Sunday, July 31, 2016

Traction elevator motors – Foot vs Flange

One of the main questions we get asked when ordering controller systems when keeping existing machines is if it is a foot for flange mount motor.  When I first started ordering equipment I had no idea what the difference between them was and said “what’s the difference, put the order through and we will figure it out”.  Well there is a big difference, I learned this the hard way after many visits to a building getting the different pieces of information.  Nothing ground breaking here, just some information on the difference between the two traction motors.

Foot mounted motors - As the name describes, this motor has feet it sits on.  This motor is an interesting motor with what looks like a fan on top.


Flange mounted motors - This is mounted with a flange and sticks on the machine, there are no feet.





Flexible couplings - This is a huge time saver and will improve ride quality.  If you don't know what this is, check it out!  Electrical Motor Repair company has a pretty good product to help with the installation of new motors. 

http://www.elevatormotor.com/



If you have any questions or would like information from Colley Elevator you can go to www.colleyelevator.com, email Craigz@colleyelevator.com or call 630-766-7230.

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