hexamoron
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I guess this counts as a cover-all for the D850-A, lets hope this thread doesn't crash and burn like the last two-ish, I poured my soul into this one.
Since my last post, the D850-A* has been near-fully restored; that entailing that it's in standard working order, or as well as it can function without an emtor or motor switch cover.
*D850-A; "Dual Sanitronic 80-50 Amalgam"
More on the pieces, the nozzle DOES not appear to be from the D50, the only confirmed D50 piece on the unit is the headlight cap, and the top plastic piece for the suction relief vent seems to've been recast in blue, making it another addition to the 'aftermarket pieces' pile.
I'm still unsure on whether I should even put an attempt on repairing the very deep gashes on the right side of the nozzle (the unit's left), the only reason being me saying to myself that it 'adds character'. Personally I've grown to appreciate them, even though it counts as an imperfection, the whole unit is and always will be an imperfection to other collectors besides a good few handfuls; no matter what I do to it, it won't be perceived in the same light as any other Kirby system, as if to be lesser or subordinate because of something it can't control and couldn't do anything to stop (the half-hearted 'rebuilding', that is).
I've come to peace with this fact that it won't be given the same life or dare-I-say respect it would've had if it were what it used to be, but that's why I've done what I have, to give it use again while it can still provide, and even after that.
ANYWAY enough emotional-sentimental rambling and back to the technical junk. The lack of an emtor seems to be causing a lot of lint buildup around the inner piece of the bag's gasket, as well as jamming the zipper track.
But returning to the topic of the rug nozzle, it's been behaving odd lately, and I can't for the life of me remember if it was always like this or if I inadvertently caused it at one point during the repairs. The front belt-lifter piece, will always sit crooked when the headlight bulb is in place and the cap is lowered, or else it will sit DIRECTLY against the bulb (though it does that either way). This hasn't caused any physical issues so far and seems to be superficial and/or cosmetic, it's likely due to the headlight cap and nozzle not being from the same model, I think.
I will admit, I care for this thing a lot more than I probably should. It's taken up a lot of my time but it's finally paid off, if your vision of 'paying off' is me compulsively cleaning my floor several times a week.
That's all I have for now, any images for further detailing or model-tracking can be provided upon request, as always.
Since my last post, the D850-A* has been near-fully restored; that entailing that it's in standard working order, or as well as it can function without an emtor or motor switch cover.
*D850-A; "Dual Sanitronic 80-50 Amalgam"
More on the pieces, the nozzle DOES not appear to be from the D50, the only confirmed D50 piece on the unit is the headlight cap, and the top plastic piece for the suction relief vent seems to've been recast in blue, making it another addition to the 'aftermarket pieces' pile.
I'm still unsure on whether I should even put an attempt on repairing the very deep gashes on the right side of the nozzle (the unit's left), the only reason being me saying to myself that it 'adds character'. Personally I've grown to appreciate them, even though it counts as an imperfection, the whole unit is and always will be an imperfection to other collectors besides a good few handfuls; no matter what I do to it, it won't be perceived in the same light as any other Kirby system, as if to be lesser or subordinate because of something it can't control and couldn't do anything to stop (the half-hearted 'rebuilding', that is).
I've come to peace with this fact that it won't be given the same life or dare-I-say respect it would've had if it were what it used to be, but that's why I've done what I have, to give it use again while it can still provide, and even after that.
ANYWAY enough emotional-sentimental rambling and back to the technical junk. The lack of an emtor seems to be causing a lot of lint buildup around the inner piece of the bag's gasket, as well as jamming the zipper track.
But returning to the topic of the rug nozzle, it's been behaving odd lately, and I can't for the life of me remember if it was always like this or if I inadvertently caused it at one point during the repairs. The front belt-lifter piece, will always sit crooked when the headlight bulb is in place and the cap is lowered, or else it will sit DIRECTLY against the bulb (though it does that either way). This hasn't caused any physical issues so far and seems to be superficial and/or cosmetic, it's likely due to the headlight cap and nozzle not being from the same model, I think.
I will admit, I care for this thing a lot more than I probably should. It's taken up a lot of my time but it's finally paid off, if your vision of 'paying off' is me compulsively cleaning my floor several times a week.
That's all I have for now, any images for further detailing or model-tracking can be provided upon request, as always.
