The most critical part of a Dust Collector is the motor!
My recent experience with the Delta 50-850 has shown me that what you can’t see on the motor is critical.
While the motor appears to be robust and well made, the controlling components are not the best. The capacitors, the centrifugal switch, the on/off switch, and the circuit breaker are cheaply made. All but the on/off switch on mine have failed. That’s probably becuse it stays in the ON position all the time (I have a separate switch).
As consumers, how can we make a fair judgement of such internal components BEFORE purchase??
DC’s are turned on and off probably 4 times more than any other tool in a typical shop. Articles in mags that rate DC’s should rate the ruggedness of the controlling parts.
Any experiences out there with DC motors of other manufacturers?
PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy
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Good question! I asked this one also in the Oneida/WS thread, but no reponses yet on this point. I am not a motor head of any sort, so the help here is really valuable to me.
Excellent point. I doubt any WW mfrs make their own motors. So it's a matter of where they're getting them. This is a case where some of the "so -called" lessor imports maybe a better choice. I have heard of importers like Grizzly and Bridgewood using US motors like Leeson and Marathon to counteract the bad PR they got in the early days because of crappy motors. MY DC is an old 2hp Enco which I think has since been changed to Star. No worries after 10 years.
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