Vintage 1980 Hoover U4385 Decade 80 Upright Vacuum Cleaner (240 volts!!) скачать в хорошем качестве

Vintage 1980 Hoover U4385 Decade 80 Upright Vacuum Cleaner (240 volts!!)

Possibly the only one of its kind in the world! This incredible Decade 80 was given to me by my dear friend Richard some years ago. He imported it from the USA in 2000. When it came to me it had the original 120 volt motor. I wasn't satisfied with that and set about converting it to 240 volts. There are 'tricks' you can do to make the voltage conversion but I decided to do it properly. The 1960s / 70s Hoover Seniors and Rangers all had twin speed motors; when you inserted the hose converter it actuated a switch that brought in 100% of the field coil. In normal operation only 50% of the field coil is used and that provides the two speeds. It's a sudo-electronic form of power control. Because the Decade has 'Power Surge' (effectively twin speeds) I knew that it would be possible to utilise an old style Senior ' Ranger motor because the footprint in the chassis is exactly the same. The conversion was HARD! The wiring required some delicate working out and the most difficult part was actually making the twin lights work without blowing up because they are actually 12 volts. I have a video somewhere on an old phone that shows how I did it, I'll try and find that video and post it separately. But for now enjoy this incredible vacuum cleaner in all its 240 volt glory :)