I don't remember if it was in here, or somewhere else, but someone re-oriented the motor in relation to the impeller housing on the ubiquitous HF 2 HP DC unit, in a top hat configuration and I would like to do something similar.
In other words, to relocate the impeller so that it blows directly into the filter ring, one must dismount it from the base plate and remount it on a vertical surface. As the machine comes out of the box, that requires a mounting plate on the left. But the install/remod I saw showed the motor mount on the rear. (Left, right and rear, as I'm using them assumes the regular installation with the motor/impeller on the baseplate, inlet in the front, hose up to the filter bags on the right.)
Now, I've looked at my ugly green thing for awhile and near as I can tell, to re-orient the motor requires pulling the impeller from the shaft to access the motor's mounting bolts. It appears that the motor has a C-face mount with something like a NEMA 145 T-base as well. It's this T-base that I want to relocate 90 degrees clockwise (as viewed from the motor side of the impeller). I am pretty sure the motor C-face bolts are behind the impeller. Which means I gotta haul the thing around to someone with a gear puller to remove the impeller first.
Am I right?
Should I redesign my whole mounting arrangement to avoid this hassle?
Thanks.
In other words, to relocate the impeller so that it blows directly into the filter ring, one must dismount it from the base plate and remount it on a vertical surface. As the machine comes out of the box, that requires a mounting plate on the left. But the install/remod I saw showed the motor mount on the rear. (Left, right and rear, as I'm using them assumes the regular installation with the motor/impeller on the baseplate, inlet in the front, hose up to the filter bags on the right.)
Now, I've looked at my ugly green thing for awhile and near as I can tell, to re-orient the motor requires pulling the impeller from the shaft to access the motor's mounting bolts. It appears that the motor has a C-face mount with something like a NEMA 145 T-base as well. It's this T-base that I want to relocate 90 degrees clockwise (as viewed from the motor side of the impeller). I am pretty sure the motor C-face bolts are behind the impeller. Which means I gotta haul the thing around to someone with a gear puller to remove the impeller first.
Am I right?
Should I redesign my whole mounting arrangement to avoid this hassle?
Thanks.