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Joe101:
Hi everyone

I picked up a vax 121 today for £20, and started using it to clean the interior of my car, it did a great job of removing some muck from the boot, but then tripped the electrics, and again, and again!

Any ideas?

ryevac:
are you using it wet or dry ?
Can it be used dry ? i presume so...
If tripping when using it wet,  try it dry
Narrow down the fault and get your tools out.

Joe101:
I’ve actually only tried it wet, will try it dry and let you know.

Thanks

beko1987:
Remove the suppressor. Classic symptoms of that. I've had one trip the electrics as it popped and my god the smell was awful!

dysondestijl:
I’ve had it before too. Sadly over time the field coil decays, or rather, the insulation around it does, and once it gets warm (IE is on for maybe a minute or so) it heats up and trips.
It’s worth trying the surpressor too but what I have described is not uncommon either. I’ve had two 121s go this way and the only way to rectify it is to fit a new motor.

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