Ancient thing, its like a shop vac, suddenly started choking hard mid vacuum and released a smell of burning plastic so I turned it off.After letting it cool it turns on but sounds fucked up and it strongly smells of burning after a second or two.Screws are 8 point or 6 point and I got no tools or knowledge to fix things. Could it be something simple to replace like a belt or brushes or is it for chucking in the trash? It had a problem a few months ago where it started to spew out big chunks of dust through a broken filter area which I taped over with some porous filter from a spare aircon thing I cut to act as a filter xD (I can feel it blowing thoigh and no dust comesbout any more). The motor part is probably enclosed in metal anyway? I am a cheapskate and will likely get the screwdrivers to open it in the first place but only if its fixable.https://voca.ro/12NrDTlU0vKb
Your motor winding isolation prolly meltedIf so, its fucking fucked mate. Big time.
Something caught on/in the impeller. Or >>2965149
>>2965149Big time Bruce?Crikey, too hopeful I guess>>2965152It did sound very different when it happened. Like foam suddenly getting shoved, or like a mechanical part on the loose, cyclical noise. Didn"t sound like a working motor at all.I then shook it violently up and down and every which way, smacked it on the outside everywhere, spun it around and now it gives that sound (working but something very wrong with it). >>2965148Theres the burning smell too.
>>2965148Throw that vacuum in the garbage and buy a new one.
>>2965148Here is the problem.
>>2965174rude
>>2965149Vac motors are relatively easy to replace.
>>2965148Get a security bit set, it's cheap.Take it apart.This is how you gain repair skills.It's already fucked, no risk.
>>2965148Small chance it's brushes. Bigger chance that the wire insulatoin on the motor windings wore through due to vibration or whatever and it shorted out in which case the motor is toasted.
>>2965148>Screws are 8 point or 6 pointWell which is it?Can't you count?
