Thread: Question about power supply to tools

i think its time that carba tec looks into wiring practice... why ? I have the 2hp carbatec (CT-002V) 2hp, dual bag at it runs quite happily on the 10amp cct/plugs. it dims the lights a bit on start up but as discussed previously thats just the starting surge.... no biggie..

I think the plugs used are whatever is easiest to reach for the bloke puting the thing together. I have the 10HB and 2HP dusty and both came with 10A but others come with 15, there is certainly no consistancy with the wiring of these things.

Well, in the end it was easy. I went to the show on Saturday, mooched around a bit then said to the guy at the Timbecon stall "I want a jointer and a thicknesser on a small budget and they have to run on 10A supply". "No problem, fancy a combination or separates?" "The ML-392 combination looks just the right size for my shed." "And would you like a free setting jig to go with that, sir?" "That would be lovely".

Got the 1 hp dust collector (FM-230) and some free hose and clips too. So, I still came in under budget ($2!) and the missus is delighted that I'm taking shed safety more seriously too.

Now, anybody that wants to chip in here with "ooo, I wouldn't have gone for those machines" won't be listened to!!! They're a damn sight better than I had!

Thanks for all of your ideas and help in this thread but in the end it all solved itself and made me a happy boy again.

my only comment is that timbecon is in WA, whereas cabatec is local and they use the same machinary just diff colours.

just picked up a 2hp carbatec dc (ct-2042) at the Canberra wwws, but the sales guy omitted to tell me that it required a 15amp socket...and I only noticed it after I had assembled it and went to plug it in!
Just as well I'm about to wire up the shed properly and will add a couple of 15A circuits...

I, too, have 2 hp Carba-tec tablesaw and I do not like the way it briefly hesitates as it slices through 4" thick rock hard jarrah. I might add that this was on my 80 tooth Triple tooth laminate blade used in rip mode. I was expecting more of it for the money (about $5).

From the collected wisdom of this forum I knew desparate measure were indicated, so I contacted my sparky to rewire the house for 30 amp (let's face it guys - MORE POWER!). I figgered that this should also provide enough power for my handplanes.

The sparky told me to stop wasting my money - actually turned down the easy Dollars! He said it would not make any difference whether I rewired 15 am or left it as 10 amp. He said I should get a more powerful tablesaw. I asked him to put this in writing for my wife.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

I, too, have 2 hp Carba-tec tablesaw and I do not like the way it briefly hesitates as it slices through 4" thick rock hard jarrah. I might add that this was on my 80 tooth Triple tooth laminate blade used in rip mode. I was expecting more of it for the money (about $5).

From the collected wisdom of this forum I knew desparate measure were indicated, so I contacted my sparky to rewire the house for 30 amp (let's face it guys - MORE POWER!). I figgered that this should also provide enough power for my handplanes.

The sparky told me to stop wasting my money - actually turned down the easy Dollars! He said it would not make any difference whether I rewired 15 am or left it as 10 amp. He said I should get a more powerful tablesaw. I asked him to put this in writing for my wife.

Regards from Perth

Derek

QED

When I got my 3hp tablesaw (carbatec CT 250 TS) it came with no plug at all I rang the supplier and was told by their techie type person that it needed to be hardwired :mad: . I was pretty sceptical about this and checked with my electrician next door neighbour. He took one look at the specs and laughed off the hardwiring bit and told me that it would be fine with a 10 amp plug. Been using it for a bit over a year now with no problems at all. David W has got it right, they just whack on whatever they feel like (or leave it off altogether) and spin a yarn about it.

Mick

I bought the 8" Carbatec jointer about a month ago and made a point of asking if it was ok to run on a normal 10 amp, they advised that it was but when I told them I had a 15 amp plug they advised to use that. It wasn't until I got it and assembled it that I noticed the plug was 15 amp - was lucky I guess.

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Cheers.