On Wednesday, June 01, 2011 07:43:11 PM Eric Keller did opine: > If you can't discipline yourself to watch it stop, it seems evident > that should figure out how to mount an overhead guard. The BT3000 was > a really nice saw, but mine developed a sticky off switch after a > couple of years. > Eric > No trouble that way, yet... But we both know that is a $3 switch.
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:13 AM, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > Is anyone aware of a quick & dirty retrofit kit to brake an AC > > universal motor when the power is removed? > > > > I have a Ryobi BT-3000 table saw, which when kept properly adjusted, > > does a fine job. �Its motor package is a universal motor that drives > > the blade with a gilmer belt. > > > > I nicked a finger on my table saw blade yesterday because it was still > > spinning 2 or 3 seconds after the kill switch was hit. �Not seriously, > > just a slight nick that bled for 2 minutes, and is a red spot about > > 1/8" in diameter this morning. > > > > If practical, I would like to replace the existing power switch with > > one that is both handier because its not such a long reach under the > > table to hit it, and which shorts the motor in the off position, or > > at least applies a power resistor dummy load to it, commonly referred > > to as suicide braking. > > > > So, before I reinvent this wheel, is anyone aware of such an > > aftermarket device? > > > > -- > > Cheers, Gene > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > �soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > <http://tinyurl.com/ddg5bz> > > <http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html> > > The more things change, the more they stay insane. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual > > environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible > > recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you > > need it. Data protection magic? > > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment > with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean > your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection > magic? > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) <http://tinyurl.com/ddg5bz> <http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html> I always say beauty is only sin deep. -- Saki, "Reginald's Choir Treat" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
