OF 2200 EB required current

[peter halle]

I made a major typo.  In my previous post I meant to type NOTE but instead I typed NOT.   My apologies to Laurie.

Peter

LOL. I was just concerned about the part where you said "So that goes."

[scared]  [scared]  [scared]  [scared]   [scared]

Your ensemble goes TOGETHER.  R.Icks - rather than going, let's hope that it went.

PS - For all those reading who might be getting the wrong idea about my posts - I have the utmost respect for both Rick and Laurie both as wonderful people who do have a sense of humor and also for the work that they have done with and around Festool to help illustrate and educate. 

Peter

 

[greg mann]

Back on topic for a moment. Rick, it is my impression that doing the same amount of work, size of cut and feed-rate, would require essentially the same amperage draw whether you were using a 1400 or a 2200. Could you comment on that?

 

[Rick Christopherson]

Back on topic for a moment. Rick, it is my impression that doing the same amount of work, size of cut and feed-rate, would require essentially the same amperage draw whether you were using a 1400 or a 2200. Could you comment on that?

Yeah, that's a pretty good assumption. It may be a little higher with the OF2200, but generally the same.

 

[RONWEN]

Other members can probably provide more information and some who has more of a technical understanding of all things electrical, like our resident expert ick Christopherson, can add more of a technical explanation if necessary.

Hi. Ick Christopherson here.  [scared] (Shane, don't even try to tell me that wasn't a Freudian slip....hehehehe).

The amp draw of the router will depend on how much you are loading it. (i.e. how big of a bit and how deep of a cut.) Under a full load, yes, it will draw the full 2200 watts (18 amps). However, this is only under full rated load, which is not very common. The smaller the bit or shallower of cut, the less the load. You can operate this router from a 15 amp circuit if you need to, but you may be limited to the amount of load the router can take before it trips your circuit breaker (but still very close to the full load). It won't damage the tool, and your circuit breaker will still protect the circuit as it is designed to.

Yes, this router can be used with a CT vac with the same caveats. The total power drawn by the router and the vac can exceed the capacity of the circuit (even a 20 amp circuit), but the breaker will trip to protect the circuit. The CT vac can sustain the full power of the router.

The bottom line is that your circuit breakers are the limiting factor, and they are there to do just that very thing.

Ick, Just think of how many keystrokes (and printer ink) you will save in a year's time with this new abbreviation.  [big grin]