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  • Heck of a shunt motor. I estimate it to be able to hack between 1hp and 1 1/4hp depending on duty and cooling. "SPEC" doesn't say much!

    Heck of a shunt motor. I estimate it to be able to hack between 1hp and 1 1/4hp depending on duty and cooling. "SPEC" doesn't say much!

  • Teflon wires and a little cage for a resolver.

    Teflon wires and a little cage for a resolver.

  • Little gearmotor on a conveyor.

    Little gearmotor on a conveyor.

  • 1/3hp fan motor, psc, 208-240v.

    1/3hp fan motor, psc, 208-240v.

  • Oldschool! 1/2hp, likely from the 1940s. Came with the house.

    Oldschool! 1/2hp, likely from the 1940s. Came with the house.

  • .55kW (3/4hp) 3-ph 208/480 TEFC

    .55kW (3/4hp) 3-ph 208/480 TEFC

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  • Classic 1ph dual voltage pump motor. Torquey! (Cap start, cap run).

    Classic 1ph dual voltage pump motor. Torquey! (Cap start, cap run).

  • PMDC 90v.

    PMDC 90v.

  • 90v 1240rpm 3.2A 1/3hp TENV continuous duty.

    90v 1240rpm 3.2A 1/3hp TENV continuous duty.

  • Really weird motor. Not sure quite what's up with it. Takes 110vac (I...think?) but has brushes. Series-wound? Needs to be tested.

    Really weird motor. Not sure quite what's up with it. Takes 110vac (I...think?) but has brushes. Series-wound? Needs to be tested.

  • Weird solenoid friction brake on weird motor.

    Weird solenoid friction brake on weird motor.

  • Super-beefy 1/3hp shunt made in the UK as a trainer, with attached drive.

    Super-beefy 1/3hp shunt made in the UK as a trainer, with attached drive.

  • 'Nuff said. Likely will end up on my band saw.

    'Nuff said. Likely will end up on my band saw.

  • Cute little 3ph, goes to a heck of a worm drive.

    Cute little 3ph, goes to a heck of a worm drive.

  • 1/2hp pump duty.

    1/2hp pump duty.

  • Procon rotory vane pump (I heard you like pressure...)

    Procon rotory vane pump (I heard you like pressure...)

  • Little 350w gearmotor. Might end up on my bike.

    Little 350w gearmotor. Might end up on my bike.

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  • PMDC, ~28v, likely 1/4-1/3hp.

    PMDC, ~28v, likely 1/4-1/3hp.

  • Found this in a Xerox/Tektronix solid ink printer for the main drum. Chunky. 24v.

    Found this in a Xerox/Tektronix solid ink printer for the main drum. Chunky. 24v.

  • Really neat two-phase bldc for hvac fan applications. However, this one's drive is junked.

    Really neat two-phase bldc for hvac fan applications. However, this one's drive is junked.

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  • Dead drive.

    Dead drive.

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  • Bodine motor that goes to a bodine drive I have.

    Bodine motor that goes to a bodine drive I have.

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  • Healthy. I don't know why the bracket on it is so insane.

    Healthy. I don't know why the bracket on it is so insane.

  • The big daddy -- 1hp shunt! Kinda heavy.

    The big daddy -- 1hp shunt! Kinda heavy.

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  • TENV stainless washdown-rated. Need to sell.

    TENV stainless washdown-rated. Need to sell.

  • TENV stainless washdown-rated. Need to sell.

    TENV stainless washdown-rated. Need to sell.

  • Another little German motor.

    Another little German motor.

  • On another, smaller, procon pump.

    On another, smaller, procon pump.

  • PSC motor for a Micropump mag-drive pump. Really inefficient, and despite being TENV, gets darn hot!

    PSC motor for a Micropump mag-drive pump. Really inefficient, and despite being TENV, gets darn hot!

  • Mag drive.

    Mag drive.

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  • Air motors can come to the party too. This little sucker made by Atlas-Copco is nearly 3/4hp!

    Air motors can come to the party too. This little sucker made by Atlas-Copco is nearly 3/4hp!

  • :O

    :O

  • Reticulating splines...several stages of planetary reduction.

    Reticulating splines...several stages of planetary reduction.

  • Good illustration of cast-in squirrel cage rotor, part of a very strange oil pump.

    Good illustration of cast-in squirrel cage rotor, part of a very strange oil pump.

  • Oil flows through and bathes the rotor and stator.

    Oil flows through and bathes the rotor and stator.

  • Here is the stator, whose favorite hobby is to leave oil slicks around wherever I put it.

    Here is the stator, whose favorite hobby is to leave oil slicks around wherever I put it.

  • Another little pump.

    Another little pump.

  • Mini DC Micropump mag drive.

    Mini DC Micropump mag drive.

  • Another air motor -- high RPM, not geared down. Rotary vane.

    Another air motor -- high RPM, not geared down. Rotary vane.

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  • Data plate for the .55kw WEG.

    Data plate for the .55kw WEG.

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