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This has happened 2x now with Quаltex motors.
Quote from: AA958 on April 30, 2024, 10:21:07 amThis has happened 2x now with Quаltex motors. We very seldom source from them anymore. Their motors aren't what they were. If you have bought from eBay or Amazon from them, I'd expect AI-type replies as they do a lot of volume and it's probably not cost-effective to pay people to answer the questions. It's really hard to find good YDK-type Dyson motors at the moment. They have suffered a race to the bottom on pricing by all the big suppliers, and that means quality has taken a hit. As the machines are getting older, and people don't want to pay a lot for a motor, nobody will invest in better ones. If we do a refurbished Dyson cylinder, I'd rather put a good used genuine one in than an aftermarket new one.
It varies, but as I said above, they are all much of a muchness now. I did toy with the idea of having some done by the company that used to do the old MTR240KK that Quаltex used to sell years ago. They were very good motors. However, they'd need to be priced at about £30. And they are bulky and heavy to store in quantity. Getting the message out to people that they would be *much* better than what is currently available would be challenging, so sales would be slow. That and the fact that the machines that take them are fading away too would make it a poor investment. So we are all stuck with mediocre YDK motors now.