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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stevie wonder on September 19, 2008, 07:36:25 pm

Title: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: stevie wonder on September 19, 2008, 07:36:25 pm: Ive purchased some new brushes for my vac motor .When I removed the original brushes they have a wire attached to them ,but there isn t one on the new one.How do I attach the new brush to the wire ,is there an easy way.Stevie a bit dim wonder.
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on September 19, 2008, 08:29:14 pm: A male and female electrical connectors, just imagine joining your solution hose.
Andrew
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Dennis on September 19, 2008, 08:30:05 pm: Disconnect machine from mains.
Unclip black fan cover clips (protect eyes from brittle one which pings off)
Remove the metal spring clips
Undo 2 screws holding brush clamp
Ease brush out (remember orientation of brush or take a digital picture)
Carefully insert small flat bladed screwdriver where the spade connector is and ease it out
Put spade connector fully into new brush be careful with these these the wire breaks easily
Fit new brush making sure the bump on the brush fits in the slot
Refit clamp
Refit spring clip
Repeat for other brush
While the brushes are out I always clean the armature with very fine emery and then with a pin remove the carbon from the slots and wipe clean
Put the fan cover back on and test
Swear because itś unplugged, plug in and test.
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 20, 2008, 03:27:50 pm: Where do you buy them ?
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Dennis on September 20, 2008, 04:25:41 pm: Quote from: Ian Gourlay on September 20, 2008, 03:27:50 pm
Where do you buy them ?

Woodbridge or Brush Systems ( www.brushsystems.co.uk/motors-industrial-vacuum-cleaner-lamb-ametek-suction.html )
Olympic ( www.olympiccleaning.com/viewproducts.asp?subCategoryID=62 )
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: stevie wonder on September 21, 2008, 08:21:30 am: I wandered why I was having probs.Thanks gents.
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Dennis on September 21, 2008, 10:08:19 am: Quote from: stevie wonder on September 21, 2008, 08:21:30 am
I wandered why I was having probs.The brushes from olympic dont have any spade connectors on them.And the wires on my original brushes are soldered on.Thanks gents.

The spade connectors are what the wire is soldered to, you need to ease it out from the brush.
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: Karl Wildey on September 21, 2008, 12:23:05 pm: You need to get a thin small flat headed screwdriver and push it between the plastic on the brush and where the wire goes into the brush, then lift the screwdriver up at an angle and scope the wire out of the brush.
the spade should be attched to the wire.
Title: Re: Changing brushes on lamb 3 stage
Post by: stevie wonder on September 22, 2008, 07:24:48 am: Thanks gents.I didnt realise there is a spade connector on the original brushes.They are very hard to remove arnt they.