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Offline Brian Armstron

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DC 44
« on: December 31, 2019, 05:38:43 pm »
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In order to repair my DC 44, I have replaced the 3 mains items - in the following order
Battery Power Unit, Main Body Unit, Mains Battery Charger.
Unfortunately all to no avail - can anyone please advise what the problem could be

Many Thanks Brian


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Re: DC 44
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2020, 04:13:00 pm »
Does it run at all?

Are these new items you replaced them with?

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Re: DC 44
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2020, 09:33:53 am »
No unit will not run and all replacement parts are new and are Dyson parts.

Replaced Battery Unit first - no change
Replaced Main Body unit - no change
Finally replaced mains charger to ensure batteries were charged - no change.
Effectively this is a new unit?
I am completely lost to why this so are there any tests I can do to prove units.

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Re: DC 44
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2020, 07:45:53 pm »
Isn't this the one (dc44) which develops a short circuit in the main hand unit ?
It then kills the fuse in the battery, so if you try a new battery you will find all is well.

I had one, thought it was a battery fault so tried a new one and it still didn't work - i then tried my new battery in a known working hand unit and it was confirmed.

 
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Re: DC 44
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2020, 09:56:46 am »
Thanks for that - I did try a new battery unit I the old body - possible blown fuse in the new unit? unlucky
How can I prove both battery units are faulty

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Re: DC 44
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2020, 12:05:48 pm »
If i am thinking on the right lines ? you have been caught out with a faulty hand unit and blown the fuse in the new battery

then trying the new battery on a new unit.
I think the only way to prove is to find a known working dc44 body and try your new battery on that.
I have been down this route with a few new batteries being tested on an old faulty hand unit and i thought what is going on here ?
My guess is that if you try another new battery on the new hand unit - you will find it works.
Stuart or David need to add their views on this imo.
This is the reason i refuse to touch cordless models now, apart from basic service on working units.
And i don't think the old hand units can be stripped or repaired without it looking like it has been chewed by a pack of wild dogs.
The only way to fail is not to try.

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Re: DC 44
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2020, 03:10:41 pm »
Yes, as noted above, in rare cases a fault in the motor body can take out a new battery. So you then add a new motor body and it wont work.

You probably need another battery. If you got them from Dyson, just tell them its failed and they should replace it.

 

 

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