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Original Bearing
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EDT Bearing
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Bearing
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Special OEM plastic housing with steel ball bearing
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EDT-0108 and EDT-0109: custom stainless housings
(option to include stainless ball bearing insert)
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Failure
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Easy to break housing. OEM housing swells with water, then
no longer retains bearing.
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Stainless steel housing will not break, not affected by water,
washdown or chemicals.
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Length of Service
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3 to 6 months
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1 to 3+ years
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Maintenance Required
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Regular greasing; rust and potential product contamination; housing life
is unpredictable.
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Ball bearing requires routing greasing
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Features & Benefits
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High cost, limited availability, because only source of replacement part
is OEM who only offers plastic housing.
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Stainless housing is strong and can be 1 time purchase
No catastrophic failure
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