In message , MM
wrote
I've fitted the new thermal fuse and bingo! It works again. Now for
the Hoover PurePower 1900w.

However, the cut-out on the Hoover is different in that the thing cuts
out, then you leave it for two to three minutes and it will start
again. The time until cut-out gets shorter and shorter.

The Panasonic's fuse OTOH was a one-time "blow", never to work again,
which figured, as it gave no warning at all when it stopped working.

So, my question, before I start dismantling the Hoover: will the
thermal fuse look similar to the Panaonic's e.g. one of these:
http://images.asia.ru/img/alibaba/ph...ermal_fuse.jpg

It's probably not the thermal fuse/cut-out which is working correctly.
The cut-out will be mechanically fixed to something that is getting too
hot. Switch the appliance off for a couple of minutes the faulty item
will cool down to the threshold point below which the correctly working
cut-out kicks back in. The faulty item will still be very hot and it
will not take much to heat it to the upper temperature threshold point
of the cut-out again.

Assuming no problems such as shorted windings, it may be that on
dismantling the Hoover you may find an accumulation of dust or lint
restricting airflow to something that is normally cooled in a forced
airflow.


or will it be a different shape? Will it be an inline thing in the
brown cable like on the Pansonic, or a little black box with
connectors?

It may be something like a thermal switch
http://cpc.farnell.com/honest-well/t...switch-no-90-c
/dp/SW03183?MER=e-bb45-00001002

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Alan
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