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claimdude wrote:I am no electrician but I took a 240 drop and split off a couple of 110s. Only one tool on the circuit is used at time and I left it all tied to the 220 breaker. may be a huge no-no but it has worked for me.

Jack

I doubt the 'drop' had four conductors(HotA,HotB,Ground,Neutral).

As for the no-no, the ground is likely not separate from the neutral.

As for being tied to a 230v breaker over current protection still exists.

To make it 'meet' code, a separate ground should be added.

colday wrote:I'm starting to rethink my thinking!

It seems if I run a 240 drop I will actually loose more than I will gain:

• The drop can only be used by the Shopsmith (I have no other 240v tools)
• The 240 breaker will take my last spot in the panel

And then the plusses of using a 120 drop:

• A 120 drop can be used by several other tools
• A 120 drop will only use one slot
• I will have one spare slot for later use

The 240 drop will only give me the ¼ HP gain, and for what I do that isn't really worth it.

Steve

Trust me, I am no expert, but you do NOT need the 240 supply to this machine. You will slip the belts running on 110 as it is .... (Yes I tested that when I first got mine. I put it in DP mode and put an 80 grit sanding disk on it and pinched a 2x12 between the table and the disk by lifting one end. It did slip the belts and some RPM loss. Very impressive)

JMHO

Steve, I have been running my PP on 110V for several years and have noticed no need for more power. In my last large project I was ripping 8/4 black walnut.

Well I stopped by the customer service desk at Lowe's today and found my PowerPro was shipped yesterday from Shopsmith, and should be here in about 2-3 weeks! I did decide to go with a 120vac drop.

I've been making way more sheet rock dust this summer than sawdust, but now I'm on to painting, then cutting and polishing a few granite tiles and that project will be done.

Man I hate muddin and taping!

It's here!

Congratulations -- you will love it. As long as it took me to decide on mine, I've never regretted it for a minute!

Still waiting on mine. Hopefully it will be shipped in the next few weeks.

colday wrote:It's here!

Congratulations on your PowerPro.

I see that it came with a nicely bound manual. Does that manual or any other documentation that came with the PowerPro contain a detailed parts breakdowm?

Let the good times roll! I know I like what my investment is providing and have a second upgrade unit on order. Let us know how its working once you have it making sawdust.

Ed

dusty wrote:

colday wrote:It's here!

Congratulations on your PowerPro.

I see that it came with a nicely bound manual. Does that manual or any other documentation that came with the PowerPro contain a detailed parts breakdowm?

Yes, it did! That said the manual is rather thin, but it does have error codes explained, and the parts breakdown. What else is really needed on a complete new headstock?

I hope to get away from the kitchen/dining room remodel to play with it. Unfortunately I don't have any leave left for this year, so I only get the weekends to work in the shop. It is on the way tubes, but now I've got to do an alignment before I can use it. It sure purrs!

Steve