is received between the legs 36 in the assembled motor 10 and includes components 42 at least one of which is programmable mounted on the board a finger 44 projecting from the board 40 mounts a hall device 46 which is received inside the encapsulation when the circuit board is disposed between the legs 36 of the stator 22 in the assembled motor 10 the hall device 46 is in close proximity to the rotor magnet 35 for use in detecting rotor position to control the operation of the motor the stator 22 also includes a central locator member generally indicated at 48 and a bearing 50 around which the locator member is molded the bearing 50 receives the rotor shaft 32 through the stator 22 for mounting the rotor 24 on the stator to form a subassembly the rotor 24 is held on the stator 22 by an e clip 52 attached to the free end of the rotor after it is inserted through the stator the housing 26 includes a cup 54 joined by three spokes 56 to an annular rim 58 the spokes 56 and annular rim 58 generally define a shroud around the fan blades 30 when the motor 10 is assembled the cup 54 spokes 56 and annular rim 58 are formed as one piece from a polymeric material in the illustrated embodiment the cup.