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>Rich says:
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>>Matsushita Electric  is switching over to ''surface-wave''  bearings.  
>>Life is about 5x that of ball bearings and they are virtually silent.  
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>OK Rich, I'll buy it. What the heck is a ''surface-wave''  bearing?
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A high-tech oilite bearing.   Virtually all of the ''Panasonic'' DC fans 
now use surface wave bearings.  
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cheers, Peter
-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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