Electrolux rebirth

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My Electrolux S1000 died today after 38 years of hard work. On stripping, I found that the motor is built like a tank. One carbon brush had disintegrated & the other had about 2mm of carbon left.

 

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Brushes

New one on the left & the old on the right. I have never seen brushes worn down this much.

 

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Back in service

After a test run, I am inclined to believe that this machine will outlast me...

 

[vacbear58]

Cool Electrolux

That looks like a variant of the model 310 we had here. Does yours have a blower port in the base? Surely the hose cannot be original? That cleaner would be approximatly 40 years old if it were here.

Now I feel REALLY old - I remember these being on sale.

Looks like an Indesit L6 Washer there too ......

Al

 

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S1000

This is an SA made version of the Z310. It has a metal case covered in white vinyl. There is a blower port in the base with a deflector to the rear filter. The hose is original, but the floor brush is a replacement. There is a socket for a power nozzle on top,
The washer is a 1979 spin-drain Indesit L8.

 

[madabouthoovers]

I think you had your money's worth out of those carbons! down to the springs - not many Dyson motors would get to that situation - most would have died long before the brushes wore out from commutator/armature failure through overheating. Just goes to show how things were built to last in the olden days, and indeed how serviceable they were. I'm surprised that running the cleaner with knackered carbons didnt scorch the commutator though.