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Lovely finds James! I love that Hitatchi cylinder, it's very cool. That Goblin Wizard is something special too!   Joe

I agree Beckham. :)

Actually, Numatic started out at 680w, then went to 800w, then 1000w, then 1100w, then 1200w. There was never a 900w motor.   The 680w machines had plenty of suction, so the new 650w should have enough suction to put up with most use.

I've just watched the program, and I must say that your collections are impressive. Especially yours, Guido. Nice work guys, keep on collecting!

I watched the program today. I must say, Gary, Scott and Guido, you have very impressive collections.

Hi everyone.   I got a nice Hoover Junior 375 a while ago, and I'm very pleased with it. There is a problem with it though, it seems to lean, quite badly. It doesn't seem floppy, and the handle will not go fully upright. I'm guessing something has been bent?   If anyone could offer and...

Welcome Jacob! I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow :)

Sam, I get what you mean, I sometimes have situations like that, haha.

When I took my James and Bertie apart for the first time, the screws are very very stiff! An electric screwdriver would have been handy.

That's very true Steve. It's a shame people don't get things repaired anymore. *sigh*

That would make sense.   Like I said, I'll have a proper look at it tomorrow and I'll take some pics.

I wouldn't worry about it, fitting a new PCB is cheap and easy.   I'm not too sure what that is, but whats funny is, in the Bertie, the PCB if facing away from the motor, but that piece seems to be on the other side facing the motor? I found it odd. I'll get some photos up tomorrow

Steve, RE: reply #51.   I think what causes the PCB to fail is carbon dust, it's conductive so if it gets on the PCB it could easily mess it up.

I suppose you're right there Steve!

Benny, we could try contacting Numatic I suppose

I think it's a shame that Numatic's reliability record is being damaged by a something so little as a PCB. I really do think it'll cause Numatic problems in the long run, which is a real shame. All those machines made between 2009ish and mid-2013 are prone to failure in a few years, which is not...

Yep. Although it's sometimes hard to tell in ebay listings.

Oh and by the way, the James has the green PCB and the Bertie has the red one Sam has shown.

Right, I just took both the Bertie and James apart. The James was bought brand new in July 2013, made in the 23rd week of 2013, has the old style PCB facing the motor. Although, the Bertie, bought brand new in November 2013, made in the 33rd week of 2013, has the new style PCB, facing away from...

I'll check my James and Bertie's PCB, they were both bought brand new in summer/autumn 2013. Watch this space.