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11-16-2007, 11:26 PM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I am using 220 power for the Jointer But wondered if I can make the cord going from the outlet to the Jointer about 10-12 feet long will that hurt anything? The wire is 10-3 and heavily insulted stranded wire. I'm trying to not have to run another 220.
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11-16-2007, 11:41 PM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Yes, you should be good. 10-3 is plenty big for the size motor the DJ-20 has installed. | |
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11-17-2007, 05:58 AM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Travis Porter  Yes, you should be good. 10-3 is plenty big for the size motor the DJ-20 has installed. just to clarify The 12 foot length will be ok ?
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11-17-2007, 06:32 AM
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Name: Fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jtodd71 just to clarify The 12 foot length will be ok ?
12 feet is too short!  it wont reach to my shop.  unless you move the joiner closer!  seriously that cord will be fine.
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11-17-2007, 09:10 AM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Yup, all is good. That distance is not to far at all. The only interesting thing is supposedly you are not supposed to use an extension cord that has a larger wire size then is in the wall. I don't remember why though. | |
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11-17-2007, 09:16 AM
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Name: Nick City: Tarboro State: NC County: Edgecombe Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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One small note: Get REALLY good pulgs, that way your have fewer problems later on. Nick
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11-17-2007, 10:16 AM
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Name: Roy Hatch City: Horse Shoe State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 76 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Jon, I had a similar issue with my dust collector and found that buying an extension cord (with the appropriate wire) was less expensive than buying the needed cable. Cut off the ends that are not needed and wire directly to the machine. The ones I am using are orange and they are more visible on the floor.
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11-17-2007, 11:20 AM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Grgramps Jon, I had a similar issue with my dust collector and found that buying an extension cord (with the appropriate wire) was less expensive than buying the needed cable. Cut off the ends that are not needed and wire directly to the machine. The ones I am using are orange and they are more visible on the floor.
Roy That is a very true statement. When I was upgrading my Delta bandsaw I was going to buy some 12-3 wire and a male 110V plug. It was cheaper to buy a drop cord and cut the unneeded end off of it. | |
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11-17-2007, 01:46 PM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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the cord and end was only 8 dollars so I made my own. Or well I stopped for lunch and then I will go finish
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11-17-2007, 09:47 PM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I use NEMA L6-20 plugs/receptacles on my 240V/20 Amp circuits (Tablesaw and Shaper) and L6-30's on my Woodmaster Drum Sander. All of them have hard-wired cords that are 10/3 with separate equipment ground wire. The advantage of using these twist lock plugs is they don't fall out. I also just bought some #10/2 NM wire for my new dust collector and paid more than $1/foot for it -- copper has gone sky-high!
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11-18-2007, 12:34 AM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I got the cord from a MAn at Lowes hardware it was supposed to be 1.82 a foot but he marked it at 42 cents a foot I told him the correct price he said "I know" And said have a good day. SO I did
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