I recently moved to a temporary home with no 220v power in the garage. Our old house sold and our new house is still not ready. We're renting a duplex for a couple of months.
The closest 220v power inside the duplex is either the dryer or the range. Either would require a 75 ft cord to reach. I didn't feel it would be safe to run a drop from the dryer hookup so I bought a generator. It's a nice rig rated at 6KW (8.5KW starting).
Here's the problem... None of the machines equipped with a magnetic switch (tablesaw, shaper, planer) will operate from the generator. The motors try to start but switch will not engage to keep them going. Machines with a conventional (non-magnetic) switch work fine (dust collector, drum sander, molder).
Any solutions?
-Kevin