Air Storm Vacuum

[methodistbill]

I just purchased an Air Storm vacuum that came with a Tristar power nozzle. I took the bottom plate off the power nozzle and was surprised to find that it has a circuit board. It looks identical to my other Tristar power nozzle except for the circuit board. So my question is why would you need a circuit board on a power nozzle that uses a slip belt? I think the PN motor was replaced because it has a price tag on it. So I'm wondering if the original motor had a cogged belt sprocket, hence the circuit board.

 

[tristar]

What does the sticker on the side of the power nozzle say? If it is a 101 model, it originally had a cogged belt.

 

[methodistbill]

Mystery solved!

Yep, it does say 2-101. Mystery solved! The Air Storm is a rather ugly machine. But since I like my Tristar so much, I wanted to see how they compare. Too much tax refund money burning a hole in my pocket! LOL!

 

[tristar]

Yep. The 101 powerhead was the later model with the cogged belt. Go figure! I always thought it would make more sense to have the numbers switched so that the older, flat-belt model was the 101 with the cogged belt (late model) being the 102.

It can get confusing......

From what you say though, it definitely sounds like it's been changed around. The circuit board was to shut off the motor in the cogged belt model since the armature couldn't slip if the brushroll jammed. With a flat belt, the motor would simply burn the belt off so the protective device wasn't needed.

 

[methodistbill]

My first clue

should have been the $39.95 price tag on the motor! The vacuum motor in this Air Storm is larger than my CXL, but I can't say it translates into more suction. However, I think I do detect more airflow. Yet that's a very subjective test and have no objective way of knowing.

 

[methodistbill]

Price tag

was on the PN motor -- to clarify!