betam64
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Today I've been working on my Hoover 51 a bit. Usually when I'm working on these vacuums, I'll check if there's a current running through the body with my multimeter. This time, this check paid off. There's 12-14 volts of AC running through the body of this vacuum, and from experience (not with this machine), that is enough to feel.
I've come to the conclusion that the motor is not properly isolated from the metal body, but I'm not sure how to go about fixing that aside from designing a whole new rubber gasket that covers much more of the motor.
Has anyone else had this problem with this vacuum, and if so, how did you go about fixing it? If I end up not being able to fix it, I'll probably sell this one really cheap, un-restored (even though the rest of it is technically "restored), since I don't want to sell something as restored if it has enough current going through it that you can feel.

I've come to the conclusion that the motor is not properly isolated from the metal body, but I'm not sure how to go about fixing that aside from designing a whole new rubber gasket that covers much more of the motor.
Has anyone else had this problem with this vacuum, and if so, how did you go about fixing it? If I end up not being able to fix it, I'll probably sell this one really cheap, un-restored (even though the rest of it is technically "restored), since I don't want to sell something as restored if it has enough current going through it that you can feel.
