festooltim
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Broke a prong off on the cord of my ts55 so i tried to put the one from my ro 125 and its not the same does'nt fit. I thought all the plug it cords would switch. Whats the deal?
Plug it cord does'nt fit
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Festool has two different plug it cords. The difference is in the guage of wire used for the tool as some tools require a lower guage wire cause they draw more current.
Dan Clermont
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This took me by surprise. I didnt think of it at work but how many types are there and does the heaviest cable fit all the smaller ones.
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I believe there are two types- one for the sanders, domino and lighter power-using tools, and one for the saws, routers, kapex etc.
I took two of the heavy gauge cables and attached them to a 27mm hose and a 36mm hose respectively. You can use the heavy gauge cable with all tools, but not the light gauge cable. Now whichever cable I pick up works with all Festools. I use the lighter gauge cables when I am using a sander without the need for a vac hose, such as when I am buffing wax.
I took two of the heavy gauge cables and attached them to a 27mm hose and a 36mm hose respectively. You can use the heavy gauge cable with all tools, but not the light gauge cable. Now whichever cable I pick up works with all Festools. I use the lighter gauge cables when I am using a sander without the need for a vac hose, such as when I am buffing wax.
In the Netherlands all tools come with the heavier guage type plugit cable. (At least the ones I have did, and I own several that would work with the other cable aswell (trion, domino, 1010, rotex150). I don't think it's because of the 110V vs 220V difference, because the issue has also come up on the Australian forum, and they also have 220V.
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In North America, there are two cords that come with the tools, as has been stated. One is 16 AWG and the other is 18 AWG. In every other way they are virtually the same, both are SJO cord and feel similar, though the 16 AWG cord is slightly bigger diameter - it has more copper.
The biggest difference that is noticeable to the user is that the smaller, lower ampacity, 18 AWG cord, (490649), has an extra protrusion on the male part of where it plugs into the tool. The corresponding female part on the tool connector has a depression that is designed to receive that protrusion. The higher ampacity, 16 AWG cord, (490656), has a flat and the corresponding female part on the tool connector has no depression, but rather has a flat. This is designed so that the lower ampacity cord can't be plugged in to a tool that draws more current than the cord was designed to supply.
For the safety of all involved, at least the safety of the tools' Plug-It connections, please don't be tempted to accidentally remove the little protrusion on the lower ampacity cords.
Tom
The biggest difference that is noticeable to the user is that the smaller, lower ampacity, 18 AWG cord, (490649), has an extra protrusion on the male part of where it plugs into the tool. The corresponding female part on the tool connector has a depression that is designed to receive that protrusion. The higher ampacity, 16 AWG cord, (490656), has a flat and the corresponding female part on the tool connector has no depression, but rather has a flat. This is designed so that the lower ampacity cord can't be plugged in to a tool that draws more current than the cord was designed to supply.
For the safety of all involved, at least the safety of the tools' Plug-It connections, please don't be tempted to accidentally remove the little protrusion on the lower ampacity cords.
Tom
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