Electrolux XI what happened?

[johnnyb59c]

this model XI i thought strange the cord had been wired directly without the removable socket. i have a bayonet style from a long lost soul and wanted to wire it in. this is what i found inside-what happened here?

 

[vacuumlad1650]

This might be a long shot, but I'm going to take a guess that somebody replaced the cord...

*insert rimshot sound effect here*

But seriously, folks...

I would guess the prongs for the removable cord wore out, and the cord wouldn't stay plugged in so they went with hardwired

 

[johnnyb59c]

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the motor runs but is there any other way to get the right size so the brush caps match with the armature? how many fans is it supposed to have? what did the original motor look like(inside)?

 

[bikerray]

In picture 5 see that cap that is laying on the workbench.

The center of that is where the front bearing for the armature is and then in the rear of the motor housing is a hole in the center where the rear bearing for the armature goes. The center has a cap that unscrews (see the two little holes in that cap). You unscrew those two caps to grease the bearings. The model XI used the same bearing at both ends. The armature ran from the front cap all the way to the back of the motor housing and was suspended by those two bearings.

The motor you have in there is a replacement.

 

[bikerray]

Here's a picture of the insides of an Electrolux XI

 

[johnnyb59c]

thanks

i appreciate the help. i got some parts from another machine, but the brush holder (bakelite?) covered tubes are broken.

 

[johnnyb59c]

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where did you get this pic?

 

[centralvacs1928]

Points for creativity to whomever made that single stage Lamb fit into the XI's housing, but big negative points for originality >:O

I have to assume the original motor was beyond repair.

Love that cutaway diagram, Ray! To me it looks like two rotating fans with a stationary one between.

My XI has the male bayonet fitting intact, but no female cord fitting. Good luck trying to find one of those, huh?

 

[johnnyb59c]

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i wonder if anyone out there has a model XI that could be used for parts? chance of that as getting ice water in hades?

 

[collector2]

I think I have a parts machine in the shed but it would have a 220volt motor. I had it shipped from England. (I'm in Canada0

 

[johnnyb59c]

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ah- i'm not a rich man, but what would it cost me? would you sell?

 

[collector2]

Email me - [email protected].

I'll see if I can find it tomorrow and get some pictures. See if it will serve your purpose then we can go from there.

Doug