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Robert Gift
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Tue May 06, 2008 9:42 am

thunderbolt69 wrote:I wonder what the fan was for in the back of the motor.
Huh!
Never noticed that motor cooling fan.
Thanks for pointing it out.
I didn't think these ran long enough to need cooling.
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Tue May 06, 2008 2:43 pm

thunderbolt69 wrote:I wonder what the fan was for in the back of the motor.
It's there to signal alien lifeforms :roll:
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Tue May 06, 2008 3:16 pm

That fan is there for a reason. These motors only have a five minute duty cycle and without the fan it gets too hot to hold with your bare hands in less than 30 seconds.
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Tue May 06, 2008 3:41 pm

Older Model As had no fan, but their motors were built with a very different style. Heavy cast housing integrated with the siren end, much higher quality electrical design, ball bearings, etc.
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Thu May 29, 2008 4:04 am

Well the Model A restoration is complete.

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