I owned an older RL160 (2018?) and my starting capacitor died. Unfortunately you have to cut into the machine (yup) to access that area so I added some sheet metal for a cover where the cutout was made. As part of the troubleshooting Felder recommended I remove the pleats to view the motor impeller and verify a restrictor collar was installed since if it is missing will overrun the machine.? I used a festool vac to get as much dust out as I could from inside the belly of the machine, disconnected the pleat cleaning rod and removed.? Four the pleats there were four screw hold down clamps per each pleat getting those off was pretty easy. Putting them on was a bit tougher.? ?It is an inconvenient task but not a big deal, wear a respirator and if possible wheel the machine outside and blow the heck out of it.? As you remove each pleat there will be nooks and crannies of fine dust piles which will surely fall into your eyes and hair so wear protection.? ?
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Jay Bowen
Cleveland
