2 speeds, no circuit board
Just a note. All Kirby vacuums since 1965 have a 2 speed motor, Low for vacuuming carpets and High speed for above floor cleaning with the hose and tools. As far as I know there is no circuit board inside.
Seems to me that manufacturers of canister vacs could provide 2 speeds without any circuit board. But I'm sure they know this but don't do it for the reasons stated by Human in the previous post.