On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:21:17 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
MM wrote:
'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.

A re-setting one. I had a Plasplugs tile cutter that did that. Don't think
any series wound motor can cope with continuous use - unless very well
cooled.

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

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?

Probably quite a bit larger. But of course it may be tripping for a
reason. Make sure a bearing hasn't seized, etc, and that the motor cooling
hasn't got blocked.

I completely dismantled the motor and housing etc. There WAS a fair
bit of carpet fluff in the impeller part of the motor, but on
reassembling everything after a thorough clean the cutting out still
occurs.

MM