Found a Super J in the basement

[brewsky]

BINGO!......THANKS!
Top lifts off, then pry tab in the slot away from the molded catch in the slot, then the bottom cover falls right off!
Sure had me fooled!

Finally found this thread with PN2 instructions:
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?15345

 

[paul]

Re: Reply #7 (Serial Number)

You're correct that Z 12937 Z is the serial number. Interestingly, Electrolux Corp., now Aerus LLC, has used that same alphanumeric pattern—5 digits with 2 letter affixes—at least since 1937, when the Model 30 was introduced.

Btw, the Model 1205 "50th Jubilee" (nicknamed "Golden J") cleaner's serial affixes were Z & Z, so your Model 1401 Super J(ubilee) is likely a '75. The letters were not always used in order as evidenced by the fact that the prefix was changed to a K after the Z_Zs were finished. I don't think the suffixes always went in a-b-c order, either.

As for the motor having its own serial number it didn't. It may have been assigned a part number, though.

 

[paul]

Correction, Reply #20

I double-checked my list, and found that the Model 1205 50th Jubilee's affixes (that I've recorded) are Z_M, Z_N, Z_V, & Z_X. It's doubtful that the Z_Z would have been used for two different labels & models.

 

[real1shep]

Start at Reply #13 and READ.....


 


Kevin



http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?24132

 

[brewsky]

The pn2 cleaned up well and is working fine.

On to the bag door, where all the hoses appeared intact and tight at the fittings.

Checked the bag indicator light and found no conductivity, so I pulled the bulb out and found this!

 

[brewsky]

Before I tear into the motor, here is a link to it running....can't find my vacuum gauge...

 

[real1shep]

Wind down sounds OK, but sound bites on the Internet are not the best. The 'time' it takes to wind down sounds OK, better put.


 


Kevin

 

[brewsky]

Thanks Kevin, the wind down time is 7 - 8 seconds after switch-off.

Any idea where I can find a replacement bulb?

 

[paul]

Check with an Aerus dealer about the replacement bulb.

http://www.aerushome.com/Site/StoreLocator

 

[paul]

P.S. Aerus is the former Electrolux Corporation, which was the American division of Electrolux Group, Sweden from 1924 to 1968. The name was sold back and some production was turned back over to the Swedes in 1999 after 75 years.

 

[brewsky]

Thanks, there is one nearby!

 

[real1shep]

Actually Mouser or Digikey online might be cheaper/quicker. You'd just have to figure out the bulb rating.  But if Aerus has the whole thing with the resistor, buy that.


 


Kevin

 

[brewsky]

If i knew what kind of bulb it was it would be easier to find a substitute.
Neither the bulb nor resister showed continuity, so at least the resistor was bad. Since the bulb shows no sign of a filament, it may not have been bad till i broke the lead off getting it out of the housing. I don't think it is an incandescent type

 

[brewsky]

Looking like it is a T2 neon glow bulb of unknown rating....there are several choices with differing resistor values required for each.
I think my resistor is a 10K (if I read the stripes correctly), which does not seem to correspond to the available choices for T2 shapes.
http://www.bulbtown.com/A3C_NE_2U_Neon_Glow_Bulb_Wire_Terminal_Base_p/a3c.htm

 

[real1shep]

I'm not sure it's that important as long as the bulb fits and you use the appropiate resistor recommended. My only concern would be heat & plastic.


 


Kevin