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On 2009-08-03, Charles U Farley wrote:
James Waldby wrote in
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I imagine that the large flat disks are blanks for
motor shells, that will be deep-drawn in a later step.



I've never seen a common production motor with a drawn housing. Rolled and
welded, or rolled with a row of tabs in pockets like a puzzle piece, or
cast.

My guess based on the gauge and proportions is that these discs are going
to be stamped into fan shrouds.


Then they would be round, not square, no?

The square discs may be stamped into endbells for square shaped
motors, like DC motors and servos and such.

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