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Bill Gebhardt
08-31-2019, 12:48 PM
My DC is outside the shop so I use the Long Ranger remote at the saw to operate it. My hearing is such that I can not hear it Is it possible to tap half of that box that feeds the DC and take that 110v into the shop to light a bulb that would tell me if the DC is running or not?
Bill
Mike Henderson
08-31-2019, 12:51 PM
If you have four wires running to the DC (two hot, one neutral and one ground) it's possible. Your switch on the DC would have to be a 2 pole switch, breaking both hots. If so, I don't know what code would say but electrically it would work.

Mike
Andrew Seemann
08-31-2019, 1:12 PM
You could also get a 240V pilot light. They are pretty easy to find on the interweb.
Mike Henderson
08-31-2019, 2:00 PM
You could also get a 240V pilot light. They are pretty easy to find on the interweb.

Much better suggestion.

Mike
Greg R Bradley
08-31-2019, 2:32 PM
Most LED designed for commercial use are rated 120-277 volts.
Bill Gebhardt
08-31-2019, 3:44 PM
Thank you! It never occurred to me that a LED would do the job and no 110v.
Bill
Rollie Meyers
09-01-2019, 4:31 AM
Thank you! It never occurred to me that a LED would do the job and no 110v.
Bill
What is the rating of the circuit? Depending on the size, overcurrent protection may be required for a indicator/pilot light, BTW since the OP is in the People's Republic of Chico, it is on the PG&E system, which means 110 & 220V is not available, residential supply voltage is pretty consistent at 244-245V, the downtown is a 120/208 network or 208Y/120V. :)