Subject: Table-mounted router switch

From: Jim Schlee <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 08:54:28 -0500

Not even remotely resembling an electrician, I hope someone can help me
with this problem...

I have a Makita 3612C mounted in an extension table on my Delta CS. I
picked up a Delta new-style on/off TS switch (cheap) that I planned on
using for the router (plug the switch into an outlet, plug the router
into the short female cord on the switch, lock the router switch to 'on'
& use the Delta switch to control the router on/off). I had to cut off &
replace the female plug on the Delta switch - it was made for their TS
motor & looks like the type used for a computer power cord:

			---      instead of:	 O
		    ---     ---		       |   |

(hope you get the idea). The router works fine except the electric brake
doesn't work when plugged into the switch - router works fine when
plugged straight into the same outlet the TS switch is plugged into.

I'm lost - any ideas???

Thanks in advance,
Jim

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From: Tom Corey <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 21:41:33 -0500

> motor & looks like the type used for a computer power cord:
As a general practice, if the wire is color coded under the jacket, it
would be black is hot, white is neutral, green is ground. For a plug hot
goes to the wide blade, neutral to the narrow blade, and ground to the
round blade.

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From: "Phil Anderson" <[email-masked]>
Date: 1 Apr 97 22:00:50 GMT

Tom, I hate to differ but the hot (black) wire goes to the narrow blade.  I
always remember "black to brass", brass being the color of the screw
attached to the narrow blade.

Regards,

Phil

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From: James Foster <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 13:36:09 -0600

Jim Schlee wrote:

> plugged straight into the same outlet the TS switch is plugged into.

Kinda, though I don't remember the exact wiring details. We had an
electric lawn mower that had an electric brake. The key is that the
switch isn't a straight on/off switch, it's a double pole double
throw switch. In the on position the motor wires are connected to
the mains (Duh! B^)) but in the off position they're either connected
together (shorted) or to each other via a capacitor. This is the
part I don't recall. In this position the motor is generating some
electricity while spinning from inertia and the way it's connected
basically makes the motor windings fight each other and quickly
come to equilibrium. In order to get this effect you'll have to
have the same kind of wiring in your external switch. Check out
the router's exploded parts diagram and also check for a wiring
diagram. These should help you determine what you'll need. Oh,
just remember, short the _motor's_ wires together B^).