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18th December 2013, 11:30 AM #1
My answer to the plug-it pigtail dilemma
I own several non-Festool tools which I need to connect to the dust extractor and have come up with a relatively simple solution. Instead of trying to obtain a few of the plug-it pigtails (almost impossible & if successful, at great expense) or obtaining the component female plug-it part from e-kat & trying to modify your non-Festool tool to accept it, I have come up with this solution & have modified three of my tools. {Photo#1}
Using readily available midget twist-loc cord connectors & plugs from Hubbell, parts # HBL 7464V & HBL 7465V, {Photo#2}I have made interchangeable cord connections. The process is as follows -
1 - Take a Festool plug-it power cord & cut it about 15 inches from the plug-it end & install a 7465 (male plug). {Photo#3} On the remaining length of power cord install a 7464 (female cord connector). {Photo#4} Connect them together via the midget twist locs and you have a power cord that plugs into all your Festool units {Photos#5,6} and has the capability of accepting other tools fitted with a 7465 (male plug
2 - On each of your non-Festool tools, do the same, cutting the power cord approximately 10 inches or so as it leaves the tool & install a 7465 (male plug)which will allow it to be connected to the dust extraction system {Photos#7,8,9}
3 - If you desire, you can do as I did and install a 7464 (female cord connector) on each of the remaining non-Festool power tool cords to allow for individual use separate from the Festool system. {Photo#10}
This method can also be used on Festool units that were built without the plug-it feature.
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18th December 2013, 10:15 PM #2Senior Member
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Hey Measeure,
Thanks for the tip....... Unfortunately those plugs are only rated for 125Vac so will be unsuitable to use in Australia for anyone wanting to try this here in Oz. We use 230Vac.
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18th December 2013, 11:59 PM #3
Sorry, I did not realize the electrical system in Australia was at 230v.
My solution could still work for you if you used the following Hubbell items instead-
For the male plug - HBL7485V rated at 15 amps 125/250vac
For the female cord connector - HBL7484V rated at 15 amps 125/250vac
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