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Thread Number: 26225
Panasonic/Kenmore 3D Inducer Motor |
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| Post# 294023 8/17/2014 at 00:56 (3,540 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
This motor has been mentioned a few times in recent topics, so I thought I'd create this thread for it specifically...
The "3D Inducer Motor" technically is a single-stage Panasonic motor. However, it sports a redesigned intake and fan which helps to reduce air turbulence by creating a smooth curve for the air to enter the motor. There is a noticeable improvement to the airflow and suction of a machine that is powered by this motor. To my ear, the noise level seems similar to Panasonic's standard single-stage motors. Attached are three photos I've taken of a motor I pulled out of my Kenmore. I've also included a link to a motor that's currently on eBay, apparently pulled from a Kenmore 31200 that was parted-out. If someone were to install this motor into another machine, I'd recommend use of melt-blown polypropylene bags exclusively. CLICK HERE TO GO TO piano_god's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 294274 , Reply# 2 8/18/2014 at 15:22 (3,538 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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Also, if you look at Electrolux fans from as far back as the late 1990s you see they had that technology in production for a good long time before Panasonic and Lamb adopted it. | ||
| Post# 294324 , Reply# 3 8/18/2014 at 22:03 (3,538 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
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Tapered fans have been around for decades. All of the motors you've mentioned still force the air into a hard 90° bend prior to entering into the blades.
This particular Panasonic motor allows the air to enter straight into the inlet and immediately flow along the curve of the fan blade, thus creating less resistance. In regards to the comments on this specific motor, this was taken out of a new machine. The imperfections on the motor blades seem to be manufacturing related, but don't appear to have contributed to any additional vibration and/or noise. As for my recommendation of melt blown polypropylene bags, this is due simply to the increased suction and airflow of this particular motor, thought it's my belief that melt blown polypropylene (HEPA) bags be used on all bagged vacuums. | ||
| Post# 294333 , Reply# 4 8/18/2014 at 23:22 (3,538 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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Piano_god, Lamb makes the same claim for their Advantek II and Advantek Ultra motors. The even refer to them as inducer motors and mention that advanced fan design permits better performance at lower rpms, reducing noise while increasing service life. | ||
| Post# 294341 , Reply# 5 8/19/2014 at 00:51 (3,538 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
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