I'm sllllloooowwwwlllllyyyyyyy getting around (had
some health problems and a flood in the shop) and
installing my Oneida dust collector. I have a question
for ye all about impellers. (I'm basically making sure I have the motor
wired correctly). Short version: does the impeller --
which has curved blades -- rotate away from the curve of the
blades, or toward it?

Longer version: with the blower housing upside down (so I can
see the impeller), the blades curve counter-clockwise away from the
center hub:


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(there's more blades, but the top and bottom are shown above.)


The impeller rotates clockwise, the way the motor is wired up.

This seems counter-intuitive, in that I would have thought the
blades would curve in the same direction as the motor rotates, and
scoop up air.



Any advice appreciated --


Andy Barss