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domestic appliance sparky advice - alan sherman - 22-05-14
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?
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - dazza - 22-05-14
Get yourself down to your local bootfair, you can get a secondhand working one for 5 to 10 quid
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - Fazerider - 22-05-14
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.
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - esetest - 22-05-14
Try RS , I bought a capacitor from there about a month ago for less than a fiver .
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - Buzz - 22-05-14
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
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - alan sherman - 22-05-14
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
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - Fazerider - 22-05-14
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.
Re: domestic appliance sparky advice - alan sherman - 23-05-14
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