domestic appliance sparky advice

[alan sherman]

The henry hoover (for dirty jobs) stopped working.  My multimeter skills show the suppressor has failed so there is a short across Live and neutral (hence blowing the fuse).  A new one is gonna be £20. 


Can i just take the suppressor out the circuit?  I understand that it would give interference on the TV and radio (I can't hear them when I'm vacuuming anyway!)






I'm a bit loath to pay £20 for a spare part as there are other things that are gone too (the carbon brushes and exhaust filter) so the total repair bill is looking like £50. A new one is £70 so not worth it!


If I can get away with just removing the suppressor then I might be able to finish the building work - then I won't need a 'dirty' vacuum so can bin it.






So if I remove the suppressor am I breaking any rules? Will all the neighbours off the local substation have cocked up TV?  Will I have to get a new 'dirty' vacuum to clean out the loft?  Will the substation explode?  Will it stop the fazer starting?

[dazza]

Get yourself down to your local bootfair, you can get a secondhand working one for 5 to 10 quid

[Fazerider]

Yes, it'll run without the capacitor, though it'll probably annoy the neighbours.
That's a ridiculous mark-up for the component, admittedly they've also soldered a 2p resistor across it too, but £20 does seem a bit steep.

[esetest]

Try RS , I bought a capacitor from there about a month ago for less than a fiver .

[Buzz]

Maplin for £1.50, that one looks the same spec I think...would need confirming though.


http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/022uf-275v-x2-rfi-metallised-paper-capacitor-n70cn

[alan sherman]

How much would it annoy the neighbors - and how far?

Confirmed this morning that it does work so I was correct is isolating the fault.  Looks like I could use the generic components linked above.  Can't say that I liked that it was wired in before the switch (so constantly active when the unit is plugged in and the wall socket is on).

The replacement part is:
http://www.espares.co.uk/product/es509346/vacuum-cleaner-suppressor-assembly?ModelId=967312

[Fazerider]

Too many variables to predict how far the interference will radiate, I'd give it a new suppression cap... if you've a Maplin to hand that replacement Buzz found looks fine.

[alan sherman]

Thanks all for your help.  The Maplin by work had that resistor in stock.  I'll wire it up (and clean the vacuum filter too).

Many thanks