Volta U505 upright 1974

[vintagerepairer]

Ryry there is an important lesson there, one should never, ever replace a fuse without first identifying why it blew. In your case you knew why. However, unless a fuse is rather old or has suffered a lot of stress as a result of being used on another appliance in the past, or is too low to handle the loading or start-up power surge, it should only blow under fault conditions. All too often people quickly whip out a fuse and say "Oh it was only a fuse that had blown" as though it was to be expected on a daily basis.

 

[ryry_87]

true, i'm not an engineer but I know the basics. I know that fuses rarely just blow for no reason lol i'm just glad that bloody suppressor is out, I haven't got to worry about it going bang while i'm using it now. I managed to find a donor 506 today actually, but looks like I wont need it now.

 

[vacu-finder]

fine looking machine...

 

[rolls_rapide]

Suppressors...

Are there for a reason. Without them you may cause interference not only to your own television and radio equipment, but to neighbours as well.

Since the UK is switching to digital transmissions, it is even more important that suppression of electrical impulse interference takes place. It is this interference that destroys the digital signal.

If neighbours complain and nothing is done, the relevant bodies can take steps to locate and fine the perpetrator. Do not operate the appliance without the correct suppressor in place.

 

[ryry_87]

i'm sure it wont be too much of a problem. It's not like I use it everyday

 

[eurekaprince]

Just a quirky comment on this unique European upright.....

The motorhead is quite bulky for a bag-first design, as the motor rests in the lower part of the vacuum, not in the handle part as in the innovative sleek Singer of the 1950's and the Hoover Dial-A-Matic. Because of this, the motor sits far forward of the assembly in the Electrolux, compared with positioning further to the rear under the bag compartment.

On the one hand, this seems to make it more difficult to get under furniture compared with the sleeker Hoover and Singer. On the other hand, the Electrolux design just begs for a headlight!!!! I guess here is where we see how headlights are a real North American "thing" these days - even though the old European Hoovers indeed had headlights......