Just got a antique vacuum that's pretty much a century old, and I wanted to know if anyone here is fluent on electric motors of that vintage. The motor is only 1.5 amps and 110 volts, and I wanted to know if that can be run today on a modern home by just plugging it into your outlet? That it won't burn up or anything.
I read that in these old days, they built vacuums with this low energy usage because most rural farms ran on battery power and were not connected to the grid yet because it was so remote. The vacuum came from a small Amish community in Wisconsin (1,400 people) so it definitely is a pretty old find.
I know it will need a new cord and a full strip and clean, but just wanted to make sure about the electrical rating first before I proceed.
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Here's an example of a 1920's Delco farm generator.
http://www.kansaswindpower.net/DelcoLightPlant.JPGand you would hook a battery rack like this one up to it, and that was your power.
https://www.powerstream.com/1922/battery_1922_WITTE/batteryfiles/fig.298.jpg