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FEATURED NEWS: What’s Up Doug? What is the “right” clearance for an electric motor bearing? |
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Why is “C3” (greater than normal) the standard clearance for deep groove ball bearings in electric motors? That’s the question Doug wrestles with in this instalment of his popular column, “What’s Up Doug?” He says that today’s machines “run faster, smaller and more efficient,” and that clearances devised over a century ago have become obsolete. It’s unreasonable to expect that a deep groove ball bearing clearance set back then to be correct for an electric motor in 2016, says Doug, who then discusses when it is reasonable to use C3 in cylindrical roller bearings.
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