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21st August 2015, 10:33 AM #16.
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The http://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-15a...block_p7050064 is Arlec model no PB97, according to the Arlec website (http://www.arlec.com.au/detail-2/?de=PB97) the PB97 does have 4 x 15A outlets.
Model PN96 has 4 x 10A outlets.
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21st August 2015, 08:39 PM #17
Ok, must have had the wrong one in my hands..
I still wouldn't run 2 15A machines i.B. the one 15A extension lead...Cheers,
Joe
9"thicknesser/planer, 12" bench saw, 2Hp Dusty, 5/8" Drill press, 10" Makita drop saw, 2Hp Makita outer, the usual power tools and carpentry hand tools...
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21st August 2015, 08:56 PM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Yeah, good points all.
The 2port GPO will have leads which will run to my table saw (3hp) and, likely, a jointer/thicknesser combo machine (3hp).
I would never run both of those machines at the same time. They're both operations which require focus and concentration. If I were running both at once I would be doing something very, very irresponsible.
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21st August 2015, 09:21 PM #19
[QUOTE]I still wouldn't run 2 15A machines i.B. the one 15A extension lead..[/QUOTE]
With the circuit breaker built into the power board you will not be able to run 2 15A machines at the same time. When the total current draw through the power board exceeds 15A the circuit breaker will trip, so your single extension lead will be protected.
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22nd August 2015, 02:40 AM #20.
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[QUOTE=droog;1890850]
I still wouldn't run 2 15A machines i.B. the one 15A extension lead..[/QUOTE]
With the circuit breaker built into the power board you will not be able to run 2 15A machines at the same time. When the total current draw through the power board exceeds 15A the circuit breaker will trip, so your single extension lead will be protected.
You restart and get another foot further into the wood and you would have to do this again - and again and a again
That's nuts.
The only reason I can think of to have two machines running is for something like a DC and a dust making machine like a TS but it would be stopping and starting all the time - not worth it IMHO.
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22nd August 2015, 10:39 AM #21For regular work this would be a right royal PITA, you'd be half way through say ripping a piece of wood and having to go and restart everything.
You restart and get another foot further into the wood and you would have to do this again - and again and a again
That's nuts.
The only reason I can think of to have two machines running is for something like a DC and a dust making machine like a TS but it would be stopping and starting all the time - not worth it IMHO.
The OP was about switching / splitting power when you have two machines, with the intent to only use one at a time.
I am really just stating that there is no need to switch the supply so that power is only ever available to one machine at a time. If your intention is to run one 15A machine at a time then the powerboard is a good option, if you do happen to switch on the second machine having forgotten to switch off the first then the breaker in the powerboard will save the extension lead from your brain fade moment.
I dont know the particular layout but the switchboard may be some distance away from the shed around the other side of the house, if the installed GPO is not capable of supporting 2 15A machines and you forget and turn both on you will have to walk all the way to the switchboard to reset it, with the powerboard it is right there in the shed.
Totally agree that if you need more than a single 15A supply to run required equipment all at the same time then the powerboard is not what you should be using.
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