120V Sys Power Box

[nclemmons]

Very cool!  Congrats!  Where did you order from and where did you find the replacement receptacles?  Tell us more!

Nice project!

 

[BJM9818]

Greg great idea.

Love to know where you got the Power systainer. What I would also like to make is a 30amp twist lock I can use with my Honda 3000is to feed two separate 120v  circuits or even two independent feeds to a sys power box.

 

[GPowers]

Greg great idea.
Love to know where you got the Power systainer.

Bought the Power Hub Systainer on Amazon UK. It was pricey but I wanted the recessed front  and the plastic divider on the inside. It was also a nice surprise, as the inside wiring was on a three bar bus, with plugs for each socket. Did not need to be rewired. Just change the socketts and the cord plug.

 

[GPowers]

Where did you order from and where did you find the replacement receptacles?  Tell us more!

The blue 110 volt sockets matched the mounting holes exactly. There is a small relief that the sockets fix in too and these blue socket also fit in that recessed space. Too bad the blue sockets were not black. The black sockets I ordered had a wider mounting hole pattern. The blue sockets were also twice the cost of the black ones.

You can find the blue sockets on Ebay and Amazon.

Once I had the sockets the conversion took only about 30 mintues to do. Very easy too do.

 

[six-point socket II]

Thats a great conversion!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[GPowers]

Thats a great conversion!

Kind regards,
Oliver

The only option for us here in the USA.

 

[Trevin]

I LIKE it Greg!,
Do you have a link to the outlets?  Cannot find them on ebay or amazon....
Thanks,
Trevin

 

[GPowers]

I LIKE it Greg!,
Do you have a link to the outlets?  Cannot find them on ebay or amazon....
Thanks,
Trevin

On Amazon:

Description: Waterproof Panel Mount,Generator NEMA 5-15R Socket & Receptacle,15A 125V,Grdg (ETA:7-12 WORK DAYS)
Link:http://a.co/fHbuvky

The sockets ship from China so it takes awhile to get. Mine took 10 days. User [member=64733]Naildrivingman[/member] sourced them in his post above.

Festool 220V Power Hub
Link:http://amzn.eu/09lmH3o

The Power Hub ships from the UK 

 

[TinyShop]

Greg - for posterity's sake, and if you have an additional minute, how about a photo showing the bus bar/guts of the system? Thanks!

 

[GPowers]

Greg - for posterity's sake, and if you have an additional minute, how about a photo showing the bus bar/guts of the system? Thanks!

[member=64030]TinyShop[/member] I was hesitant to post that Photo. As I fear Festool/FOG board moderators will take down the post for modifying the guts of one of their products. The inside plastic divider is secured with security screws, so Festool does not want customers messing with the wiring. If it is OK with the FOG board moderators I can post. Other wise you can message me. 

 

[Cheese]

Nice job Greg...

Just one more item to add to my “to do” list.  [smile]

 

[GPowers]

Nice job Greg...

Just one more item to add to my “to do” list.  [smile]

Thanks  [big grin]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Just remember it is a EXPENSIVE solution. The Sockets are $12 each or $60 for all 5. Plus $205 (134 British pounds) for the UK Power Hub Systainer. So it is a very expensive power strip. But it is something I have wanted ever since Festool started shipping the Power Hub in Europe several years ago. Just something fun to have as you really can not justify the cost.  [tongue]

 

[peter halle]

Greg - for posterity's sake, and if you have an additional minute, how about a photo showing the bus bar/guts of the system? Thanks!

[member=64030]TinyShop[/member] I was hesitant to post that Photo. As I fear Festool/FOG board moderators will take down the post for modifying the guts of one of their products. The inside plastic divider is secured with security screws, so Festool does not want customers messing with the wiring. If it is OK with the FOG board moderators I can post. Other wise you can message me.

[member=8022]Greg Powers[/member] , as much as I really hate to say it, you were correct.  I too would love to see what you did but showing others will have to be done off the forum.  And just because the system doesn't allow image in PM you may have to resort to email.

Sorry,

Peter

 

[Cheese]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Just remember it is a EXPENSIVE solution. The Sockets are $12 each or $60 for all 5. Plus $205 (134 British pounds) for the UK Power Hub Systainer. So it is a very expensive power strip.

It is expensive but I look at it this way. $265 plus for the SYS and extra parts, however when Festool finally gets around to releasing a US version, they’ll probably charge at least that much for it in the states.  [tongue]

I’ve located some black receptacles that should work. Do you know the dimensions of the receptacle bolt pattern?

 

[TinyShop]

Peter (can't tag you for some reason) - I should have been more clear I guess. I was only requesting an image of the internals pre-mod. I can't find on any online so I thought we would all benefit from being able to see what's going under the hood, so to speak, of a stock SYS-PH.

 

[nclemmons]

Peter (can't tag you for some reason) - I should have been more clear I guess. I was only requesting an image of the internals pre-mod. I can't find on any online so I thought we would all benefit from being able to see what's going under the hood, so to speak, of a stock SYS-PH.

See the third image in his initial post number 17 above.  That shows the interior and the security screws...

 

[GPowers]

Greg - for posterity's sake, and if you have an additional minute, how about a photo showing the bus bar/guts of the system? Thanks!

[member=64030]TinyShop[/member] I was hesitant to post that Photo. As I fear Festool/FOG board moderators will take down the post for modifying the guts of one of their products. The inside plastic divider is secured with security screws, so Festool does not want customers messing with the wiring. If it is OK with the FOG board moderators I can post. Other wise you can message me.

[member=8022]Greg Powers[/member] , as much as I really hate to say it, you were correct.  I too would love to see what you did but showing others will have to be done off the forum.  And just because the system doesn't allow image in PM you may have to resort to email.

Sorry,

Peter

I completely understand. Still this is a great place to talk about all things FESTOOL.  [big grin]

Thanks

 

[GPowers]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Just remember it is a EXPENSIVE solution. The Sockets are $12 each or $60 for all 5. Plus $205 (134 British pounds) for the UK Power Hub Systainer. So it is a very expensive power strip.

It is expensive but I look at it this way. $265 plus for the SYS and extra parts, however when Festool finally gets around to releasing a US version, they’ll probably charge at least that much for it in the states.  [tongue]

I’ve located some black receptacles that should work. Do you know the dimensions of the receptacle bolt pattern?

[member=44099]Cheese[/member]  PM me your email address and I can send you the specks from the blue sockets.

 

[GPowers]

Peter (can't tag you for some reason) - I should have been more clear I guess. I was only requesting an image of the internals pre-mod. I can't find on any online so I thought we would all benefit from being able to see what's going under the hood, so to speak, of a stock SYS-PH.

See the third image in his initial post number 17 above.  That shows the interior and the security screws...

[member=167]neilc[/member] I think he wants to see the power bus and how the sockets are wired. A photo of what is behind the plastic divider and the security screws. That is what can not be posted here. But I would be glad to email to anyone that wants a Photo.

 

[peter halle]

[member=8022]Greg Powers[/member] , if you have an image pre-mod then I think that is ok to be posted here.  No different than taking a cover off of a tool to show the internals.

Peter