Hi Mike -

I have had my G0555 since January 2003 and I LOVE it!.

My motor is completely enclosed. There are slots in the fan end cover but
the end closest to the saw has a cap on it. I can see several bolts
connecting it to the motor housing but nothing else. Looking from inside the
lower wheel housing - still completely enclosed. It's bolted into the lower
wheel casting with two bolts but nothing else.

If you can see wires in your motor - something is NOT right.

HTH,

Vic


"Mike in Idaho" wrote in message
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Hi,

I just received my Grizzly 14" bandsaw and got it all put togther and
setup
(very nice, I really like it). But the motor apparently is bad and after
an
hour with customer support they're sending me a new motor.

I have a couple of questions to current owners:

1) The website says TEFC (totally enclosed fan cooled) motor. My tablesaw
is a 2HP TEFC and it is completely enclosed, whereas my bandsaw (1HP) is
open at the end closest to the BS frame (opposite where the fan cover is).
I can see the wires inside (the stator I think it's called). Anyway, that
doesn't seem very enclosed to me, all kinds of crap could easily get in
there. So, the question (finally is what does your motor look like?

2) The motor is just free "floating" on the outside of the bandsaw. That
seems really bizarre to me. You'd think it could spin pretty easily and
smack the capacitor around quite a bit. Not what I would think as a
robust
solution, but maybe it doesn't move when your motor works (I won't know
for
another week). My question: is everyone's motor free floating like that
or
do some of you (all of you) have a mount or something that attaches it
either to the side of the bandsaw or to the stand.

Thanks, I can't wait to use this baby!!

Mike