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I probably use my blowers more than the average Joe, so I need a
blower that offers real, and reliable continuous duty.


There is a basic fundamental problem with any DC motor being considered
"continuous duty": The typical brush type motor will wear out the brushes!

A commutated motor is hard on brushes. The slip ring brushes that are used
on AC motors can last a long, long time, but the arcing and gaps associated
with a commutator cause the brushes to wear. On a motor that is intended to
have a long service life they will put in very long brushes and/or make them
easy to change. The typical "cheap" DC motor, however, when the brushes wear
out you throw the motor away.

If you really wanted to have a long life, continuous duty blower then what
you should do is get a blower assembly, with good bearings that you can
grease from time to time, and couple it to a good motor. Ideally you would
get a "brushless DC" motor so that you wouldn't have these issues.

Unfortunately, the blower really needs to be a "marine" rated item so you
have the additional problem of finding a brushless DC motor that is also
marine rated.

Rod