OF2200 EB Power Cord Grommet/Strain Relief

[RELee]

I retired from the electrical field and have been asked by a friend if I could fabricate a short Neutrik "pigtail" for a Festool OF2200 EB he has his eye on. 

Obviously, part of the rubber grommet/strain relief that the power cord passes through is hidden under a black plastic cover, so I'd appreciate it if anyone would be willing to remove said cover and measure the length of the grommet itself.

I'm not a Festool owner, just trying to help one.

Thanks for your time,
Rob 

 

[Holmz]

[member=61999]RELee[/member] I just pull out the gromet when I change over the cord.
Usually with some dishwashing soap and water. The Carolprene cord is reputed to be the best to use for the pigtails.
I run a 3 wire for all the delivery ends, and many of the tools themselves are generally double insulted and have no ground.
Some may have a ground that ties the housing down for anti-static, but I do not know about that router.

Then I stow the OWM cord in case I need it later.

The Neutrik can 'appear' to be installed at 0 or 180... If it does not mate, you will know that you went into the housing 180 out.
I cannot remember which side does that (male/female aka inlet/outlet).

I usually smoke test it and GFI test it, and then get it formally "test-n-tag" tested as a liability precaution which is ~10$.

 

[RELee]

Thank you for the reply...I've made up the cords before, but not for this particular tool.  I'm simply hoping that someone might measure the length of the strain relief...even if it's just from the outside of the router.

WD40 evaporates fairly rapidly, so I use it for pulling cord through grommets/strain reliefs (with no worries about water in an electrical work area).

As for the cord itself...Carol makes the Carolprene product in the USA, so I normally opt for it.  If I can't get my hands on Carolprene, I go with CCI Royal (a Coleman/Southwire product), which is not made in the USA.  By the way, it's the composition of the jacket/insulation that really distinguishes one cord product from the other.

The tools I've made these cords for have all been double-insulated, so, depending on the operating voltage of the tool in question, 14-2 or 16-2 is the order of the day.  There is no need for a third conductor or ground lead.

There is a specialized tool made for assembling these power connectors that eliminates any potential problems during assembly.  The Neutrik TRUE1 product, for example, is IP-65 rated, so the tool I just mentioned is integral to the process.  One would have an extremely hard time achieving the published torque specification without the proper tool...and, if they did, they would probably mangle the surface of the connector during the installation.

Thanks again,
Rob