The other day I decided to make life a little easier when using my miter saw. I was running the shop vacuum with a Dust Deputy through a RF remote. It worked but was a little cumbersome.
I got the idea to rewire one of the shop outlets to accommodate a current sensing module. After some Google research I settled on the Phenix 9993A (phenixcontrols.com/Current_Sensor/Single_Phase/9993) and ordered it. With a minimum $25 order and for future table saw sensing it came to $58 for two.
I rewired the outlet with two duplex outlets. One for normal 110VAC the other split for the saw and vacuum. I put a 4 in. square box over the old outlet hole with a 4 in. extension box and a utility cover to hold the outlets. I checked that the vacuum would not exceed the 10A contact rating and did not use a slave relay.
Finished up the wiring and tested all outlets for correct polarity. Now I can get back to making projects.
I got the idea to rewire one of the shop outlets to accommodate a current sensing module. After some Google research I settled on the Phenix 9993A (phenixcontrols.com/Current_Sensor/Single_Phase/9993) and ordered it. With a minimum $25 order and for future table saw sensing it came to $58 for two.
I rewired the outlet with two duplex outlets. One for normal 110VAC the other split for the saw and vacuum. I put a 4 in. square box over the old outlet hole with a 4 in. extension box and a utility cover to hold the outlets. I checked that the vacuum would not exceed the 10A contact rating and did not use a slave relay.
Finished up the wiring and tested all outlets for correct polarity. Now I can get back to making projects.
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