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Happy New Year as well, Dusty. Thanks. I appreciate your response and the warm welcome. Maybe I expect too much. Like I said with the first post, I just wanted to add my viewpoint on the PowerPro versus competition for it. I think part of it is the fear of the unknown. With the economy the way it is...

I agree that we don't know how many Shopsmith units are in service, how many have the PowerPro, how many have been returned for warranty service, etc. There have been some anecdotal reports of overheating and RFI/EMI concerns and these could be outliers. A DVR motor employs a switching power supply ...

This is my first post on this forum, but I have owned a Shopsmith for 2 decades now and before that used my Dad's Shopsmith. I have always been a fan of Shopsmith, but unfortunately my Shopsmith has collected dust in the intervening years as work and family took precedent for a while. I have recentl...