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It gets..... kind of complicated of all the various ways you can make money on YouTube. Yrs ago if you had a million viewers, you were guaranteed some income. I know a musician who has a channel and he makes his money buy selling intellectual property that he's created. He's one those guys...

It is a source..... of income to many. But like the Wild West was, it's awash with idiots, dolts and trolls. There is however much value/collective wisdom because if you go there looking for how to fix something or take it apart, you can usually find it.....especially electronic gadgets. Even...

Great...... find! After the Diamond J I'm not familiar with the motors;where they were made or anything else about them. If you have patience, dimples in metal body Elux's are pretty easy to take out. You can get a cheap set of auto body tools @Harbor Freight, tape the metal surfaces of the...

"I thought the Kirbys and Electroluxes in churches were donated by church members that bought new vacuums." I'm sure that was true too. Would just depend on the policy of the pastor/preacher/priest/deacons etc. I've seen people donate hopelessly useless junk to churches. I guess it made them...

The Silverado... has the Super J motor design. The 1205 has the last motor they used in the G....the one that is the most powerful. The 1205 should pull about the same as the last G's and the Golden Anniversary model. The Super J motors will pull more(if they are in good shape). Kevin

I would imagine..... that an Electrolux salesman was not above going to a church for sales. Some churches would be long time customers.....makes business sense to me;large spaces, need a good quality vac. We hear about Hoover, Krby and Royal being used in churches. Kevin

Thanks..... MM, but I just don't remember on the Diamond J....if the brushes are integral with the holders as a unit. Been some yrs since I was in one, but I don't remember this as an issue. If they were unobtainium or a real hassle to get, seems like I would remember it. Kevin

I don't.... know why this as gone this far....talking about replacing brush holders. You clean the holders and put new brushes in and dress the commutator with a stone.....unless a a holder is damaged somehow. I've never had to replace the holders along with the brushes just because. No...

Often..... more questions than answers.... Kevin https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/carbon-brush-connection-glue-or-cement.49194/

You..... can't solder the braided wire onto/into brush carbon, of course. Looks like they drill a hole and shove the wire into it somehow....never seen the process done. Kevin

Sorry..... I don't have a DJ on the bench to restore right now. I'm not taking apart my DD Diamond J or I could end this debate/query right now. Here is a pic showing what the larger Super J brushes look like and either a G brush set or a possible Diamond J set.....don't remember Kevin

When.... you put your palm over the hose end, yes, the suction was pathetic but in auto short nap carpeting it seemed to work somehow. Beats dragging over a shop vac or your house tank.....lol. They're saying on YouTube that the black, 12 volt Dirt Devils are rare. I find that hard to...

I was trying..... to remember this setup;my black 12 volt Dirt Devil had this adapter that fit on the bottom where the roller brush is...I don't remember the purpose? But it also had a hose end with a clip on it that clipped into the port(with the rubber plug), to get suction. Kevin

You're..... welcome. And for some more weirdness....all the motors in Electrolux Canada tanks were stronger than their US counterparts. Up until the 90's when Electrolux merged the two factions(and not for the better). Kevin

There was a....... fire early on in production of the Super J at the Connecticut plant. So they went out of house to have the motor armatures made. Electrolux also had trouble with those motors and again, made good on replacing them. The serial #'s of the motors in question have been...

The Silverado motor is the old Super J motor design. The Diamond J motor has a different history. It was the first motor not to come in-house from the Connecticut plant. Depending on who you talk to it was either a completely outsourced motor or a motor made in another Electrolux plant down...

Tom..... I just watched a couple of vids on the Perfect Battery Power Nozzle. It only has two marks against it that I see;made in China and the clearance it lacks because of the battery back. One of the many things I like about the Electrolux 'L' shaped PN is its height profile and the...

I fully..... understand your position, Tom. I certainly wouldn't recommenced any Connie for folks with allergies or worse. I like the suction on my retro Connie and consider it a challenge to figure out a vacuuming pattern that doesn't blow dirt under things and everywhere. It's a gimmick...

I guess.... I forgot to push the 'POST' button yesterday after previewing my post....lol. I agree with Jon, they are a novelty, not to be confused with the cleaning power of the Electrolux Sidekick for like carpeted stairs. I have a black one that was 12 volts with the checkered bag. It was...

As I've..... said many times, there is no comparison to the original Connies and the retro Connies.....the retros are just that much better. I've never measured it, but I think the space is slightly more on a hard surface than a carpeted one....simply because the air is pushing on a harder...