A motor for use in a refrigerant atmosphere, the motor comprising: a rotor configured to rotate about an axis; a stator adjacent said rotor and including a surface defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of said rotor, said stator comprising: a core defining an end; a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots; a plurality of slot liners positioned within the plurality of slots and formed of polyphenylene sulfide; and a plurality of coils wrapped around said plurality of teeth such that each coil of said plurality of coils comprises a pair of slot portions and a pair of end turns, said pair of slot portions extending at least partially through adjacent slots of the plurality of slots and at least partially through said plurality of slot liners, each of said end turns extending between said pair of slot portions and at least partially across said end; and a shell encapsulating said stator such that said end turns of said plurality of coils and the surface are substantially sealed from the refrigerant atmosphere, wherein said shell is formed by coating said end turns and said surface at least partially with a liquid which adheres to said stator and cures to form said shell, wherein said stator is substantially entirely encapsulated by said shell, and wherein said shell is substantially free of apertures to reduce current leakage from said stator, and wherein said shell has an average thickness in a range from about 4 millimeters (mm) to about 10 mm, and the shell further includes an amine cured 100% solids epoxy topcoat. a rotor configured to rotate about an axis; a stator adjacent said rotor and including a surface defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of said rotor, said stator comprising: a core defining an end; a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots; a plurality of slot liners positioned within the plurality of slots and formed of polyphenylene sulfide; and a plurality of coils wrapped around said plurality of teeth such that each coil of said plurality of coils comprises a pair of slot portions and a pair of end turns, said pair of slot portions extending at least partially through adjacent slots of the plurality of slots and at least partially through said plurality of slot liners, each of said end turns extending between said pair of slot portions and at least partially across said end; and a shell encapsulating said stator such that said end turns of said plurality of coils and the surface are substantially sealed from the refrigerant atmosphere, wherein said shell is formed by coating said end turns and said surface at least partially with a liquid which adheres to said stator and cures to form said shell, wherein said stator is substantially entirely encapsulated by said shell, and wherein said shell is substantially free of apertures to reduce current leakage from said stator, and wherein said shell has an average thickness in a range from about 4 millimeters (mm) to about 10 mm, and the shell further includes an amine cured 100% solids epoxy topcoat. a core defining an end; a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots; a plurality of slot liners positioned within the plurality of slots and formed of polyphenylene sulfide; and a plurality of coils wrapped around said plurality of teeth such that each coil of said plurality of coils comprises a pair of slot portions and a pair of end turns, said pair of slot portions extending at least partially through adjacent slots of the plurality of slots and at least partially through said plurality of slot liners, each of said end turns extending between said pair of slot portions and at least partially across said end; and a shell encapsulating said stator such that said end turns of said plurality of coils and the surface are substantially sealed from the refrigerant atmosphere, wherein said shell is formed by coating said end turns and said surface at least partially with a liquid which adheres to said stator and cures to form said shell, wherein said stator is substantially entirely encapsulated by said shell, and wherein said shell is substantially free of apertures to reduce current leakage from said stator, and wherein said shell has an average thickness in a range from about 4 millimeters (mm) to about 10 mm, and the shell further includes an amine cured 100% solids epoxy topcoat.