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That is the smell of perhaps burning insulation when there is excessive current going into motor. If something in unit is binding the motor will not spin fast enough, generate less back emf, use more current, overheat and burn out!!!!!!!!!!!
If it has a drive belt and that is rubbing up against something and not turning properly that will also cause the smell.
Do not use unit in this condition -you risk permanent damage.
Is there something stuck inside, underneath, being turned along with the motor? burning smell usually means something got caught and the belt snapped. Not expensive and don't know if it's an easy DYI. Shouldn't cost too much to have it repaired or you can google the brand and model and the word belt, see what you find.
Sounds as if there is something stuck in the vacuum causing the beater bar to stop turning while the belt continues to turn giving off the burning smell.
Sounds like you have hair,strings,debris caught on the beater bar and it is causing the belt to burn on the beater bar or motor.
Remove the bottom of your vacuum and clean,oil and replace the beater bar, that should solve your burning smell problem.
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If it smells like burning rubber, then your belt is probably slipping due to having lost tension and needs to be replaced. If it's another smell, it could be the motor burning out, but that is often accompanied by smoke. There could also be something caught around the revolving brushes in the cleaning head. Lie the vacuum on it's side and make sure you can spin the brushbar freely by hand. Also check for any debris entangled in or obstructing the brushes. This would also cause the belt to slip resulting in a smell of burning rubber. It could also damage the motor so I suggest not using the vacuum until the source of the fault has been determined.
Instructions on replacing the belt can be found in your user manual. If you don't have one or need further instruction on how to do this, please post back for further assistance.
The smell is usually the fan belt. When the brush is stuck in place, the belt spins and burns. Check to see if the brush is free to spin. If the Belt is burnt, it needs to be replaced.
The grounding usually doesn't have anything to do with something cooking. If this is new, take it back for replacement. If it is out of warranty, check the bottom for a locked-up brush assembly/burning drive belt (motor trying to make the brush turn). If this is so, then remove the brush assembly, pull the end bearings off (note the orientation) and clean the ends of thread, hair, and other debris. Wipe the bearing ends and clean the outer bearing interiors with a 'Q-tip'. Replace the new belt in the same manner that the original came off. Check the air passages for any plugging. Try it to see if everything is operating properly and the brush is turning.
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