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Re: Canister Vacuum Needs Help
#1 Dec 8, 2010 9:11 pm |
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Illustrtation, I haven't seen your cleaner but it is acting like your carbon brushes may be getting short and doesn't have the tension to start the cleaner unless you hit it and jar the carbon brushes. I don't think it is the cord reel. That is an educated guess and one that Carmine should have thought about. Procare
no, it's definitely the auto-rewind power cord. When the cord is outside the canister and locked, if I pull and hold on the cord, I can make the motor start. When I let go and let the cord lock, the motor stops. It's definitely something with the cord. I'm hoping someone knowledgeable with this canister model will tell me how to pull out the back and tell me how to clean whatever contacts there are.
I'm hoping perhaps there's a quick and easy way to use those (longer wooden) cotton swabs (for electronics) with 70% alcohol and perhaps a little bit of WD40 on whatever contacts there are back there.
Eventually, I'm hoping someone with a lot of canister experience will read this and give me instructions. Perhaps I'll go to a nearby repairman and ask. Usually the repairmen want to get paid a minimum of $70 and don't like to give free advice so I'm not expecting much help locally.
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Canister Vacuum Needs Help
#2 Dec 8, 2010 1:10 am |
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Hello,
I have an old Montgomery Ward's Signature canister vacuum, model SP-316A, 9.7 Amp's. It still works, I have all the attachments, and the motor is quite strong. It is still in good condition. I can easily lift a basketball with it.
However, it now has a problem with the 20 foot power cord which is pulled out of the canister and is returned into the canister when finished. When the power cord is pulled out and stopped, I must hit the canister in the back or side to get the electrical contact inside to engage, otherwise the motor will not work. The rear of the canister is held on by 3 Philips screws. If I were to pull out the power cord and remove the 3 screws, would I be able to pull out the rear of the unit and at least clean and oil whatever electrical contacts are there?
Because of its age, the unit is really not worth taking to a repairman. If I cannot repair the unit myself, I'm pretty much stuck with it the way it is or buying another unit.
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