my thought as well. i sucked up quite a few pennies with that thing without understanding why this is bad. i didn't get this idea that the penny went through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag or something.
On 9/13/07, Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > During my college days, I spent almost 2 years as the servicemaster > repairman. > I saw many things take out a vacuum cleaner, the most interesting was a > penny. > The damn thing shattered the impeller and got sucked into the motor > windings > where it's death was marked with fireworks. After replacing the impeller > and > motor, I dismantled the motor to find that plastic mountings in the case > were > broken before the penny made it to the motor windings where it cut nearly > 1 > inch of windings. > If I remember correctly, this was the same cleaning lady that tripped a > breaker > when she vacuumed over her own cord and it rubbed away the outer > insulation AND > the insulation of hot and ground. UGH! I SOOOOO wanted to garnish her > wages > for the repairs she caused our equipment. > > -- > Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark > '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case > '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast > '82 300CD (166 kmi) > '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold > '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine > > > > Quoting Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Probably the motor bearings. > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
