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Are there still two belts in the PowerPro. That's the only configuration I can come up with in my head. My perception is that you need one belt from the motor shaft up to the planer spindle where the old adjustable sheave used to be. Then you need a second belt up to the quill. Someone please educate me on this question, please.

A beauty to the PowerPro is that we no longer have to apply oil to the keyways where the sheaves slid back and forth on the spindles. The salesman said that about every 6 months or more frequent depending on usage, that we need some pressurized air to blow out the dust from the electronics board. I didn't realize that the board was so exposed. From what I've been told that sawdust collects moisture and that would be damaging to an electronics board (circuit board). Can you help?

swampgator wrote:Are there still two belts in the PowerPro. That's the only configuration I can come up with in my head. My perception is that you need one belt from the motor shaft up to the planer spindle where the old adjustable sheave used to be. Then you need a second belt up to the quill. Someone please educate me on this question, please.

A beauty to the PowerPro is that we no longer have to apply oil to the keyways where the sheaves slid back and forth on the spindles. The salesman said that about every 6 months or more frequent depending on usage, that we need some pressurized air to blow out the dust from the electronics board. I didn't realize that the board was so exposed. From what I've been told that sawdust collects moisture and that would be damaging to an electronics board (circuit board). Can you help?

Correct on the two belts. Here is the video showing them.
http://youtu.be/jmy2lonluA4

The electronics board is well covered as shown in the video above (the black box). However the circuitry of the control panel is exposed to the inside.

Looking at the trouble shooting guide, there is a possibility that dirt can foul up the infra red reader of the motors RPM. (forgot what this causes) In order to blow the dirt from here you will have to release the two forward screws holding the motor, tilt the motor, remove the black plastic shield and then blow it out.

It is always a good practice to blow the dust out every once an a while - in my opinion/

charlese wrote: Looking at the trouble shooting guide, there is a possibility that dirt can foul up the infra red reader of the motors RPM. (forgot what this causes) In order to blow the dirt from here you will have to release the two forward screws holding the motor, tilt the motor, remove the black plastic shield and then blow it out.

So the PP has maintenance needs. Interesting, thanks.

The you tube video suggested by rcplaneguy (John) in post #2, led me to a plethora of videos re: Shopsmith. Even got to see a 20 minute segment of Doug Reid's webinar. Never did get to see it because my internet connection failed.\

Thanks, John!

Thanks for the video, RCPlaneGuy. That's the only config I could come up with in my head. I know we will no longer have the sheaves, but if the idler shaft were not functioning, then only one belt. The presenter last week said 3 belts and that starting the only brain cell firing. Yes, the video was very clear and makes perfect sense. Thanks for all the input.