Looking for Kirby Omega Motor

[firebirdman55]

I am looking for a good Kirby Omega motor unit to r@eplace the one in my beloved Omega. Had her for years and its in need of major repair. Thank you so much!

 

[vacuumsalesman]

I have a Whole Omega, with a Catch...

I have a Kirby Omega for maybe a trade. I took it apart and now it shocks you when you plug it in. I don't want to mess with it, and if you can fix it, maybe you could trade me for a cheap plastic vac or something. Just let me know. I have just washed it's bag to but for some reason, my bag doesn't have a patch.

 

[firebirdman55]

I may be interested. Where does it seem to shock you from? Is it still in good running condition? Honestly I don't really have any cheap plastic vacs. Only vintage uprights.

 

[bnsd60m9200]

how on earth did you ground out the field coil? those things are double insulated and are very easy to completely strip down to ever last screw. if it's grounding out and youve used it for more than a minute or two the field coil is garbage.

 

[super-sweeper]

as Kenkart always says,

Some people can tear-up an anvil! 

 

[tolivac]

Maybe the feild or stator hasn't been "grounded" out---check your wiring and make sure there aren't any cracks or broken spots in the wire insulation-esp the wires that go to the front safety-speed switch for attachments on the front of the motor housing.Maybe its just a bad wire or terminal is touching the metal somewhere.I would check those things BEFORE condeming the motor components.Possibly the metal connectors on the motor brush caps could be touching a metal body part of the machine.You can check the motor parts with an ohmeter or better yet--a tester known as a Meggohmeter.-or "megger" these are becoming less expensive.And they show up as used on Ebay.Most older ones you crank the device to generate the voltage needed for testing-up to 1000V they are GREAT for testing motor and transformer parts for "grounding"Use a megger all of the time at work.To sum up a megger is simply a very high resistence value ohmeter.A megger is an excellent tool to add to an appliance fixers toolkit.Just be careful using it-it will shock you if you are not careful-and discharge caps after testing them with the device-no problem for vacs,though.

 

[LionKCommander]

It's probably one of the wires on the safety switch. I put on a new safety switch on my classicIII and did not noticed when putting it back on one of the wires pop off, I found out quick that it came off.

 

[vacuumsalesman]

I May Have it Repaired

I was thinking of taking it to a better vacuum repairman than me. He sells vacuums at a flea market, and I bought this Kirby From him. He said he has an Omega motor he would give me for free even if he couldn't fix it, since I buy more vacuums off of him than anybody in Ohio. I will try to check with him on Wednesday.

 

[firebirdman55]

Just let me know. I'm definitely in the market for a good running Omega motor or a whole vacuum. God bless!

 

[firebirdman55]

Thought I'd give this thread one more try and see if anyone has one to sell...If not, I'm going to go for eBay... I trust you all more than an inexperienced eBay seller so I wanted to try here first. Thanks!

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

The same armature was used up through to the Legend II.

~Ben

 

[eurekastar]

Tradition Motor but will fit the Omega

I have an old Tradition that I've been harvesting parts from. It still has the motor, but I'm not sure about what shape it's in. I'll tear it open this weekend and test it. It came out of a commercial setting, so the commutator may be fairly worn on it. I'll let you know by this weekend.

 

[kirbee]

I am new to this, what all are you wanting included in the "motor" and what are you thinking is fair price? I have a basement full of Kirby powerplants (as well as the rest of the units too) of various models. Shoot me a price Please.