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James Watriss

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« on: March 30, 2009, 09:04 PM »
I remembered this one today.

One of my shopmates was in the middle of the shop, needing to plug in a light. His CT22 was right there, so naturally, he plugged the lamp into the socket that was there. And, naturally, this activated the dust collection.

I don't imagine that it would be oh so hard to allow a pass-through circuit in the vac so that the socket still worked in the switch's off position. Running a light, or a battery charger... or any other helpful, but non dust producing device, even for a little while, form that socket would be very helpful. But without all the sucking and the noise.
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« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2009, 10:08 PM »
On my Fein vac's if you set them to manual the outlet stays hot so you can do exactly as you describe.

I missed that feature as soon as I purchased the Festool CT's.
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The one who says it can't be done should avoid interrupting the person doing it.
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 10:12 PM »
I can see where the designer would consider it safer to have designed the CT like it is now - so that you have to intentionally make the outlet hot.

I could also see where another setting or another "pass-through" outlet would be handy at times.


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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2009, 03:34 PM »
I like it just the way it is, I recently used a hitachi vac with two switches vac on/off and auto/man, I was complaining about the lack of suction when I used it with my TS55... turned out  the vac wasn't running. I too sometimes use the vac for a tool that doesn't need dust extraction for a short while; but I don't mind the sucking and the noise; I really hate the no suction when I do need it.
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