Electrolux canadian model zb86 help

[Deleted member 1090]

Put a good working motor in it put theachine back together now no soubd nothing switch seem fine cant find my mistake.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

I bi pass the cor rewind cord was shot so donor motor wired this way
Cord white to motor black to switch black
cord black to switch black to motor black trip the breaker i am so confuse

 

[dysonman1]

You need three connections:
cord to switch
switch to motor
motor to cord

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Ooooh
Cord to switch gromet
Motor to switch gromet
Motor to cord gromet oooooh ok there my issue ty soo much .my bad yhank you a million.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Put the connection like said nothing light stayed on in basement but vac silent i give up.

 

[electroluxxxx]

The switch could be bad. Check for continuity.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Dont have a volt metter whit me dang it .
Did i wire it correctly ?
three connections:
cord to switch
switch to motor
motor to cord

wont turn on but switch clics .

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Ill keep yall posted but i dont have a vol meter whit me .

 

[electroluxxxx]

considering that the lights went out when you first wired the motor there is also the possibility that the cord could have shorted, if not the cord then the copper contacts on the cord reel. when I get home tonight I will pull apart my 89 and take a look at the wiring.

I will say that if the cord reel is bad and a parts one cannot be found your best bet will be wiring the cord directly to the switch that way you still have use of the switch. we can run through that process when the time comes.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

It is wired directly yes
Like this cord to switch
switch to motor
motor to cord.
This time it did not put the light out but just wont turn on

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Puttingg better wires to the switvh and cord .Think i found my issue well see.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Re wire everything well see.Trying ti make it fit and close test fit NOT DONE yet test fit.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

well shes all back together now waiting on more free time to plug her in and test her out.Now im anxious 2 strikes all ready , new wires to motor , switch and i even change the cord on it all new should work .But i have a bad feeling about this one ,maybe im over thinking it but i just want it to work so bad .Has any one ever fix a vacuum and said hummm not sure if i want to keep trying on this one ?
Yes electroluxdudexxx it is wire directly to the switch as my cord real cord was to old to keep and cord reel spring came un done and i wire it directly .

 

[Deleted member 1090]

electroluxxxx

It is wired to the switch whit out cord reel.

 

[quebecois]

I'd like to help but my 15 year-old companion cat died a few days ago, and my girlfriend's daughter just had a baby yesterday and I've had this little thing in my arms for an hour earlier today, oh my, lots of emotions these days!

 

[electroluxxxx]

If you don’t continue to try, you won’t succeed. Many people who give up quickly tend to give up a skill that could be acquired.
If I had to chose between skills and talent I’d take learning the skills before taking talent. Granted servicing machines isn’t rocket science, but it can be pretty close to it when one is in the process of learning the ins and outs of the mechanics.
Let us know the outcome, I’m sure it’s as simple as a shorter cord reel at this point.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

My electrolux has been wired directly to the switch whit out the cord real in place. I have anew cord , new motor wires ,new wires to the switch .Il try it tomorrow in my shed whit door open il let ya know .I think i have it wired right check my picturees above .

 

[human]

The devil's in the details...

The devil is definitely in the details when it comes to wiring. I thought I had everything correct on a Silverado I was rehabbinbg last month. It turned on and ran great without any attachments, but when I hooked up a hose and a power nozzle, I discovered I had two wires reversed on the cord winder, which caused the power nozzle to run when the machine was off and vice versa.

If you don't own a multitester, you should definitely invest in one so you can detect the short and open circuits. I'm personally more fond of the older analog meters but you can pick a cheap digital model up from Harbor Freight for about the cost of a hamburger. Sometimes they will even run a coupon to get one for free with any purchase.

Just out of curiosity, did you test the motor before installing it to ensure it is indeed working?

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Was working before i put it in here yes ,
il get a volt meter and test everything then.

 

[quebecois]

The gray-coloured cord is your power cord, isn't it?

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Yes from a spare old vac yes

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Yes grey wire is cord
3 connection yes
Manage to hide all the wires this time .

 

[quebecois]

I don't see any wire coming from the bag door switch, did you cancel them or were there any before?

 

[Deleted member 1090]

This vacuum never had the pop open shut off feature .The wires are under the cord rewind cover .Wired to the motor and switch whit out a cord real.All the wires are hiden under the latch and rear cover.There is NO CONTROL AT THE BAG door thus is not a auto lux straight suction only.

 

[quebecois]

Here are three pictures of the wiring in my ZB89, it should be the same as yours.

Top of the machine is upside on the pictures.

The two wires coming from the switch are easy to see. Each of them goes down to a marrette or grommet if you prefer.

On pictures 2 and 3 , I pointed at the location of each wire going from a marrette to the motor, the right one at 2 oclock and the left one at 8 oclock.

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Yep looks like what i have minus the cord reel , i wired directly to the switch thats why i have 3 grommets
i want to test continuity before i go any further .
motor to switch,
cord to switch
motor to cord is what i have 3 grommets il test her out tomorrow if im not to busy donor motor from my ap 200 .(been a few years since this 86 saw dust id like to get her going .)

 

[Deleted member 1090]

I did find out by re wire ring it that my switch connection was bad frayed wires could that have cause the short?
Thats why i put a new cord on .

 

[Deleted member 1090]

Id like to check my motor before i fire it up for the second time , reason being it shut off when it was in my ap 200 bag light came on if air flow was restricted at the hose so i put it in model 86 i think i have it wire right now but i want a voltmeter to be sure .

 

[electroluxxxx]

At this point, it’s already wired up so plug it in and fire it up. Your connections look good and it could be a possibility that the original cord was shorted so Give it a whirl.