DESCRIPTION: The brushes went bad in the blower motor. Being cheap, I looked around on the web for alternates to buying a new or used one. A brush kit could be had for $24, but that seemed a lot for brushes. I read you could got o a sewing machine repair shop and get brushes. I did and got slightly too large brushes for $12, which I sanded down to size with sandpaper. Dang, it works!