CT 26 cord ground prong broke out

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Hello,

My CT 26 ground prong broke off.  Do I just cut the end of the cord and add a new plug or is there another way to fix this that anyone has done.  thanks
 
My CT26 did the same thing.  Luckily mine was under warranty and they replaced it along with the newer top garage and motor.
 
I recent bought my first festool vac (second hand, local sale). Save for making sure it worked at the time of sale, I haven’t used it yet. This thread prompted me to check the plug on that unit. Pic attached.

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I’m completely ignorant when it comes to “angry pixies” (i.e. electricity). What’s the risk of using it as is?

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"removal of the ground pin from an appliance. This common procedure not only prevents grounding but also bypasses the appliance’s polarizing feature, since a de-pinned plug can be inserted into the receptacle upside-down."
https://www.nachi.org/ungrounded-electrical-receptacles.htm

Replacing a broken grounded plug is not difficult (there must be some tutorial videos out there). A new plug costs a few bucks or so.
 
Surprising this looks to be common.  I might look at this as an opportunity for a better cord in general. The one on my 110V model is pretty awful (hard plastic-like vs soft rubber) compared to the one on my 230V machine.  Also it's is almost like the idea of having a molded cord clip on the plug for when you wrap it up doesn't not exist to festool.
 
Just happened to me last night with my CT36.  Ordered a Leviton replacement last night with a little black & green.  First time this has ever happened to one of my vacs in 50 years.
 

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Happened to mine last month but I’ve been living with it for the moment.

The ground pin gives a low resistance pathway for current should your vac or attached tool short to the housing of the tool. A shorted current should follow this path rather than a path through your arm and out your feet, or even worse from one arm through your chest (possibly stopping your heart) and out the other arm.

Most of the tools I attach to my MIDI are two prong double insulated variety, so my small risk is only if the vac shorts. Personally I’m not losing sleep over this but will replace when convenient.

 
Pretty sure the “anti-static” hose feature is coupled to that ground pin too.
 
The ground on my CT36 just broke off.  I believe the CT draws up to around 12 amps between the tool and vac based on what I have read.  Therefore, I am planning to order a 15 amp 125 volt (I am in the U.S.) plug off Amazon or pick one up at my local hardware store.  Anyone done this before and have any suggestions?  I assume it is fairly straight forward with nothing special needed.  Luckily I have another CT to use while I figure out a repair.  Thanks.
 
The first gen CT’s delivered to the US had thick long 20 amp power cords that don’t quite fit on the cord wrap. They included a green colored 20 amp to 15 amp adapter so the machine could be used on a typical 15 amp outlet.

The ground pin came out of my CT Mini adapter and I continued to use it with no discernible issue until the adapter was lost on a job site. Since I’d only been on one job site where the adapter wasn’t needed I just cut off the 20 amp plug and replaced with a 15.

I only have two Festool brand vac’s and have been using the CT 23 a lot lately and recently discovered that the 20-15 adapter is a significant source of resistance. It gets very warm so I’ll be replacing the 20 amp plug on that vac soon.
 
Michael Kellough said:
I only have two Festool brand vac’s and have been using the CT 23 a lot lately and recently discovered that the 20-15 adapter is a significant source of resistance. It gets very warm so I’ll be replacing the 20 amp plug on that vac soon.
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Are you talking about this adapter [member=297]Michael Kellough[/member] on a CT 22?

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Michael Kellough said:
The first gen CT’s delivered to the US had thick long 20 amp power cords that don’t quite fit on the cord wrap. They included a green colored 20 amp to 15 amp adapter so the machine could be used on a typical 15 amp outlet.

The ground pin came out of my CT Mini adapter and I continued to use it with no discernible issue until the adapter was lost on a job site. Since I’d only been on one job site where the adapter wasn’t needed I just cut off the 20 amp plug and replaced with a 15.

I only have two Festool brand vac’s and have been using the CT 23 a lot lately and recently discovered that the 20-15 adapter is a significant source of resistance. It gets very warm so I’ll be replacing the 20 amp plug on that vac soon.
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Why not install a 15/20 receptacle rather than replacing the plug? They're only a little more than 15-only receptacles and they avoid problems. I did all my shop wiring with the combo receptacles, but then I have a couple machines with 20-amp plugs.
 
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] first gen US vac’s had this adapter.

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Michael Kellough said:
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] first gen US vac’s had this adapter.

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The Festool vac’s get used any place other than the shop (I use a centrally located Flex vac in the shop) so its never convenient to change outlets and not possible some places.
 
Michael Kellough said:
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] first gen US vac’s had this adapter.

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That's interesting Michael...I'll have to check my adapter the next time I'm using the CT 22 for an extended period. Thanks for the heads-up.

FWIW...I followed Jeff's suggestion for the basement shop and will be doing the same thing for the garage, it's pretty slick. A duplex box with 2 different 20 amp circuits easily identified by color. And rather than GFCI's in the service panel, I place them on the same wall as the rest of the outlets. When I pop a breaker the GFCI's are within arms length rather than across the garage.

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Michael Kellough said:
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] first gen US vac’s had this adapter.

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That's the adapter I got with my CT-22. Never noticed it getting hot, but I've only used it a couple times in 20+ years.

Michael, If you're using it in a lot of different locations...yeah, I'd chop the plug off and replace it. I thought we were talking about shop use.
 
My city's safety codes now mandate AF/GF outlets for 20A circuits, which I added to my shop during the pandemic:

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