So once again, now that I have a SS back in the shop, I have to figure out a way to hot wire my table saw because SawStop stubbornly refuses to allow it's saw to run with anything smaller than an 8" blade, even in bypass mode. Grrrr. With the contractor saw, it was no big deal. The motor was wired with a standard 20A line chord, and a I could just unplug it from the controller box and plug it into an auxillary switch.
With the 3HP PCS, it's a little more involved. I have a 20A, motor rated switch here, so I can skip having to use a starter, but then I have to add some thermal protection on my own. Not a bit deal, but a little annoying, I guess. Either way, I'll have to cut into the motor line and put connectors on it. I mostly use twist locks, but they're SO bulky. I'm debating what to use here too.
Has anyone else done anything like this? I may well have been the first to do it on the contractor saw, and possibly the first to do it on a PCS. Is that possible? I have to think that someone else has done this and maybe has a more elegant solution than my brute force hack and whack. A potential solution is to cut into the cable going to the switch box and to control the relay manually from a switch. Wiring wise, that would be a pretty simple solution as it wouldn't require any additional outside wiring, but I think it comes with a couple of safety issues that I'm not sure I'm comfortable with.
Hmmmm....what to do, what to do...