Motor changeout

[John Powers]

Thinking of swapping out a 3/4 hp for a 1.5 hp on my bandsaw. Got a line on a cl Dayton. Shaft, rpm's etc look fine. My question is the existing motor says frame 56 5 and the Dayton says 56H, what does this mean? And are there other considerations. It's a long enough drive and the $100.00 price is firm so I'd like to know it would work. Thanks.

[Chris Rosenberger]

I have never heard of a 56 5 frame motor. Are you sure that it is a 5 & not an S. An S means it has a short shaft.
The H on the Dayton motor means that it will work in place of other frame size motors. Such as a 145T.
The motor should work fine.

[david brum]

And are there other considerations

One of the other considerations is to make sure it's around a 1750 rpm motor. Also check the shaft diameter to see if it's the same as your old one.

[Charles Lent]

Also make sure both motors rotate the same direction, or at least that the 1.5 hp motor can be reversed.

Charley