For Tom Gasko:

[fairfax88]

Hi Tom,
My Rainbow SN is D2-4363915......Is there any way that you might be able too tell me how old it is,and where I might find a new water basin for it?? Buckeye and Steel City claim that this Basin is NLA.
Thanks,
~David

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

He did offer some clues to date a Rainbow at this link:
http://www.vdta.com/Magazines/MAR13/fc-GaskoMar13.html

~Ben

 

[dysonman1]

Hi David:
Your model D2 is from 1975 - 1977. The water pan is no longer available, but you should easily be able to visit a vac shop and offer then a few bucks for a used one. There are tons of chrome dome Rainbows that have been traded in and are just sitting in vac shop back rooms waiting to go to the dumpster.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Tom,

I'd like to think my grandma's D2 with the serial no. 3738819 is from 1975 and because of that, the proper Rainbow power nozzle was a model R1024B (the first version to have a 3-wire cord but the last to wear the "Rexair" name on the front label).

Thank you,



Ben

 

[dysonman1]

You can always find out the month and year a Rainbow was made. They stamp it into the armature stackings. Just remove the armature, and (after cleaning with a wire brush), look at the stackings for the date stamp. The stackings are the silver part in the middle, not the commutator (which appears brass) nor the copper windings.

 

[electroluxxxx]

fairfax88

I happen to have a spare water basin.
if interested please email me @ [email protected]