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Here's mine...
My U3303 Concept II...
My U3303 Concept II...
Soo I'm leaving the Chinese buffet Friday...
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I also have...
A PowerMax... which has the variable speed control. This, of course, is what replaced the Concept 1 and Concept 2 in maybe 1991 or 1992.
The black one was TOL... they only came as self propelled, and they all had tools. I may take the hose off of mine at some point, but if I take the hose off, the tools will still live on board... and that won't make much sense.
It's a model U3745-910, manufactured in July of 1992.
Sorry for the kind of grainy picture...
A PowerMax... which has the variable speed control. This, of course, is what replaced the Concept 1 and Concept 2 in maybe 1991 or 1992.
The black one was TOL... they only came as self propelled, and they all had tools. I may take the hose off of mine at some point, but if I take the hose off, the tools will still live on board... and that won't make much sense.
It's a model U3745-910, manufactured in July of 1992.
Sorry for the kind of grainy picture...
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Speed control.
..there's also a "power surge" button built into the on/off switch.
Speed control.
..there's also a "power surge" button built into the on/off switch.
Hoover PowerMax
I too have a PowerMax, mine is the maroon colored one. The front of the hood is badly banged up. I got it as a trade-in, but didn't have the heart to throw it away. Do you think I might still be able to find a replacement hood somewhere? Interesting how the variable speed rheostat stayed, but without the LED's. I'm sure this way it was alot less problematic. Still, I'd love to have a Concept II electronic. I'll have to dig out my 1984 Consumer's catalog, I'm pretty sure it's in there.
I too have a PowerMax, mine is the maroon colored one. The front of the hood is badly banged up. I got it as a trade-in, but didn't have the heart to throw it away. Do you think I might still be able to find a replacement hood somewhere? Interesting how the variable speed rheostat stayed, but without the LED's. I'm sure this way it was alot less problematic. Still, I'd love to have a Concept II electronic. I'll have to dig out my 1984 Consumer's catalog, I'm pretty sure it's in there.
Yes, while they do work well, even with the bearings greased, they are a noisy machine. That's another advantage the Dial-A-Matic had over the Concept series. For Hoover, it was definitely a step back, reverting to a dirty-air system. It's a shame Hoover sold the patent rights to Panasonic. I would have loved to see a Dial-A-Matic II!
