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keakap wrote:In other words, he had completed ALL of the required maintenance on his P-P when the question of the wedgies arose.:-)

And I almost forgot to add that the headstock lock on mine is also a bit 'stiffer' than my auld one. I imagine it will work looser as time goes by.

I overlooked the 'detail' that you had an entirely new one! SAT!!!:o

There has been a discussion on the forum about the heat rise on the conventional headstock especially around the area of the idler shaft. Has anyone had an opportunity to evaluate the PP headstock's heat rise as compared to the original headstock ?
Bill V

Seems to me that the PowerPro heats the two axillary shafts pretty close to the same amount. Both heat up less than the older unit. I have felt those hubs quite often and have found that sometimes the idler hub is a little warmer and sometimes it is the spindle aux. shaft that is warmer. Most of the time when sawing drilling, or using SPTs the hubs are just a little warm.

After running at 10,000 RPM for a while, both shafts got hot enough that it was uncomfortable to hole on to them.

I was informed that mine shipped on the 21st,
Bill V

I received my PowerPro yesterday and installed it. I’m impressed with the precision of the speeds and its general operation. I particularly like the ability to turn it on at saw speed rather than having to roll it back with the old unit as it blew the circuit breaker unless I did that. I would have liked a couple more speed buttons for dados etc. There were virtually no vibrations or strange noises at any speed. It’s great to have such a wide speed range and more power. I’m a retired guy so I did notice it was a little heavier than the old one. Someday I might get a gas shock assist.

ChuckJ

My Power Pro shipped yesterday. Looking forward to getting it installed and checked out.

Ron
520--soon to be 520 Power Pro

cjacobus1 wrote:I received my PowerPro yesterday and installed it. I’m impressed with the precision of the speeds and its general operation. I particularly like the ability to turn it on at saw speed rather than having to roll it back with the old unit as it blew the circuit breaker unless I did that. I would have liked a couple more speed buttons for dados etc. There were virtually no vibrations or strange noises at any speed. It’s great to have such a wide speed range and more power. I’m a retired guy so I did notice it was a little heavier than the old one. Someday I might get a gas shock assist.

ChuckJ

That is what I love about the PowerPro most. Not dialing down the speed to turn off and dialing it up again to cut the next piece.

Ken - N8KJG

kennygolub wrote:That is what I love about the PowerPro most. Not dialing down the speed to turn off and dialing it up again to cut the next piece.

Ken - N8KJG

I guess I understand that Ken. That is one reason why I hardly ever dialed mine done to remove power. I just make sure that I am on a dedicated, 15amp or 20 amp circuit. I have never had a problem (except when the circuit was NOT dedicated).

Boy, that sounds like sour grapes.

But I am pleased that all of you are enjoying your PowerPro's and I guarantee that one day I too will be.

dusty wrote:I guess I understand that Ken. That is one reason why I hardly ever dialed mine done to remove power. I just make sure that I am on a dedicated, 15amp or 20 amp circuit. I have never had a problem (except when the circuit was NOT dedicated).

Boy, that sounds like sour grapes.

But I am pleased that all of you are enjoying your PowerPro's and I guarantee that one day I too will be.

DITTO! I have never needed to 'dial down' either. But then I be using a 230v motor.

I would find the need to do so annoying.

However, lack of doing so frequently requires short on cycling with frantic speed dial cranking to get the speed down for using the bandsaw or jigsaw after previous saw use.:(

HiI have never backed down my original machine when stopping it. I generally run mine through a 12 gauge 25' power cord on a 20 amp circuit tha is not dedicated. The only time I had a problem starting at high speed is when it was plugged into a metal power strip that had a 15 amp breaker built in. The breaker tripped after the third start up at sawng speed.
Bill V