I have had the V7 for a little over 2 years. Over the last 6 months, maybe longer, the max power works for just a few seconds before it shuts off. Looking at various forums on the net, this is an extremely common problem. I have read all the usual answers supplied by Dyson on here but really what they need to do is fess up there's a huge issue here. All this “it’s not charging etc”.
So, after 10 seconds the V7 dies, plug it back onto the power for just a second and hey presto, it works on minimum power again for enough time to vacuum the entire house.
Come on Dyson, admit there is a technical fault!!