cheesewonton
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Great video showing the repair of a favorite Panasonic power nozzle from Japan. There is a little wheel on the bottom that when you set the nozzle on the floor it closes a switch that turns the motor on. When you lift the nozzle off the floor the switch turns the motor off. A steel ball is in the housing. When you invert the nozzle the ball prevents someone from pushing the wheel in and turning the motor on. This is a Japanese safety feature. I had one of these switches go but it was just dirty inside. Carpet fuzz and dirt. A quick clean up and good to go. I am pretty adept at servicing these as we use them regularly in our home.