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hudsonmiller
01-19-2009, 07:34 AM
Is there a problem with frequent start/stops on the vacuum or is it ok to have it tied in via a current tap switch with the Mark V?
dusty
01-19-2009, 07:43 AM
Is there a problem with frequent start/stops on the vacuum or is it ok to have it tied in via a current tap switch with the Mark V?
I don't have mine tied it like you do but I turn mine on and off nearly every time the Shopsmith gets turned on/off so I don't believe the frequency of use will be a problem.
Constantly switching will eat into the number of life cycles that the machines are good for but I believe that is the only issue. I don't believe you can do anything to change that except not use it.
8iowa
01-19-2009, 11:23 AM
My DC3300 was purchased in 1985. I couldn't begin to guess the number of cycles on/off. I'm still on the original switch, which hasn't gotten as much use this past year because I now have the remote control with the remote button in my shop apron. This is the best way to go.
dusty
01-19-2009, 11:26 AM
Hey, has your shop (as pictured in your avatar) always been surrounded by that white stuff?
cdmclain
01-19-2009, 12:16 PM
Second on the remote button for the DC3300! I was convinced when Rick Davis was using one in a TA session. Too many times I was so focused on what I was doing, ready to start a cut and only to realize the DC was not turned on.
8iowa
01-19-2009, 01:59 PM
Dusty:
There's even more of the "white stuff" now. I understand that the level has now crept up to 27 to 30 inches.
hudsonmiller
01-19-2009, 08:44 PM
Thanks to everyone. I'm going to keep it rigged up like I've got it to auto start with the mark v. Using a craftsman "current tap" with a pneumatic actuated foot switch.
a1gutterman
01-19-2009, 09:18 PM
Thanks to everyone. I'm going to keep it rigged up like I've got it to auto start with the mark v. Using a craftsman "current tap" with a pneumatic actuated foot switch.http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/images/smilies2/welcome.gif hudsonmiller,
As long as that is a big enough circuit (e.g., 20 amp) and the motors are knot starved for electricity, I see no problem with your set-up. If the foot switch is turning them both on and off, you must have the switches for both always in the on position. At least you are knot cycling the SS switches. The other switch may have a shorter life, but hey, that is what they are for, right?