Thread: Revolutionary Teknatool Drill Press

Originally Posted by jack620

Finally, I’m just throwing this out there. This is a note in the User Manual:

NOTE: Ground Fault Interrupters (GFI's) are generally not compatible with Variable speed motors. If you wish to use a GFI or RCD, select a unit that is confirmed for use with a Variable speed motor using capacitor charge.

I don’t know whether our RCDs in Oz meet this requirement.

Has anyone been able to test this, or confirm if it's likely to be an issue in Australia? Interestingly, the old Nova DVR lathe manual actually encouraged the use of an RCD!! From the Nova DVR xp manual:
"Ground Fault Interrupters (GFI's) or Residual Current Detectors (RCD's) are helpful and are a
recommended protection device for any powertool. They can be used in conjunction with a
DVR lathe. Note some makes of GFI may not be compatible"

Just looking at the Teknatool site, and apparently it's also available from:
Trend Timbers (Syd)
Carrolls (Melb)
Gregory Machinery (Bris)
Timbecon (Perth) but no mention of Timbecon Melb.

Chris that link to the Manual download didn't work properly, so I went to the site and it still didn't work ("Failed"). If you have successfully downloaded it would you mind emailing it to me please?

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Chris that link to the Manual download didn't work properly, so I went to the site and it still didn't work ("Failed"). If you have successfully downloaded it would you mind emailing it to me please?

the down load worked for me

Thanks for your extensive observations Chris

DaveTTC

Turning Wood into Art

Originally Posted by ian

the down load worked for me

Brett lives on top of a hill and the electrons sometimes don't like going uphill.

or do the electrons just take "fright" into the sky

It's because you're closer to the server Ian

As this has been available for a while, I'm interested to know if anyone has bought one of these drill presses as yet. If so, can you provide some real-world feedback, any issues or concerns, and particularly any measured run-out in the chuck.

Also, has anyone managed to confirm if Australian RCD's are really an issue??

I can't help you with personal use, but i went over it this morning at Carbatec, its one solid machine, looking forwards to seeing real reviews.