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Dyson's The Ball (DC15) (Read 25213 times)
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Re: Dyson DC15 US Launch April 21st.
Reply #30 - 04/20/05 at 10:48pm
 
If the launch is tomorrow and BB won't have any in for another month then this launch is for Sears only.
 
 
 
Quote from Carmine_Difazio   on 04/20/05 at 12:54pm:
The Best Buy location in Woodbridge Va is scheduled to get the DC15 one month from now. æThe dyson order was placed several weeks ago, the last time the dyson rep was there. æAccording to the store staff, the dyson rep could not provide any information about the DC15, not even its selling price.

The first question I was asked by my colleagues at Best Buy: æHow heavy is the DC15?? æAnswer: 20 pounds. æ

This Best Buy location has changed dyson reps many times.

I will be at the Best Buy location in Woodbridge when the DC15 arrives. æI'll take it through the hoops with my friends and colleagues who are on the BB store staff.

No fan fare, celebs, giveaways, free food, or entertainment is expected to be provided. æJust the old fashioned plug it in, plug it in and vacuum of years past. æI have several seasoned vacuum cleaner users accompany me.

Next, I'll be visiting several of my friends with vacuum cleaner stores in the area to hear from them on the DC15. æTHE EXPERTS IN THE VACUUM WORLD.

Carmine D. æ

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Reply #31 - 04/20/05 at 10:54pm
 
The motor is stationary, and only the ball moves? That's not how it looks in the pictures. It looks like the ball and the motor move together. I guess I'll have to see one in person.
 
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Reply #32 - 04/21/05 at 12:13am
 
Here I thought he got the idea from a little kitty toy I have for our cat..it's yellow, about the size of a baseball with a  gyrating motor and AAA battery inside. Turn it on and away it goes scooting across the floor, banging into all it meets then changing direction till it crashes again or kitty swats it.
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Re: Dyson DC15 US Launch April 21st.
Reply #33 - 04/21/05 at 3:59am
 
Quote from mmc   on 04/20/05 at 9:41pm:
OK,
I just needed to put this to bed......
The motor is STATIONARY within the ball, it never moves or spins.......The motor is 10 amp, due to the second motor for thr brushbar being 2 amp.  There has been no word if this was to reduce heat.  Oh, by the way Carmine, please let me know when you plan on visiting the Best Buy in Woodbridge, I would love to be there since I dont live too far away

 
Where do you live?
 
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Re: Dyson DC15 US Launch April 21st.
Reply #34 - 04/21/05 at 4:11am
 
Quote from cprohman   on 04/20/05 at 10:54pm:
The motor is stationary, and only the ball moves? That's not how it looks in the pictures. It looks like the ball and the motor move together. I guess I'll have to see one in person.

Carl

 
I agree.
 
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Reply #35 - 04/21/05 at 12:22pm
 
yes I see...much simpler design with motor stationary.
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Reply #36 - 04/21/05 at 5:22pm
 
Well the DC15 launches tomorrow in the US I see its on the Dyson US website, one Model, yellow and steel with Hepa filter and a new revised handle design (welll turned the other way...why I dont know!)  220 air watts then like the UK version.  Also the microball site similuar to eh UK is on there to.   Further models to follow maybe!!!
 
I remember someone saying the US model has a clear head around the brush bar....can not see this on the US website on the model shown!!
 
Let us all know what you all think about it over there in the US.
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Reply #37 - 04/21/05 at 5:30pm
 
I was expecting to see less air watts for the US model and I'm sure Dyson would come out with more.
 
Our models "All Floors" are called Allergy in the UK. I think the name Allergy is a lot better then calling a vac All Floors
 
 
Quote from JD   on 04/21/05 at 5:22pm:
Well the DC15 launches tomorrow in the US I see its on the Dyson US website, one Model, yellow and steel with Hepa filter and a new revised handle design (welll turned the other way...why I dont know!) ?220 air watts then like the UK version. ?Also the microball site similuar to eh UK is on there to. ? Further models to follow maybe!!!

I remember someone saying the US model has a clear head around the brush bar....can not see this on the US website on the model shown!!

Let us all know what you all think about it over there in the US.

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Reply #38 - 04/21/05 at 5:37pm
 
Dyson also released the DC14 All Floors today.
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Reply #39 - 04/21/05 at 5:41pm
 
Since today is Thursday (LAUNCH DAY), I can finally tell you all how the thing works.  I have been dying to tell people for a long time now.
 
OK, the ball of course does the rolling, the motor is stationary within the ball.  Since there's no belt drive, the armature ends at the bearing bridge.  That way, the motor (same as a ConstantMAX but without belt drive shaft) takes up less room within the ball.
 
The suction TO the motor as well as the exhaust FROM the motor are on the same side of the machine.  It's larger on the left hand side than on the right hand side if you stand behind the cleaner (as if you are using it). The curved tube leading from the pre-motor filter chamber on top of the high efficiency cyclones, curves down, snaking it's way down the side of the main frame. But, at the point it's level with the Hepa exhaust filter, it breaks into TWO tubes, molded together (sort of).
 
The smaller, top tube carries the air away from the motor, so it's a SIDE entrance to the hepa filter chamber (instead of underneath as in all other Dysons).  
 
In effect, the whole 'side' of the ball is open on the one side - with the side tubes being part of the motor 'mounting'.  The air enters the motor fan directly (there's a seal between the fan case and the intake tube - about the size of the rim of a waterglass.) The air goes through the fan, over the windings, and UP and over the top of the motor to the outlet tube which is situated directly above the intake tube on the same side of the cleaner.
 
It's not that difficult to get the motor out.  The ball comes apart with four screws, it's very easy to work on the machine, much more simple and less complex, even though it might not seem so to the average person.
 
What Dyson has done, is to take things that have occured in vacuums before, and put them together.
 
The ball was done once before - with the motor within a ball center wheel.  The swivel joint connection that Dyson's so proud of has been done before, exactly, on the Air-Way Sanitary System dual motor models in the 1930's.  It's a virtual copy of the Air-Way Swivel Joint (which was a patented Air-Way feature).
 
It's interesting, to me anyway, that Dyson has been able to make this machine both very user friendly and very intimidating, all at the same time.  Women will NOT like it.  It's not a woman's vacuum at all, this DC15.   Only a man would buy it.    
 
Carmine, grab onto that cold, dark heart of yours, because what I'm about to say should push you right over the edge.  I THINK IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.  It's $600.  The Animal model is $700.  I can't ask someone to pay $700 for a vacuum cleaner, I just can't.  I would never pay that much for any vacuum.  How can I ask my customers (many of whom are also my friends and neighbors) to spend that much money on a vacuum cleaner?  Perhaps best buy and Sears are biting off more than they can chew.  Now that Wal-Mart is getting the DC07 yellow as well as the Low Reach...  And Wally World has to sell them for the same price as everyone else. Haaah!
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