DC Upgrade

[CPeter James]

I have had an Oneida 1 1/2 hp cyclone DC for 6 or 7 years and felt that it was time to replace the internal filter. Since I started using my Performax 25x2 drum sander, I have been having problems with the filter clogging up and it is a nuisance to remove it to blow it out. Oneida offers the parts to change out the unit to the newer style external filter and I opted to go this route. The flow seems to have increased at least 50% and maybe more and cleaning will be easier now. The parts went together very well and the fit of the adapter to the cyclone unit was perfect. I pop riveted it on and sealed the joints on the inside with silicone.

http://members.localnet.com/~cpjvkj/dc1.jpg

Notice the difference in sizes between the old filter in the lower right hand corner and the new one.


http://members.localnet.com/~cpjvkj/dc2.jpg

A close up of the adapter


I called and they were very helpful and the stuff came very fast.

CPeter

[Jim Becker]

Good move, CPeter...I did the same thing, relatively speaking, with the 1.5hp unit I had previous to my current 2hp system and saw the same marked increase in performance.