VPI RCM 17 F trouble, very urgent NEED HELP......

Well as for 3 months no it just took 1 month to get every thing done. I was in the process of moving so could not send the machine out to VPI.

So Ken you have 2 machines out of which one is for the typhoon or both for the 16.5.

Njaferi,

I have one for each. The first Grainger part number was for the Typhoon. It ran $63. and as soon as I compared it to the one in the 16.5, I knew she gave me the wrong motor number. After getting the correct number I reordered from Grainger. While I was removing the motor I noticed the score marks on the motor shaft. Checking out both set screws I noticed they were both screwed in at the same dimension. Furthermore, there was no mark on the flat of the motor , telling me that both screws were locked down on the round. I affixed the platter bearing properly, remounted the original motor and everything was fine. I now have 2 new VPI motors that I'm too lazy to return to Grainger. The 16.5 motor ran $44.

Since I pre wash on the machine using more pressure than I should, I figure it's only a matter of time before I'll need a motor replacement.

Ken

Hello, Would you offhand know the part number for the 16.5? Would be good to know as a reference. Thank you, Mark

Markd51'

Grainger part number-- 3m099, Typhoon motor number is -3m153.

You can adapt the typhoon motor to the 16.5 by drilling a few holes in the mounting plate of the 16.5. The balls of the typhoon motor is worth the few minutes it would take to redrill a few holes.

Ken

Ken, I'm a little lost as to which motor in the VPI RCM you've been talking about. Is this the motor that spins the platter, or the vacuum motor that pulls the fluid off the surface?
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