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Got 'em . . . Thanks to (I'll keep your name anonymous) that emailed me. I called Vac Parts + (Henry Co.) and they had everything! They couldn't have been any nicer to do business with. I read him the P/Ns, and he pulled the parts while I waited to verify they had 'em. If I attempted this here...

Hello again everyone: First of all, thanks again to everyone for their help and suggestions regarding the shaft extension issue. I have the vacuum back together temporarily with makeshift screws that I was able to find at the hardware store. Unfortunately, I had to "Mickey Mouse" them with...

Alcohol Infusers (used in Air Brake & Suspension Systems) actually are more efficient, but ALCOHOL is TOO HIGHLY FLAMABLE to be exposed to electrical arches and/or sparks ! ! !

"Sometimes during very cold weather the system needs a little help-you have to run out to the switchbay and valve the antenna on or off by hand.Despite the systems have air dryers-sometimes-rare-moisture will cause freezeups." Sounds like you need an ethylene-glycol infuser added with those...

I have that same hand-held car vacuum. It works very well as long as you DON'T let the re-usable bag/sock become clogged.

I need screws . . . Hello again everyone, Although this vacuum cleaner is back together and running like a charm, I'd like to get the correct screws listed below. What company would be most likely to have them? I bought what seemed to be 'Like' screws at the hardware store, but they seem to...

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm . . . NOPE ! ! ! "That's why I said to make sure you vacuum it and "dust" it to make sure there is no remaining wire." The problem here is, PULVORIZED DANDRUFF from steel wool (or "WIRE WOOL" as you Brits call it) gets imbedded in the phenolic micas that insulate each commutator...

Here's a website you guys might like . . . http://obsoletetellyemuseum.blogspot.com/2012/08/dumont-teleset-model-mansfield-year-1960.html

Simon sez . . . "Opinions on what vintage vacs would sell today..??" ANY that someone will PAY CASH FOR ! ! ! EVERYTHING I COLLECT -I USE ! ! !

"When using steel wool, there's little bits of wire that come off of the wire pad that fall on the armature." THE FASTEST WAY TO KILL an electric motor ! ! !

Whatever floats yer boat . . . "…I am inclined to think that a little more sanding of the commutator, a cleanup of the shaft, a new upper bearing and a new set of carbon brushes should do the trick. If anyone thinks that there's more to it, I would certainly appreciate further advice...

"@MPN: Looks like it to me!" It doesn't to me from what I'm seeing in your photo. I should be seeing CONSISTANTLY FRESH, CLEAN, and SMOOTH COPPER COMMUTATOR SEGMENTS! Did you lay a straight edge along each commutator segment, and hold the armature up to the light to see if there's a gap...

You look at it and tell me . . . "Here's the commutator after sanding w/ 220-grit wet/dry sandpaper. How does it look?" Well, whatta YOU think ? ? ? Are the commutator segments linear & flat longitudinally to provide full brush contact ? ? ?

Ya got that bassakwards . . . " I wouldn't mind having one flat screen, but is it normal for the figures on a flat, wide screen to be squashed so that everyone looks fat?" The olden-days logic that TV adds 15lbs. to everyone is based on the convex bow of the front of the CRT screen. I had a...

Well, being Hoover, along with Royal and others, is now owned by TCI Floor Care in Beautiful Downtown Beijing, China, I think your chances are Slim & None, and Slim left town . . . For shits n' giggles, you might try any mom n' pop appliance stores in your area, if any still exist, to see if...

My grandparents had one of these, that I think my aunt had, that my cousin has been keeping at their lakeside cabin for the last 30-years . . .

Pssssssssssssssssssttt ! ! ! "And by the way, I was GIVEN a Vizio phlat skreen set several years ago. I HATED it so much that I gave it away." Tellya what . . . When you get sick and disgusted with those green pieces paper with pitchas of dead presidents on 'em, drop 'em in an envelope and...

maybe so . . . "Consider all of the time and money I'd have spent if I took every armature into a motor shop every time I serviced a machine." We used to growl, short-test, and machine armatures for janitorial and restaurant equipment companies, appliance repair shops, and appliance stores...

Who said that ? ? ? "If somebody handed me an OLED TV, I'd have a tough choice to make. Sell it or smash it. The title of this thread is "Vintage TV's, anyone?", not "Old TV's suck and modern ones don't." It's simply A FACT that the ANALOG (NTSC) Broadcast Standard is NOW OBSOLETE ! ! ! I...

Then you saw it . . . now you only see 2/3 of it ! ! ! These old sets are ok if you don't mind ONLY SEEING TWO THIRDS of the picture . . . I almost had a wet dream when I saw my first OLED set in Costco ! ! !