Vac motor repair

[sponixsponix@yahoo.com (>]

I have a Dyson vacuum cleaner with a burnt out motor. I assume that a
build up of dust on the air intake filter caused it to overheat.

However, before fitting the horribly expensive replacement is there
anything else that *could* have caused the burn out?

Could a faulty motor run capacitor cause it to overheat for example?

Has anyone else noticed the poor build quality/bad design of Dyson
cleaners?

sPoNiX

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

Are you sure it has a run capacitor ??
Most of these sort of devices use a series motor and as you say overheating
caused by lack of airflow causes their death.

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I have a Dyson vacuum cleaner with a burnt out motor. I assume that a
build up of dust on the air intake filter caused it to overheat.

However, before fitting the horribly expensive replacement is there
anything else that *could* have caused the burn out?

Could a faulty motor run capacitor cause it to overheat for example?

Has anyone else noticed the poor build quality/bad design of Dyson
cleaners?

sPoNiX

 

[Sam Goldwasser]

sponixsponix@yahoo.com (>>sPoNiX<&lt writes:

I have a Dyson vacuum cleaner with a burnt out motor. I assume that a
build up of dust on the air intake filter caused it to overheat.

However, before fitting the horribly expensive replacement is there
anything else that *could* have caused the burn out?

Could a faulty motor run capacitor cause it to overheat for example?

Sure but most vacuum cleaners have universal motors (with brushes) so no
capacitors other than for RFI suppression.

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">>sPoNiX<<" wrote:

I have a Dyson vacuum cleaner with a burnt out motor. I assume that a
build up of dust on the air intake filter caused it to overheat.

Vacuum cleaner motors use a lot of power and it depends on main air flow
to keep itself cool. If it gets operated for some time with the air flow
blocked, it will self destroy.

However, before fitting the horribly expensive replacement is there
anything else that *could* have caused the burn out?

Basically anything that blocks airflow in intake and exhaust.

Could a faulty motor run capacitor cause it to overheat for example?

The vacuum cleaner motor(series wound universal) does not use a
capacitor.