I’m not electrician and on top of that I’m primarily a hand tool guy, so really could use some help/advice about electrical hook ups.
I just started Subsitute Teaching at a high school wood shop that has 4 top-of-the-line Powermatic stationary power tools that have never been plugged in/used in two years: I don’t have the model numbers off the top of my head, but descriptions: 25 inch thickness planer, 24 inch bandsaw, 8 inch jointer and 10 inch table saw.School district electrician says he can’t hook them up.
We have 220 V service to the panel in the shop. As I recall, all of these tools are 230 V, phase 1 power, except for the 25 inch thickness planer. Assume the thickness planer needs a step up transformer, but couldn’t the other phase 1 tools be wired to run on the 220 V service? I know, not ideal, and probably would shorten the lifetime of the motor but at least they would work for a couple years right?
Could they install an individual step up transformer just for the 25 inch thickness planer, or do we need to have step up transformer for the entire shop? The ladder seems like super expensive option – is that necessary?
Could they install an individual step up transformer just for the 25 inch thickness planer, or do we need to have a step up transformer for the entire shop? The latter seems like super expensive option – is that necessary?
Thanks advance for any advice and suggestions! I am way over my skis here, and really appreciate the help!
Best, Mike.