Jerry Moore
09-10-2005, 3:05 AM
Hello all,
<O:p</O:pI just setup my General 50-185 and ran it up for the first time. My whole shop dimmed along with two other rooms. I am now having an electrician come in and give me an estimate on a rewire and adding 240 to my shop. So now I am looking at converting my saw to 240 and replacing the switch with a Magnetic safety switch. The motor plate shows an amp draw of 7.5 on 240. I was looking at the Grizzly safety switch or the Canwood Magnetic Safety Switch. The Grizzly is rated at 8.5 to 12 amps for the 2hp or 5-8 amps for the 1.5hp switch. The Canwood is rated at 7-11 amps or 5-8 amps. Which one should I use? I am waiting on a response from WoodSmith Store to see if they carry the switches from General.
<O:p</O:pSecond, I looked at the wiring diagram on the cover plate for the motor and I see that I only have two hots and a green ground that has been attached to the motor housing. I was under the impression that for 240 you should have 2 hots a neutral and a ground. When I replace the plug how do I rewire the plug? And finally which plug do I use? What plug/receptacle do I tell the electrician to use? General did not identify this in their manual.
Thank you,
Jerry
<O:p</O:pI just setup my General 50-185 and ran it up for the first time. My whole shop dimmed along with two other rooms. I am now having an electrician come in and give me an estimate on a rewire and adding 240 to my shop. So now I am looking at converting my saw to 240 and replacing the switch with a Magnetic safety switch. The motor plate shows an amp draw of 7.5 on 240. I was looking at the Grizzly safety switch or the Canwood Magnetic Safety Switch. The Grizzly is rated at 8.5 to 12 amps for the 2hp or 5-8 amps for the 1.5hp switch. The Canwood is rated at 7-11 amps or 5-8 amps. Which one should I use? I am waiting on a response from WoodSmith Store to see if they carry the switches from General.
<O:p</O:pSecond, I looked at the wiring diagram on the cover plate for the motor and I see that I only have two hots and a green ground that has been attached to the motor housing. I was under the impression that for 240 you should have 2 hots a neutral and a ground. When I replace the plug how do I rewire the plug? And finally which plug do I use? What plug/receptacle do I tell the electrician to use? General did not identify this in their manual.
Thank you,
Jerry