Trade Notes

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 12, 3 October 1930, Page 31

Trade Notes

Sunshine Vacuum Cleaner THIS is a full-sized, hand-some-looking cleaner, with many new detail advantages. Although the Sunshine has a full _ equipment of aceessories, the whole complement retails at a price much below the amount the average home-cleaner would be prepared to pay for so well-made an apparatus. We continue with details of the cleaner. . Nozzle: Measuring 13 inches, of cast aluminium, highly polished, and attaching by two strong lugs. There are no dead spots and threads are picked up at either side, where. there is an apertiére through which the air flows at greatest. speed, . Brush: Staticnary, but easily detachable, strong and useful. Adjustment is made at the rear of the cleaner, where @ screw adjusts the rear wheels and determines the distance. between the carpet and the nozzle. Chassis: Two rubber tired wheels and a third adjustable wheel at the rear, are separately attached to the casing, and operate noiselessly. With rubber tires there is neither scratching nor blur to the surface of highly-polished floors. Motor: Westinghouse, built for vacuum cleaners, operating 230 voltage, or at ordinary 120 voltage. The rear armature bearing is lower than the front bearing, to equalise the bearing wear and danger of overheating is guarded against by a cooling fan. Lubrication is obtained by two self-feeding grease cups which if filled may be left safely for one year. The motor is housed in a highly-polished aluminium casing, which adds to the appearance and protects the motor from external damage. Fan: Die cast aluminium, large and mounted directly to the armature shaft of: the motor, and-revolves at motor’s speed. The fan is balanced and drives the dirt-laden air into a large octagonal space through to the dust bag. It was found under test that shavings and large splinters of wood were sucked up and delivered into the bag, although it was thought this material would be too large for the suction to deal with. Handle: Light-weight tubular steel, nickel-plated, carrying the trigger switch, dust-bag clip, 20ft. of electric cable, and ending with a black polished wood handle, Dust-bag: Cotton twill fabrie-quite up to the job expected of it. Attachments: Usual to first quality cleaners, and fastened by simple lug and eam lever operated locking arm. The controlling agents are Harold Lightband Lid., of Christchurch,