[ausev] Motor greasing Re: Festiva EV conversion - acceleration & top speed

[Steven Webb]

I agree with Jared, the motor in the link you sent looks like it has sealed
bearings. if it has a squeal it is likely a bearing is going out. Take a
temp reading when it starts to squeal, chances are it is above the design
spec not listed in the link. This motor is totally open fan cooled, it uses
the surrounding air to remove the heat to keep it cool. Find a way to vent
cooler air to keep the temp down if you want to extend the life of the motor
and bearings. . Totally open motors are designed to run in a very clean
environmet.
Larger more rugged design motors TEFC (totally enclosed fan cooled) usually
have grease ports.
*Best Regards;*
*Steven Ray Webb*



On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:22 AM, Peace <pc_5 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Steven -
>
> How do you recommend greasing a motor?  This Mars DC motor has developed a
> squeak that gets louder with temperature.  It's periodic and increases with
> speed (I've definitively isolated it to the motor, it's not the wheels,
> speedo etc).
>
> http://www.electricmotorsport.com/store/ems_ev_parts_motors_me0709.php
>
> Thanks,
> Peace
>
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> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:44:38 -0500
> From: Steven Webb <stevenraywebb at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ausev] Festiva EV conversion - acceleration & top speed
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> *Electric Motors do not need breaking in. * Grease them properly and
> operate
> at the designed temperature and you will not have a problem.
> *Best Regards;*
> *Master Electrician*
> *Steven Ray Webb*
>
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