PM 4224 / 3520 Remote Switch - Upgrade..

[Peter Elliott]

I'm starting a new thread on a remote switch I bought and assembled. This was for my 4224 which already had a remote wire/switch and enclosure. The switch that PM supplied fails a lot (3 of them).

Ordered a new setup from a company that makes industrial switches. Total Cost was about $65 and well worth it.. The OEM Powermatic switch is garbage..
If you have magnets, then you save some $$.. The parts for the switch is about $50 including shipping.

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Main Parts
http://www.factorymation.com (http://www.factorymation.com)

CSW-BEG
BC01-CSW
DS-PCG-0811-1B1Y
CB-3/8NPT-0510-5 ( you have to buy this pak of 5 but well worth it)

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Clear Grommets:
Kitchen door rubber stops, one that press into a hole.. has a center “pin” to it. These fit in the holes on the bottom. I used a reamer to make them tapered a bit since this is how these little clear stops come.


Magnets – 2 of these.

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BY082


Glue 2 magnets with epoxy first
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It takes about 5 minutes to assemble. screw on e-stop, push carrier for the switch block, snap on switch block
You attach the white/black to the switch block.

The box has a o-ring to keep out dust

E-stop works very smooth.. Not a lot of pressure to stop. Then you turn the e-stop a 1/4 turn to the right to turn it on.

Inside photos:
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Some instructions on wiring - but mine already had the remote wire.
http://www.osolnikmachinery.com/remoteswitch3520binstructions.aspx

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[Steve Mawson]

For the remote to work the switch on the headstock has to be on, is that correct? More concerned with the 3520 lathe. Thanks for the info.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Steve....yes....they are wired in series....so they both have to be on and either one can shutoff the motor controller.