{"id":246,"date":"2006-01-12T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-12T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/testwp\/story\/tablesaw-wiring-repair\/"},"modified":"2017-01-23T23:33:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:33:41","slug":"tablesaw-wiring-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/tablesaw-wiring-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Tablesaw wiring repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/amillar\/wp-content\/uploads\/projects\/20060115_tablesaw_old_wiring_img_1503.jpg\" alt=\"Old wiring\" \/>My used tablesaw needed a new power cord and switch.  The cord was clearly in bad shape.  The on-off switch was spliced in with a mess of wire nuts and electrical tape.  It was time for some basic electrical repair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/amillar\/wp-content\/uploads\/projects\/20060110_tablesaw_wiring_img_1490.jpg\" alt=\"New switch and wiring\" \/><br \/>The label on the motor said it would pull up to 14 amps at full load.  I replaced the cord completely using a 14-gauge extension cord I got on Christmas clearance sale at Home Depot, which is rated to carry 15 amps.  I added a safety switch, which must be pulled out and forward to turn it on, and mounted the switch in a proper electrical box with no exposed terminals or wires.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/amillar\/wp-content\/uploads\/projects\/20060110_tablesaw_wiring_img_1489.jpg\" alt=\"Motor wiring\" \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/amillar\/wp-content\/uploads\/projects\/20060110_tablesaw_wiring_img_1492.jpg\" alt=\"Switchbox\" \/><br \/>There are a number of considerations when replacing a switch and cord on an appliance or power tool.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain proper grounding.  The motor already had a ground lug for the cord, which I connected securely.  I also attached the ground wire to the new metal switch box I installed, thereby ensuring a good ground for the table saw frame as well.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"\/amillar\/workshop\/wire_gauge\">correct wire size<\/a>.  14 gauge should carry up to 15 amps safely.<\/li>\n<li>Switch the &#8220;hot&#8221; wire.  In household AC wiring, there is a black &#8220;hot&#8221; wire and a white &#8220;neutral&#8221; wire.  Although both carry electricity, the hot wire should always be switched instead of the neutral.  This is important in case of a short circuit, to maintain safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"links inline\">\n<li class=\"taxonomy_term_27 first\"><a href=\"\/amillar\/topic\/electrical\" rel=\"tag\" title=\"\">Electrical<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"taxonomy_term_36\"><a href=\"\/amillar\/topic\/tools\" rel=\"tag\" title=\"\">Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"taxonomy_term_20\"><a href=\"\/amillar\/topic\/workshop\" rel=\"tag\" title=\"I enjoy working with tools, doing various sorts of repairs and home improvement. &#10;\">Workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"taxonomy_term_26 last\"><a href=\"\/amillar\/category\/project\/tablesaw\" rel=\"tag\" title=\"I'm fixing up a tablesaw that I bought at a garage sale.  It is a Powr-Kraft model TMG-3332A from Montgomery Wards, which was made around 1956.  It is still in good working condition, so I have been repairing it and adding safety features.\">Tablesaw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        Submitted by amillar on Thu, 2006-01-12 12:25                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My used tablesaw needed a new power cord and switch. The cord was clearly in bad shape. The on-off switch was spliced in with a mess of wire nuts and electrical tape. It was time for some basic electrical repair. The label on the motor said it would pull up to 14 amps at full &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/tablesaw-wiring-repair\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tablesaw wiring repair&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11,27],"class_list":["post-246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-project","tag-electrical","tag-tablesaw"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bolis.com\/amillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}