[Shop-talk] Remote power switch

[Ronnie Day]

Good idea, except we’re not doing a central system, and may not. But for
now we don’t want sawdust all over the place, regardless. A switch  like
this is the easiest solution, IMO.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 2:19 PM Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> A bit more fiddly, but look at how a central vacuum system works.  Every
> place you have to plug in a hose, there are  a pair of metal pins.  Push
> the hose in, and the metal sleeve connects the pins and energizes a relay
> that starts the vacuum.
>
> A relay or motor starter for the vacuum and a handy switch near each tool
> would let you turn it on as you turn on each tool.  Yes, you have to flip a
> switch, but you don't have to leave the tool to do it.  And I bet it's a
> whole lot cheaper than a lot of these other systems.
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:28 AM Ronnie Day via Shop-talk <
> shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Looking for a "remote switch" that turns on a shop vac when I hit the
>> trigger on a saw, router, etc. I'm certain that I've seen something like
>> this but I can't seem to find anything after spending a couple of hours
>> on-line.
>>
>> There are remote switches that use a RF remote, but I want one that
>> senses the current flow when the saw's turns on which then switches on the
>> plug the vacuum is plugged into.
>>
>> Should be able to build it, but buying off the shelf would be simpler.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Ron
>>
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