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Adaptors Please, someone, post some pictures, and preferably list the important dimensions... I may be able to make a few (I'm still looking for interesting projects for my nice shiny new lathe/miller... ;) All best Dave T

"Digital Motor" Pardon me asking, but what, precisely IS a 'digital motor'??? Are we talking a Stepper Motor, or an ordinary motor 'digitally CONTROLLED' by a PWM board?? Any motor which 'spins at 100,000rpm' is going to have a VERY short service life indeed. It seems that Dyson is telling us...

Electrolux Is the fabled hookline 'Nothing Sucks Like (an) Electrolux' genuine advertising, or just an 'urban myth'?? I figure someone on here should know the definitive answer..??.. All best Dave T

"Cash for Clunkers" Not intending to hijack the thread, but.... I'm assuming this was a Govt. sponsored ruse to get older cars off the road, and completely destroy the 'used' car market?? We had something similar on this side of the 'pond' a few years back. The Govt. sponsored 'Scrappage'...

Organist Sebo_Fan.... You are an Organist??? (Reply#51) Kudos!!!!! It's nice to see that this Dyson is surviving Commercial Duty, And thanks, Matt for maintaining it - and the church. Whether or not we use them, these buildings are an irreplaceable part of our collective heritage. As for the...

Bearing oil For vacuum cleaner motor bearings, I would recommend GENUINE 'sewing machine oil'. This is obtainable from anywhere which sells/repairs 'Brother' professional sewing machines. (It is thin and clear, and looks like 'Liquid Paraffin'). Vacuum motors spin fast and run HOT. Cheaper oils...

Congratulations ... On your restoration. The three washers will be 'thrust washers' which take up the endfloat of the armature shaft. they 'should' be there. All best Dave T

Motor wiring It's hard to tell just by looking, but the manufacturers may have used the motor windings as a voltage transformer for the headlight bulb. Was the lamp 110V?? If that is the case, then you will need to be sure that you connect to the correct terminals. Since I have no practical...

"Restoring cloth hoses" Electrolux137 posted a detailed thread about this... It's in the archive, Thread#22656, started 10/17/2013. I assume that you would have to break up the original, stiff lining in order to do this. As far as I know, there is no way to restore rubber which has gone 'stiff'...

Email Not sure whether you can Email me, as I am not 'upgraded'... I know the messaging worked when I first joined, but that was on Robert's '40-day trial' (thanks, Robert :-) ). Not intending to post my Email address in a public forum, so could be tricky.... I will check that my Email account...

No 'Edit' facility :-( 'HooverCelebrity' (Reply#3) also pointed out that it is probably a bearing issue (noticed upon re-reading the entire thread). I do 'proof-read' my posts before uploading, but I suppose "a photograph (or two) of the motor" would read better.... ;-) All best Dave T P.S...

Bearing(s) I have only just seen this thread (via the 'motor wanted' thread in the 'supermarket' forum.) Anthony (Reply#6) has hit it on the head. You have a worn bearing (probably sleeve type) at the shaft end of the motor. If the front end-case of the motor is 'symmetrical', you can just...

Retirement It's in retirement elsewhere, Joe.... I don't have that much exposed carpet.... Or that much dog hair!! It will have it's work cut out cleaning that lot up..... ;) All best Dave T

Not Impressed I would imagine not, MadaboutHoovers. I hope he doesn't 'shoot the messenger'. I only took the photograph... ;) IIRC, he 'SEBOed' his drive the other day, so why not?? But, on the other hand, why not just 'I'm just gonna vacuum the corridor'??? All best (and wearing tin hat and...

... When it's a Hoover, apparently!!! This one recently 'retired' from a local hotel. His colleagues similarly suffered the indignity of being referred to as 'Hoover 2' and 'Hoover 3'. Obviously, the proprietor didn't know what the word 'Quality' meant... ;-) Now that I have photographed him...

Garden Vac Spent yesterday evening repairing, and this afternoon using, a 'proper' garden vac. The internal isolator switch had got wet (last time it was used, I assume). It's a customer's appliance, so anybody's guess what abuse it had suffered.... :-( All best Dave T

New Henry Congratulations, Joe.... You said you wanted one... Are you planning on fitting the optional horns???? ;-) Mine is asleep in his box in the loft..... All best Dave T

Thanks, Turbo500 This thread was before my time here.... I have a friend who has recently acquired a Sebo... Not sure what model yet, but will post a picture asap. Thanks Dave T

Space Deficiency I know the feeling well!! Whilst I do not actually 'collect' vacuum cleaners (having only four now IIRC), I do have far more 'stuff' than I have places to put it.... ;-) If I could be said to 'collect' anything at the moment, it would be Tektronix 7000 Series oscilloscopes and...

Suppressor Yep.... That looks like a fairly typical exploded suppressor..... We've actually had them ignite in some lighting dimmers, despite them allegedly being 'flameproof'. ;-) "The lady insisted it had very little use".... Perhaps she was telling the truth... But looking at it, it's...