Re: Motor shaft flange (arbor) supplier?

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Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones" <a1accounting-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 

  Hi all.

 > Original poster: CTCDW-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 > Hi All.
 >
 > I just had a thought. See about motor couplings. In my business we have
 > used various style couplings to link a motor with either a generator, or
 > with whatever the motor is running. I have seen many styles, the latest of
 > which is a round hub with 4 posts meant engage with another 180 degrees
 > out. there is a rubber coupling with 8 holes to receive each of the 4
posts
 > from the 2 hubs. this allows a "soft" start for the turbines, and gives a
 > safety fail system if any bearings happen to sieze. It would simply tear
 > the rubber coupling apart.

The primary reason such couplings are usually used is to accommodate
misalignments between the shafts.

Bob