to match the G (see picture below). The chrome tank appeared with the third (darker blue top, chrome tank to match the 1205) and fourth (brown top, chrome tank to match the 1401) machines.
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Post# 57389 , Reply# 4   1/1/2009 at 16:42 (5,565 days old) by clarkecombi ()   |   | |
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that ebay machine sure does look execllent |
Post# 57391 , Reply# 5   1/1/2009 at 17:13 (5,565 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Wow,,,at the most, that machine,as old as it is, (even tho its in good condition)is not worth more than a couple hundred,,if even that. Sorry to say my experience with the CB machines was not real great. We had 2 of these vacs at the trade school i went to in the late 1970s,(the new students had to help with the clean up),and I was supprised at how poor the suction was,,,on both machines,,even when the bin was empty, and the filter was clean, the suction was not any better (and actually less) than a cannister lux of the same vintage. I remember being very supprised at the poor level of suction. The only advantage i could see about the CB machine was that it was larger than a regular Lux, and you didnt have to change the bag. (or empty it) as often. Im affraid these machines look alot more powerful than what they really are. They are also very clunky, and hard to drag around, seems like the cannister was always getting hung up on something, and you had to go back and un hook it everytime you turned around. The newer 1980s models may have been more powerful than the older generation, but still way over priced, IMHO. |
Post# 57422 , Reply# 6   1/2/2009 at 13:42 (5,564 days old) by kirbyduh (Kentucky )   |   | |
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if i recall correctly the reason for the poor suction is that the same motors were used from the normal luxes of the time. This made the larger applications(including a longer hose)ineffective with the smaller motor. |