Dave Tesch
11-06-2009, 1:18 PM
i have seen quite a number of folks that have changed the configuration of their dust collectors i.e. mounting the motor and impeller housing 90 degrees off axis and higher than stock. i was talking to someone yesterday about doing this and this person raised the point that these motors were not intended to be run in this orientation and it may wreck the bearings.
its a valid point, maybe the motors are not meant to be run mounted with the rotor in the vertical plane - but my drill press motor is vertical and i see a number of other tools with this setup too. are these motors designed different so that they can run vertically or are all motors capable of this?
i have the HF DC (20A model) and a thein separator, raising/rotating the motor would save shop space but not at the expense of motor life. any thoughts?
its a valid point, maybe the motors are not meant to be run mounted with the rotor in the vertical plane - but my drill press motor is vertical and i see a number of other tools with this setup too. are these motors designed different so that they can run vertically or are all motors capable of this?
i have the HF DC (20A model) and a thein separator, raising/rotating the motor would save shop space but not at the expense of motor life. any thoughts?