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
