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You can see lights or sparks smells like it is about to blow up

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The Kirby vaccuums have carbonbrushes with an autostop if its to short it will autostop, but if the electric field has a problem on one of the 2 coils then only one brush will spark more then the other then the electric field must replaced , but if both brushes have a sparking problem then the armature can have a disbalans a. one ballbearing is run out or b. the collectors are worn Sometimes a small lathe will provide a solution to restore the armature commutator again

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It probably needs new carbon brushes in the motor,DO NOT run anymore for fear of burning motor out.

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