elecrolux super j
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bnsd60m9200
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that company paper suggests very early super j's came with a pn2? is this true? i thought all super j's had a pn4...
Very interesting, John. Thanks for posting. I wonder, though, why Electrolux didn't first think of the improvements with the Golden Jubilee/1205-J--or even the 1205 with the new body style? It makes me think that another vacuum cleaner or vacuum cleaners that debuted around the same time as the Golden Jubilee/1205-J were out-performing it. It's also interesting that the Super J/1401 motor style didn't have a longer run (after the new armatures). I believe someone else mentioned that the motor of the Model 1521 series was of lesser quality than the Super J/1401, Olympia One/1401 & 1401-B, and Silverado/1505.
super-sweeper
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LOVE THE
Vintage newsletters! Those two look like their having a ball putting those vacuums through their phases!
Vintage newsletters! Those two look like their having a ball putting those vacuums through their phases!
I
misspoke about the P/N 4 starting out with the first Super J. It came out as an improvement the following year in April. Changes always came out at kick off meeting to give us something to tell people this is new and that is new. The P/N 2 started out on the new Super J, October 1975.
As far as the remark about the motor of the 1521 (Diamond Jubilee) being of lesser quality I am sorry to say is wrong. We did find a problem with motors going bad in the desert areas of the United States. The motors were improved to take the changes of the area. All motors were replaced free of charge if the people had a problem. Just like the KS series of the Super J- Electrolux took care of the customer and any problem. No one can catch a problem all the time. Ask the car companies.
misspoke about the P/N 4 starting out with the first Super J. It came out as an improvement the following year in April. Changes always came out at kick off meeting to give us something to tell people this is new and that is new. The P/N 2 started out on the new Super J, October 1975.
As far as the remark about the motor of the 1521 (Diamond Jubilee) being of lesser quality I am sorry to say is wrong. We did find a problem with motors going bad in the desert areas of the United States. The motors were improved to take the changes of the area. All motors were replaced free of charge if the people had a problem. Just like the KS series of the Super J- Electrolux took care of the customer and any problem. No one can catch a problem all the time. Ask the car companies.
Very cool, John. Thanks for posting the newsletter; although some of the pages were cut off on the left side. Is that something you can fix, or is that just the way it is?
Still waiting for a reply to my question in reply #11. If you can please answer that. I noticed that in reply #7 you'd mentioned the serial ids with the K__S and K__P designations but not the K__N.
I still can't figure out why so many years are misidentified with Electrolux's machine history. For example, I've always seen that the Golden J was manufactured until 1976 at which time the Super J was first sold. I understand that Golden Js could have continued to be sold until the stock was depleted, but it still doesn't make sense that so much literature mentions 1976 as Super J's beginning. Then, there is the Model R start year discrepancy--some say 1959 and others 1960. The aqua Model G's beginning is also disputed between 1960 and 1961. Sheeesh!
Still waiting for a reply to my question in reply #11. If you can please answer that. I noticed that in reply #7 you'd mentioned the serial ids with the K__S and K__P designations but not the K__N.
I still can't figure out why so many years are misidentified with Electrolux's machine history. For example, I've always seen that the Golden J was manufactured until 1976 at which time the Super J was first sold. I understand that Golden Js could have continued to be sold until the stock was depleted, but it still doesn't make sense that so much literature mentions 1976 as Super J's beginning. Then, there is the Model R start year discrepancy--some say 1959 and others 1960. The aqua Model G's beginning is also disputed between 1960 and 1961. Sheeesh!
Kevin,
The only series that had a problem in the Super J was the K_S series. I just stated that the machine in the picture was a K_P series but was not involved in any problem. The K_N series was not involved in any problem.
The only series that had a problem in the Super J was the K_S series. I just stated that the machine in the picture was a K_P series but was not involved in any problem. The K_N series was not involved in any problem.
Thanks, John, because I also recently discovered that there was a K____R serial id for the Super Js.
I'm taking for granted that the serial ids were in alphabetical order according to age: K____N, K____P, K____R, and K___S (there may have been others). In that case, the fire would have happened during the production of the last--or one of the last series of Super Js. Is that correct?
Jimmy, what did you mean by "nose" in reply #6?
I'm taking for granted that the serial ids were in alphabetical order according to age: K____N, K____P, K____R, and K___S (there may have been others). In that case, the fire would have happened during the production of the last--or one of the last series of Super Js. Is that correct?
Jimmy, what did you mean by "nose" in reply #6?
In identifying
a cleaner by Serial number in Electrolux I was not privy to how they did it. I just know that the serial # started with The Letter 5 numbers and then another letter. If you went thru the complete alphabet that is 2,599,974 units sold.
a cleaner by Serial number in Electrolux I was not privy to how they did it. I just know that the serial # started with The Letter 5 numbers and then another letter. If you went thru the complete alphabet that is 2,599,974 units sold.
Sorry to be posting in such an old thread, but I just picked up an Super J for $2.00! Vacuum motor and carpet head both run nice and quiet. Hose may be the weakest link. I'm signed up to educate myself, as I disassemble and clean this thing up. So far everything is cleaning up nicely.
The link is a short video I made to have as my "before" reference.
The link is a short video I made to have as my "before" reference.
human
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Great find!
At $2.00, you absolutely stole it! Those are great machines, some of the best Electrolux made. I got one about 10 years ago and paid about ten times that for it. As pretty as the woven fabric hoses are, they do leak. I would strongly suggest getting a vinyl replacement hose for it to fully unlock its performance potential. Did you get a full set of tools with it? The machine would have originally had a crevice tool, combination dusting brush and upholstery tool, and what I like to call the flippy floor tool, which has bristles on one side and no bristles on the other.
At $2.00, you absolutely stole it! Those are great machines, some of the best Electrolux made. I got one about 10 years ago and paid about ten times that for it. As pretty as the woven fabric hoses are, they do leak. I would strongly suggest getting a vinyl replacement hose for it to fully unlock its performance potential. Did you get a full set of tools with it? The machine would have originally had a crevice tool, combination dusting brush and upholstery tool, and what I like to call the flippy floor tool, which has bristles on one side and no bristles on the other.
i sure love my Electrolux Olympia One 1401- B with a vinyl hose and pn 6 head .
