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I learned a valuable lesson today about using the DC-6000 with the DeWalt DW735 Planer. DO NOT connect any other tools to the DC when doing this! I had my DC-6000 (upgraded from DC-3300) connected to my Mark 7 (upgraded from 520) in TS mode and my DeWalt Planer (DW735), I was using both upper inlets on the three-way 2-1/2" hose manifold on the DC. The twist here is that the DW735 has a chip blower, so it will almost fill the DC filter bag with air even with the DC powered off. I was using the planer and DC, and when I was 'finished' there was maybe one board foot equivalent of chips and sawdust piled on top of and around the Mark 7! After cleaning things up a bit I rechecked, and with the DC and DW735 both powered on there was a lot of air flow in the wrong direction coming up through the table on the M7.

- David

Yeah, I usually don't even turn on the DC3300 when I connect it to the DW735 due to the power of the blower. I only ever use one hose with the DC300 and the other inlets are blocked off by the factory plugs. Makes sense the DW735's powerful blower would turn the other inlets into an outlet if given a chance.