Kirby Commercial Cleaner Motor Wiring Diagram

[kirbyclassiciii]

Les,

I would love to see what the wiring to the foot switch on your Super-Sweep looks like, with the brass plate removed and the cover swung open.

~Ben[this post was last edited: 7/2/2020-01:13]

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

LesinUtah

Les,

These pictures, two of which include a model 519, were sent to me by Luke Gebhart.

His 1979 Super-Sweep has had a rough life under its prior ownership, going by several original parts having been replaced, including the cord (now gray instead of white) and the field coil. The replacement field coil on this is exactly the same as the D80's going by the presence of the yellow wire serving the top brush lead, and a green wire that goes straight to the foot switch (in the first "B" slot); the original 103977 field coil used on machines this recent had orange and black wires serving these respective purposes.

~Ben

 

[lesinutah]

Ben

My bag has a painted emtor ring and I need a pipe wrench to take it off. The pics are exactly like mine.
G is ground. W is neutral and b is the positive power wires.
The green is power direct to the field coil. The headlight and carbon brush are the other power wires.
There is two ground wires. They ground power from the machine and goes on the backside of the switch. The ground wires have brass. Washers and ground through the motor housing. The other ground through the pluck grounds through the brass plate and any excess travels through the screws and grounds on the two screws.
That vacuum is rough but it can be cleaned up.
Les

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

LesinUtah

Les,

He did manage to get his Super-Sweep up and running again, using the 519's foot switch.

~Ben

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

I just seen the dirt by armature.
How's your diagrams coming.
Les

 

[rivstg1]

good mechanical info and demonstration Ben/Les!