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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...

The.... bottom ring on the retro Connies has five inserts evenly spaced. I don't know what they are made of....could be composite. The retro Connies do everything better than the originals. They were designed that way. I haven't fired up an original Connie in yrs. Kevin

Yeah..... that would be part of the motor inspection/cleaning job. But it's a good point often overlooked by many. Kevin

I think...... it's a brush/armature thing to be honest. I'd thoroughly test the armature, put in new brushes if it pasts the test, use a brush stone on the commutator and I'd bet it will quit...if not, time for another motor. I've got new armatures somewhere too in boxes.....might warrant...

Jon.... thanks. I was VERY happy to get that 1205 back. The motor rpm varies and I have to get into that someday. My plan is to put aside time to devote to all the 1205's, the G's and the Super J's and then miscellaneous. If I group them that way, they actually may get done. Yeah, that...

Interesting theory....... on the PN3s'. I could swear I saw one in a Candian discussion about vintage Electrolux vacs. I think I only have one PN2 and it's a metal polished Anniversary model. I had it apart waiting on that bottom pigtail....finally found one, but never got around to finishing...

I always like..... a story or provenance with a vacuum. Something that's changed hands a lot or considered mostly junk is just stuff you find. If you're showing folks your vacuums it helps to have stories. I wound up with a lot of PN1's when I was collecting....some are still waiting to be...

There's no..... real pricing standard on vintage vacuums. It's pretty much whatever you can get for them. Lots of insurance companies would honer an 'average' price from eBay for a particular model say over a yrs time. But....they don't have to. An agent could go to Craigslist/Facebook and...

Might be..... different on the F model too....but I kinda think they are the same or similar. Kevin

I'd be wary..... about that eBay seller with the hoses. Yeah, they look "beautiful" but some of them could leak like a sieve....especially the 1205 hose. And typically if I ask them about hose leakage, they either lie or act confused/insulted at the query. I've been the recipient of both...

I used to buy..... brushes on eBay for that motor. Maybe even from one of the vacuum shops. Anyway it wasn't an issue but I haven't rebuilt a DJ in about 5yrs. Glad you found a solution. Kevin