Cut the cord?

[mavrick1903]

Anyone ever cut the cord to a short pigtail for their mini/midi vac? With a sleeve on the hose to manage the tool cable the hose garage gets snug. Considering cutting the cord short and putting ends on both the tool and cord.

Am I alone?

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[Birdhunter]

I would not do that!

 

[AlexThePalex]

Bad idea, the Plug-It cord is not rated for the wattage a vac + tool draws.

Highest rated tool with a Plug-it cord I can think of so quickly is I believe the TS75 at 1500 watts, and tools that draw more have a normal cord. 

 

[jonnyrocket]

[member=5277]Alex[/member]  I don’t think the OP was suggesting the use of a plug-it pig tail.

[member=105]mavrick1903[/member]  I can definitely see the logic leading you down this path. As long as you use good quality cord ends, I don’t see why this would be any problem.

 

[AlexThePalex]

[member=5277]Alex[/member]  I don’t think the OP was suggesting the use of a plug-it pig tail.

Ow. Whenever I read pigtail here I think of the short Plug-It conversion.

If OP wants to use a normal cord at the proper rating, there's no objection whatsoever. He should do what he finds convenient.

 

[mavrick1903]

Lol. Thanks all. No. I’d be torn between quality standard ends and a twist lock. I’ve got twist locks elsewhere and like them for my 240v big tools. Also on my electric brewery.

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[Peter_C]

OSHA wouldn't approve, should the tool be used on a jobsite.

 

[chrisrosenb]

I shortened the cords on a MIDI & MINI to 6 feet. I kept the original cord ends & made new connections inside the housings.

 

[Joebuck]

Anyone ever cut the cord to a short pigtail for their mini/midi vac? With a sleeve on the hose to manage the tool cable the hose garage gets snug. Considering cutting the cord short and putting ends on both the tool and cord.

Am I alone?

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I considered cutting the cord on my older MIDI, but mainly because I found it to be stiff and easily tangled, and just as you experienced, didn’t store nicely in the hose garage. Instead of cutting it, I found the solution was to purchase the optional cord wrap that screws on to the back of the unit. Now I can wind the cord up, it stores nicely, and I still have the benefit of a long cord. I’m glad I didn’t end up cutting mine.

 

[DeformedTree]

OSHA wouldn't approve, should the tool be used on a jobsite.

Wonder how OSHA would feel about the electric brewery on a jobsite?  [big grin]

 

[Peter_C]

Wonder how OSHA would feel about the electric brewery on a jobsite?  [big grin]

No freebies or it would be  considered a bribe. Inspectors of honor take offers of bribes negatively. My neighbor had someone come after him with a gun after he turned down a bribe. The attempted murderer caught a 2x4 across the head from the job site waste bin. Wonder what OSHA would have thought of that?

Close enough to confuse the question further.https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2014-04-18-0

Any cord changes must be put back to it's original UL rating. This means you can not cut the plug end off to shorten any cord. A cord can be replaced. Any shortening would have to be done inside the tool, which also has convoluted rules. All these rules were put in place because...Darwinism is not allowed to function.