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The Kirby G-Series we get here are basically the same product you get over there, the only real differences are electrical, the motor has a condenser unit on the bottom, the cable is obviously made to fit the UK sockets, and they fit an "Export" 8 Watt bulb (the "domestic" I think is 13 or 14 watts, a bit brighter) to the headlight, everything else is pretty much the same... :)


The predecessors were slightly different, the original 240v Kirbys (Omega, ClassicIII and Tradition) were all Single-speed, then switched to 2-speed with the Heritage. The footswitch socket and cable end was a 3-pin IEC from the word go, no US extension-style cables, and most if not all Kirbys had a rewirable 13 Amp plug (fused for 5 Amps, hopefully!!!), and with the Tradition onwards, the disposable bag setup became standard. Also, the plugs on the motor had a retainer thing, it slips under the scuffplate and it's split in the middle so you can slip it over the cable and then plug, then refit the scuffplate and the cable is secured...


And again, the pre-Gs have a condenser assembly in there, some older models may not have it fitted though, and you can tell cos the armatures are so worn down from the lack of the arc-suppressing condenser... :S


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