Hammer will not start

[wptski]

Same here and me neither. But I have always liked the yellow boot trademark of Fluke, so its never really bothered me. Would be cool if they offered some options though.

Pink? [scared]

 

[ben_r_]

Same here and me neither. But I have always liked the yellow boot trademark of Fluke, so its never really bothered me. Would be cool if they offered some options though.

Pink? [scared]

Hey man, if it gets some girls to get interested in electronics, Im all for it!

 

[nickao]

If it's 30A how big a motor can it be? MY Unisaw is 3HP and requires a 30A breaker and there are no special actions to take when firing it up. I just press the start button and bang it's up to speed in what seems like a fraction of a second.

If they are worried about you pressing the start button when the saw is running then the contactor should latch open to disengage the start winding once the start button is released. Pressing the stop button would enable the start winding again.

I have been using the Unisaws for 30 years and every one has been on a 220 20 amp circuit and it is stated in the manual(well in one manual the other 2 dont mention circuit) and directly on the Delta website as well., I dont know where you are getting 30 amp circuit is required, it's not for the 3hp.

Per Delta for the 3HP Unisaws "This circuit should not be less than #12 wire and should be protected with a 20 Amp breaker." A 30 amp circuit is WAY overkill and  I want my circuit popping way before my 3HP induction motor is pulling 30 amps!

I have tested the 3HP table saws quite a bit and ripping 3.5 thick White Oak we could never get the Unisaw to draw more than 17 or 18 amps(And that was really under EXTREME load.) and even less with a nice new thin blade. I understand wire sizing and breakers are really to protect the wiring system itself, but knowing the current draw for the 3HP saws  I don't see why anyone would want a 30 amp circuit as anything over a 20 amp draw definitely is showing there are some issues with the machine wiring or motor. The 3HP incution motors just dont draw that much current under normal use.

I have some 5HP saws, the manual stated they need to be hardwired, no extension cord, those are 30 amp circuits. I do have an extension on my 5HP bandsaw though and that is also on a 30 amp circuit.

 

[ben_r_]

If it's 30A how big a motor can it be? MY Unisaw is 3HP and requires a 30A breaker and there are no special actions to take when firing it up. I just press the start button and bang it's up to speed in what seems like a fraction of a second.

If they are worried about you pressing the start button when the saw is running then the contactor should latch open to disengage the start winding once the start button is released. Pressing the stop button would enable the start winding again.

I have been using the Unisaws for 30 years and every one has been on a 220 20 amp circuit and it is stated in the manual(well in one manual the other 2 dont mention circuit) and directly on the Delta website as well., I dont know where you are getting 30 amp circuit is required, it's not for the 3hp.

Per Delta for the 3HP Unisaws "This circuit should not be less than #12 wire and should be protected with a 20 Amp breaker." A 30 amp circuit is WAY overkill and  I want my circuit popping way before my 3HP induction motor is pulling 30 amps!

I have tested the 3HP table saws quite a bit and ripping 3.5 thick White Oak we could never get the Unisaw to draw more than 17 or 18 amps(And that was really under EXTREME load.) and even less with a nice new thin blade. I understand wire sizing and breakers are really to protect the wiring system itself, but knowing the current draw for the 3HP saws  I don't see why anyone would want a 30 amp circuit as anything over a 20 amp draw definitely is showing there are some issues with the machine wiring or motor. The 3HP incution motors just dont draw that much current under normal use.

I have some 5HP saws, the manual stated they need to be hardwired, no extension cord, those are 30 amp circuits. I do have an extension on my 5HP bandsaw though and that is also on a 30 amp circuit.

If you had read through the thread before commenting, youd have seen than in Reply #14 he corrected his claim and admitted he made a mistake.