surpressor, not car related

macafee2 · 20th April 2019, 08:49

can I bypass a suppressor?
I have a vax model 121 cleaner and the suppressor may have gone wrong.
If I cannot get a replacement can I bypass it and what happens if a do?

this thread may be of help
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22483

The electric keeps tripping, not instantly but after a short duration.

macafee2

MSS · 20th April 2019, 09:53

You can, but your motor brushes/commutator may not last long if you do due to arching. Also, the appliance will generate EMF interference with radios etc.

They are there for a very good reason!

A suppressor is only a high-voltage capacitor - why not read the values off the current one and buy a capacitor of the correct value?

Alternatively, a suppressor from a newer model where the item is available.

macafee2 · 20th April 2019, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by mss

You can, but your motor brushes/commutator will not last long if you do due to arching. Also, the appliance will generate EMF interference with radios etc.

They are there for a very good reason!

Thank you

macafee2

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,924 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	surpressor, not car related can I bypass a suppressor? I have a vax model 121 cleaner and the suppressor may have gone wrong. If I cannot get a replacement can I bypass it and what happens if a do? this thread may be of help https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22483 The electric keeps tripping, not instantly but after a short duration. macafee2

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MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,084 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	You can, but your motor brushes/commutator may not last long if you do due to arching. Also, the appliance will generate EMF interference with radios etc. They are there for a very good reason! A suppressor is only a high-voltage capacitor - why not read the values off the current one and buy a capacitor of the correct value? Alternatively, a suppressor from a newer model where the item is available. Last edited by MSS; 20th April 2019 at 10:05..