[BC] Harris Z-5 Baldor blower

[richardbrianjohnson at verizon.net]

 Also, motors that mount on the bottom of a deck like a PA box, can often be replaced with a more modern version by constructing a "butch-plate," a sheet of aluminium that has holes for the new motor and the holes in the PA box. When a butch-place seems impossible because of hole interference, a box can be constructed that interfaces between the PA box and the new motor. A sheet-metal fab-shop can make these things for reasonable costs if you make a good drawing and are not in a hurry. I have replaced many Centramax blowers that are no longer available by doing this. The finished project looks good as well.
 
 Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
http://www.AbominableFirebug.com
 
On 11/01/13, Mike McCarthy<towers at mre.com> wrote:
 
Tom,

Worse case scenario would be to rebuild the motor. Not cheap for such a
small motor. But sometimes that's the only way to sustain that device.