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Electrolux Group AB was a dirty phrase when it came to Swedish chainsaws in the late 70's. They bought up all the small companies, closed their product production forever and essentially had two remain; Husqvarna and Jonsered(s). A lot of wonderful, colorful history was gone in just a few yrs...

Some of the color.... schemes are breathtaking. One could collect for just that reason! I love the Pumpkin color I have, but that 'Nassau Blue'....hubba hubba! And who wouldn't like that floor tool with the support wheels....never even seen one in the flesh..... Kevin

Dave gave a great history lesson on the Connie. As I said earlier, kind of a whimsical vac....the originals. Most interesting are the swivel tops and then the model that tilts forward.....then you just collect for cool colors. Those wands that have the Teflon inserts to seal the...

They are a very basic vacuum....nothing complicated to work on. I have two in that color. No filter for the US model downstream of the motor so that it can leave motor brush dust on a white carpet. The Euro models got a filter there. The white and stainless model John mentions is twice the...

Robert Alexander Taber/'Caligula' Kevin

I get that, however there is a rabid following of collectors from the Super J on. Plus....there is a member(John/tig21er)who has vast knowledge on Electrolux motors for over 50 yrs. I think his brain should be picked if he's so willing...

Well...... a few things I'd like to get cleared up. The front wheels on the G ARE different in size from the rear wheels. The rear wheels actually have like a thin tire fitted to them. Lester tried to BBQ me on this, but he was wrong. And in his Electrolux history he doesn't make it clear what...

Rexair...... an adult took it off the tub while the motor was still spinning. I could see something spinning inside the metal screen housing. They looked like razors to my young eyes. I had visions of losing my fingers in there as a small boy. Kevin

What...... thread is this in reference to? Did you take a cheap shot @"Murica"? Kevin

As far as usable vacs of note,$60 on eBay today is cheap. Often you see a nice vac you want and it's hundreds.....welcome to eBay and the world of hype price collecting. My addiction on eBay was solved. I became one of the four states that taxes Internet sales. So I don't buy anything on eBay...

That's..... correct about Rainbow/Rexair.....I had forgotten them. We had them in my house growing up. Kevin

Nice story........ I doubt though that "Joe and Barney Lived Happily Ever After"....but it's a nice sentiment. I had a friend growing up that was really poor. His aunt lived with him and the two, his aunt and his mom, were the most frugal people I ever met......to say the least. They had an...

Interesting....... that Electrolux managed to do it(home sales) long after Hoover dropped out. Aerus is still doing so to this day. Kevin

I suspect....... this is more common than one might think. I know of homes where a Electrolux was used for all the hard floors and what was left in carpet was maintained by another vacuum....usually an upright. Uprights gained a lot of following when you could just shove them in a closet to...

Yeah...... it's not only been done, but have seen pics here. One was for an older Connie. Kevin

My point..... was not to badger you. But to illustrate the fallacy that once you smell something burning....that unmistakable electric smell everyone knows.....there can be some expectation that things will improve, or that just another brief session run won't damage things further. If it's...

Yeah, the reality is that if you want this fixed....you need to give a LOT more information. If you don't have the wherewithal to analyze the problem, I'm not sure what you expect to happen here. Maybe you can get a forum member to come look at it...... Kevin

You shouldn't have continued to run it when the speed first reduced. A lot of verbiage here.....just tear into the motor as you have nothing to lose. By now you might have damaged the armature....lots of YouTube vids on how to test an armature. It's a big motor...first introduced into the...

John...... I remember the pics you posted. Sneaking under a barrier of some sort and showing empty spaces of the once great company. America has this thing of letting once great company facilities just rot to the ground for decades. Anything can be repurposed within reason. But I don't see a...

If it is 110V then it's probably 50Hz(Europe) instead of 60Hz.....which will be another problem. Kevin