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