Thrifting finds- lux 612

[uksausage]

616e

i picked up a 616 a few weeks ago off ebay for a grand price of 99p it was lucky as well because the guy lived about 20 mins away.
the body of mine is ok no broken bits anywhere the motor and brushroll are the problems on mine
good find though my local vac shop does have some spares for these vacuums what is it you need for yours

 

[dysondestijl]

I could do with a new hood if they have one, and a new brush roll, and a new handle release pedal, but is it really worth it?

 

[vintagerepairer]

It needs a new chassis too, you can see that from the picture, but what would I know.

As to whether it is worth it, were you wanting to fix it because you are Mr Public and it's a vacuum cleaner for your home, then absolutely not, it's not worth spending a penny on it and back in the day they never were either, as it was always cheaper and better really to buy a new cleaner. But for a collection, well, to get a model 600 in perfect working order you are going to have to spend the money on the parts (if you can get them). To look at the cleaner in a collection, yes it would be worth it for that as this isn't about 'any' cleaner, its about owning a specific model.

 

[dysondestijl]

yeah its for the collection, not to actually use as a daily vacuum or anything.