Fan Motor ID ?
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From: Sparkey on 12 Jan 2010 13:02 Hey, a good customer of mine brought in an insertion blower fan unit for a wood stove which is non functional. Rather than pay another $200 plus to replace the whole blower unit (again, 3rd time), I would like to replace the 120v AC motor. I've had a little difficulty tracking the thing down as the company (CFM) is gone. The motor has a company logo on it which I can't ID. (Looks like "RU"?) Maybe someone could take a look at the snap I took and see if you may know the manufacturer. http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/UCN_photo/Fan%20Motor/?action=view¤t=MVC-015F.jpg Much obliged, Spark
From: David Nebenzahl on 12 Jan 2010 14:25 On 1/12/2010 10:02 AM Sparkey spake thus: > Hey, a good customer of mine brought in an insertion blower fan unit > for a wood stove which is non functional. Rather than pay another $200 > plus to replace the whole blower unit (again, 3rd time), I would like > to replace the 120v AC motor. > > I've had a little difficulty tracking the thing down as the company > (CFM) is gone. > > The motor has a company logo on it which I can't ID. (Looks like > "RU"?) > Maybe someone could take a look at the snap I took and see if you may > know the manufacturer. > > http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/UCN_photo/Fan%20Motor/?action=view¤t=MVC-015F.jpg "RU" (probably a backwards "R", right?) isn't a company, it's a regulatory agency, like UL. So that's no clue at all. Chances are you're not going to be able to track down this particular motor from that manufacturer. But chances are also very good that you can find a replacement that will work. One place to look is Grainger (http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml). Another possible source is Reliable Parts (http://www.reliableparts.com). There are other sources out there as well. You need to match the following: o Motor size, obviously o Shaft size (length x dia.) + shape (round, flat, etc.) o Voltage (probably 120) o Rotation (CW or CCW) o Speed (close enough is close enough) -- You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it. - a Usenet "apology"
From: GregS on 12 Jan 2010 15:23 In article <4b4ccb7f$0$14736$822641b3(a)news.adtechcomputers.com>, David Nebenzahl <nobody(a)but.us.chickens> wrote: >On 1/12/2010 10:02 AM Sparkey spake thus: > >> Hey, a good customer of mine brought in an insertion blower fan unit >> for a wood stove which is non functional. Rather than pay another $200 >> plus to replace the whole blower unit (again, 3rd time), I would like >> to replace the 120v AC motor. >> >> I've had a little difficulty tracking the thing down as the company >> (CFM) is gone. >> >> The motor has a company logo on it which I can't ID. (Looks like >> "RU"?) >> Maybe someone could take a look at the snap I took and see if you may >> know the manufacturer. >> >> > http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/UCN_photo/Fan%20Motor/?action=view&cu >rrent=MVC-015F.jpg > >"RU" (probably a backwards "R", right?) isn't a company, it's a >regulatory agency, like UL. So that's no clue at all. > >Chances are you're not going to be able to track down this particular >motor from that manufacturer. But chances are also very good that you >can find a replacement that will work. One place to look is Grainger >(http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml). Another possible >source is Reliable Parts (http://www.reliableparts.com). There are other >sources out there as well. > >You need to match the following: > >o Motor size, obviously >o Shaft size (length x dia.) + shape (round, flat, etc.) >o Voltage (probably 120) >o Rotation (CW or CCW) >o Speed (close enough is close enough) Another thing, it may also be dual shaft. I would also look in the surplus houses. greg
From: PeterD on 12 Jan 2010 16:51 On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:02:06 -0800 (PST), Sparkey <wwspage(a)aol.com> wrote: >Hey, a good customer of mine brought in an insertion blower fan unit >for a wood stove which is non functional. Rather than pay another $200 >plus to replace the whole blower unit (again, 3rd time), I would like >to replace the 120v AC motor. > >I've had a little difficulty tracking the thing down as the company >(CFM) is gone. > > The motor has a company logo on it which I can't ID. (Looks like >"RU"?) >Maybe someone could take a look at the snap I took and see if you may >know the manufacturer. > >http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/UCN_photo/Fan%20Motor/?action=view¤t=MVC-015F.jpg > >Much obliged, > >Spark 1. Post a picture of the entire fan, not just the label. 2. The RU (backwards R) is the underwriter's service mark for a component.
From: Sparkey on 13 Jan 2010 13:54 > > 1. Post a picture of the entire fan, not just the label. > > 2. The RU (backwards R) is the underwriter's service mark for a > component. ....underwriters....Learn something new every day.... I checked Grainger and reliable parts but this motor is smaller than the ones I saw. It's closer to the size of an AC table fan motor. 120 volt CW 2500 rpm http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/UCN_photo/Fan%20Motor/?action=view¤t=MVC-002F.jpg Here's a group of photo bucket pic's of this thing (squirrel cage too) maybe this will give you a better idea. appreciate your taking a look. :) Spark
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