Tom Bishop, P.E.
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist

Occasionally an end user wants to take a motor designed for horizontal mounting and use it in a vertical position. In this article, we will address some of the key mechanical factors that should be considered when applying a horizontal ball bearing motor in a vertical mounting position. Figure 1 illustrates a horizontal motor in a vertical shaft down position.

These key factors include:

• Axial thrust load capacity of bearing supporting rotor weight
• Rotor weight
• Weight of output shaft attachments
• Axial thrust from direct connected driven equipment
• Bearing lubrication paths
• Bearing lubricant retention
• Shaft up or shaft down orientation
• Ingress protection
• Locking axial thrust bearing

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Categories: Technical topics, AC motors, Rotors, Alignment, Bearings, Design/theory/application, Frame, Lubrication, Miscellaneous, Shafts

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