MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I de-spot welded he motor at a machine shop. Drilling holes and popped the welds. Black & Decker brushes fit the Panasonic motor. It took three pair of hands and a mig welder to re-establish the housing.
So you used an end mill to remove the spot welds...?
Now it you were real industrious you would have drilled the case and fitted through bolts through the upper and lower case ends so you could disassemble it at will (to lube the bearings) something I considered had not Fantastic Fan been willing to replace mine.
Even cheap Fasco fan motors use bend tabs to secure the case ends that you can bend over a few times without breaking off.
When this one starts suffering from tight bearings, I may modify the case myself.