Thanks. That has occured to me but I didn't have any silver solder to hand and not sure if my basic 40W draper soldering station would cut it. What silver solder would you recommend? I have an infra red heat gun so could check max temp of my soldering iron. Also how do I change the carbon...
I realise this is a very old thread but the same thing happened to my Miele C3 and carbon brushes with the brass holders are now impossible to get. The terminal that snapped off doesn't seem to have any "supporting role" so I just soldered a short length of wire between the broken ends with...