Need Info on Kenmore Progressive

[centralsweeper63]

It is a coin toss really. You don't want to waste your time, but you do want to help.

 

[ranzim]

Definitely. It's nice to get some "return" on your "investment".

 

[centralsweeper63]

I can definitely agree with that!

 

[cheesewonton]

Seems to be the pickups (brushes?) where the moveable part of the reel connects to stationary wires. If I wiggle or squeeze the moveable part of the reel, the resistance reading goes wild. I was going to attempt to disassemble, but I'm concerned about unleashing the spring.

Replacement cord reels are all over ebay.

 

[centralsweeper63]

But it could be mostly fixed for free.

 

[huskyvacs]

But it could be mostly fixed for free.

Anyone here with experience in Electrolux repair would tell you to take out a life insurance policy before even thinking about opening up a Electrolux cord reel.


Other brands are likely less serious, but those spring tensioners are wound extremely tight.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I learnt that the hard way with a box store canister. Not a single scratch on me though. Lesson learnt. Very quickly it goes from coiled up to a tangled up old ribbon.

 

[cheesewonton]

Sears Parts Direct sells the cord with the contact ring attached. Accessing the contact ring might not require unwinding the spring. Or it might be one of those deals where you count the rotations as you let the reel unwind before disassembly. When putting it back together you assemble it with the spring slack and then turn the reel with the cord wound around it the same number of turns it took to unwind it.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Counting, very helpful.