Why does the motor in these recent models suck? I've had two that are both garbage. How hard is it to make something as simple as a motor?
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Make it three. The grearing is what went wrong with mine, not the motor. I've given up on the electric freezers and just crank away. Besides it's fun
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Hello, I need a motor to move slow. How slow would it rotate on the slowest speed? Thanks
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I found the same problem, and more, and returned my Dyson. It proved useless for everything, let alone animal hair. The attachment that is supposed to be so useful for animal hair is not even motor-powered, the sweeping mechanism is weakly powered by the suction only; the vacuum is bulky, the wand is ridiculously cumbersome. It all hype and no convenience or action. I bought a Kenmore no-bag cannister model and it's great, especially for animal hair.
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I have used mine for quite a long time. Is the motor working - have you charged it? If the motor is working, do you have the brush firmly connected to the motorized unit - if it's not clicked in firmly, it won't work.
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Why did you do so? You choke it only at cold start, and make it WOT when it warms up.My experince is that the engine works fine. The snow discharge shoot is poorly designed. The wing-nut loosens with vibrations after few minutes of operation, thus you lose control of where you want it to go. I am personally working on a patch modification to keep it tight at the angle I want it to be. May reverse-engineer another brand's design when I go to the hardware store. I would have preferred to pay few more $$ and get a better rated machine. Table it to "lessons learned."
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Sounds like it's defective. I would contact the company. Mine works pretty well, tho I haven't used one in this price range before. The attachment of the brush to the motor sometimes vibrates loose while in use. I bought a couple of extra brushes so hope the unit lasts a while. The included travel brush is less robust, but performance is ok.
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As far as I know they are not recieving the new updated model and I just base that on others peoples reviews here on amazon..The new 275lm model just came out a few months ago I think...if you ask me I think people will keep getting the old model until they run out.
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I just bought the Easy Clean (Yellow) and it is really great. The yellow one has a 5.5 amp motor, this has a 6 amp motor
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generic reviews...the power one is still wimpy..save motor as battery..voltage is dropped to nothing..no power at all...drums glog up in minutes
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Would like some one to jump in here At this time Considering the 1.4 Read,The 1.4 has a motor made from plastic,cant be a good thing...Is the 1.8 usm made the same??? Love sum help here...Paul Flynn
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I got the 140 this past January.. My advise to you would be to get neither.. I have nothing but problems with it from day one.. It's a very inconsistent, unreliable machine.. Spend a little extra money and get a name brand machine.. Even a Lincoln Electric would be far superior.. My main problem with the Longevity is the feeding mechanism and all it's gritty components.. From the spool, the liner, right down to the nozzle.. Absolute junk!! Read the reviews of a the various longevity models.. The same people leave the same reviews for all the machines to boost the rating.. Don't waste your money on any of their machines.. You will be very disappointed and aggravated.. I got the 140 this past January.. My advise to you would be to get neither.. I have nothing but problems with it from day one.. It's a very inconsistent, unreliable machine.. Spend a little extra money and get a name brand machine.. Even a Lincoln Electric would be far superior.. My main problem with the Longevity is the feeding mechanism and all it's gritty components.. From the spool, the liner, right down to the nozzle.. Absolute junk!! Read the reviews of a the various longevity models.. The same people leave the same reviews for all the machines to boost the rating.. Don't waste your... » Read More I got the 140 this past January.. My advise to you would be to get neither.. I have nothing but problems with it from day one.. It's a very inconsistent, unreliable machine.. Spend a little extra money and get a name brand machine.. Even a Lincoln Electric would be far superior.. My main problem with the Longevity is the feeding mechanism and all it's gritty components.. From the spool, the liner, right down to the nozzle.. Absolute junk!! Read the reviews of a the various longevity models.. The same people leave the same reviews for all the machines to boost the rating.. Don't waste your money on any of their machines.. You will be very disappointed and aggravated.. « Show Less
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I think this would be a perfect machine. I got it because it has the stronger motor and should last longer. My old one was pretty but through constant use it only lasted about a year and my neighbor is having the same problem. That's why this time I went with the Pro.
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U bought it through Amazon, RETURN IT and get another one. Sounds like it's got a short or a defective motor/ battery. Take advantage of Amazons excellent return policy.
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I just recently replaced my motor and have not had any issues so far. My initial motor still works, however, it was the gear box that crapped out .... lasted about five years and begin screeching and grinding (gears wore out ... unfortunately you can't find a kit to just replace the gears). So, I have a backup motor now.
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I'm on my second motor, different part, after less than a year. When it DOES work, it works pretty well if you've got the right litter. But when it goes out, bah! It takes more than a week to get the new motor and then *I* have to spend my time replacing it - it seems like a pretty common issue. After a year, if the company thinks it's getting away with telling me to stuff it because they can't make a motor that works for more than a few months, they will have to find another chump to screw over. It's a tad ridiculous.
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Yes, I'm finding it better made, heavier and the motor is a lot stronger, I'm not worried at all about it breaking. Thought I'd let you know, on ALL models not all the fruit goes through and there is quite of bit of waste left in the blades. I LOVE this though! Try freezing cubes of soy milk or coconut butter in ice cube trays to add to the fruit. I use a lot of vanilla and cinnamon too. Hope you enjoy it.
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I would stay away from this brand. I bought one and used it for a job less then one year and the motor broke. I took the motor off and sent it to the manufacture. They would not replace it and said it was my fault it broke???? I read the manual and did everything per there specs. We had troubles with the compressor keeping up with two finish nail guns at a time. The 18 gauge guns! We would have to wait to shoot nails. I bought a makita from home depot and the thing is great and cheaper. The makita that i bought is also just as quite and it has storage for the air blower and spair parts. Do not buy this one. I would stay away from this brand. I bought one and used it for a job less then one year and the motor broke. I took the motor off and sent it to the manufacture. They would not replace it and said it was my fault it broke???? I read the manual and did everything per there specs. We had troubles with the compressor keeping up with two finish nail guns at a time. The 18 gauge guns! We would have to wait to shoot nails. I bought a makita from home depot and the thing is great and cheaper. The makita that i bought is also just as quite and it has storage for the air blower and spair parts. Do... » Read More I would stay away from this brand. I bought one and used it for a job less then one year and the motor broke. I took the motor off and sent it to the manufacture. They would not replace it and said it was my fault it broke???? I read the manual and did everything per there specs. We had troubles with the compressor keeping up with two finish nail guns at a time. The 18 gauge guns! We would have to wait to shoot nails. I bought a makita from home depot and the thing is great and cheaper. The makita that i bought is also just as quite and it has storage for the air blower and spair parts. Do not buy this one. « Show Less