Electrolux CB and CB2000

collector2 · May 27, 2014

Been working on the Electrolux CB's in my collection today so I thought I'd post some pictures. Still need pieces for some of them as you can see but they are in pretty decent shape.

First up is the blue and silver CB - I believe the dates of manufacture were 1969-1973 (Please correct me if any of these dates are wrong)at which point the motor housing was changed slightly to accommodate the new, larger, (Super J) motor and the power nozzle connection was changed.

collector2 · May 27, 2014

Next up is the modified version of the blue/silver CB (1975-1977) featuring the larger motor housing which accommodated the new motor and the new power nozzle connection.

collector2 · May 27, 2014

Next the CB in Gold/silver 1977-1979

collector2 · May 27, 2014

The Brown CB (1979-1982)

collector2 · May 27, 2014

And Last but not least the 1985-1987 version of the C2000

collector2 · May 27, 2014

As you can see I am missing quite a few pieces for them but they are a work in progress and will eventually be complete. 2 more CB's to find and 3 more CB2000's.

briankirbyclass · May 27, 2014

Thanks for posting these pics,,i have never seen the gold/silver model before,,very cool. Thank you!

kirbyvertibles · May 28, 2014

I love when people post pictures of these. Thank you so much for all the pictures you share.

(Hey Brian, I called and chatted with your neighbors the other day. Did they tell you? lol)

briankirbyclass · May 28, 2014

Philip, yes, they sure did! I happned to see them outside in their yard awhile back, and told them you were engaged, soon to be married,,they did not know and were thrilled to hear it!
Glad you talked to them, they enjoy hearing from you.
They are Very good neighbors and nice people.

kirbyvertibles · May 28, 2014

Yep I really enjoyed them when they lived here.

kevin · Jun 2, 2014

Doug,

You've done a remarkable job on restoring the CBs and CB2000! That gold one is especially cool since it's so rare. I'm guessing that the aqua and tan versions are equally rare.

I am still curious to know, if your power nozzles are original with the tanks, what the model ids of them are. Ever since I found that PN-4C I've been curious if there was a PN-1C, PN-2C, etc.

By the way, what's the deal with the white receptacles?

Also, I just happened to be looking at some eBay listings and noticed that the serial ids of two CBs do not follow the familiar pattern of 2 letters with 5 numbers in between. Check it out ...

tig21er · Jun 2, 2014

Picture #3

has the first hook up for the P/N3 and Picture # 1 & 2 is the wire hook up for P/N 4C. The P/N 3 was the commercial version of the P/N 2.

kevin · Jun 2, 2014

Oh, thanks, John. I'd heard about a PN-3 before but have never seen one--or at least I don't think I have. I'm wondering if that is the one in Doug's first pic above?

What power nozzle model would the aqua and tan CBs used?

collector2 · Jun 3, 2014

Afraid the powernozzles have all been rebuilt so it isn't the original bases on them and, therefor, not the original numbers. The first one is a PN1 and the second, third and fourth are PN4's and the CB2000 has a PN5

Everything up to the Blue/Silver CB used the PN1 but with a metal elbow and wands instead of the plastic wand. They also used a standard outlet for the power nozzle up until the motor cover was changed in 1975 to accommodate the new, larger, Super J style motor.

The PN2 (PN3??) was available with both the standard plug and the new 3 pin plug on cords as options. After that an adapter was available to change the new plug to the standard plug for older machines.

Doug

tig21er · Jun 3, 2014

I made

a slight error. The P/N 1 had the first hookup as well as the P/N 3 which is what some would refer to as a P/N 2 but had the 3 wire hookup. The first hookup is what Electrolux found that people started using the wrong kind of cord and some people had problems that led to change in hookup. OSHA had a hand in some changes there and I don't know why. The next two hookups for the power nozzles were on the last of the Blue CBs and the CB 2000.

collector2 · Jun 4, 2014

If I remember correctly, what caused the change in cords was that people were replacing them with normal, two prong extension cords, leaving the power nozzle ungrounded. It was a simple case of "Why would I pay Electrolux $40+ for a cord when I can get one at the store that fits for $5.

tig21er · Jun 4, 2014

Well

Doug the cord for the CB in 1968 only cost $10.50 and not $40.00. The complete Powerhead and cord was $69.75. The CB cost $169.75 for the Galvanized body. The Vinyl hose was 17.50, wet pick up unit was $49.95 and the painted body was $149.75.