Clean Used Interstate EX-30 in Japan, a Japan market model you don't see in the US. Only 1 Yen, = 1 cent !!!
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cheesewonton
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The tariff on stuff from Japan is 15% but 15% of one cent is nothing, Shipping will cost $200-$300. For how rare and unique it is well worth the effort. I have two of these already, both were under $25. One needed a new cord and when I got in there saw some wires and the motor were toast. I put a new cord from a Hoover Dial-A-Matic on it ( left over NOS cord ) and a new 120 volt motor of the same kind used in DXLs. Run that with a Miracle Mate hose and a Sebo ET350 power nozzle. Doesn't get any better than that. The EX-30 feels like a bank vault. Tristar's best effort ever.
centralsweeper63
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That machine looks very big and boxy. Very cool though. What is better with it than the other TriStar machines?
cheesewonton
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The bottom half of the body is the same part used by CXLs and DXLs. Only the upper body is different. The lid, handle and cord wraps are a lot thicker, chunkier and more solid feeling than EX-20 parts. It was designed specifically for the Japanese market. Just under 1,000 made according to a now deceased friend who worked at Tristar begging in the 1960s.
centralsweeper63
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that must be a very rare machine then.
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