beelzerob
Senior Member
My wood workshop is coming together, but I'm suddenly stymied. I have built a closet for my dust collector to go into so that it would not be such a noise maker in the work area. But I needed some easy way to control it as well so that it'd be trivial to turn it on.
My plan was to use a spare OnQ ALC relay control switch to switch the outlet that the DC was plugged into. Since I could control the relay via some simple momentary contact switches, that means I could easily wire several switches throughout the shop so that you were never more than a step or 2 away from being able to turn the D.C. on.
Well, unfortunately, I discovered that the dust collector is actually rated for 16 amps. Since the ALC switch is 15 amp rated, I do not feel good about going that route now.
So I'm still looking for the cheapest, easiest solution that will let me switch the dust collector on and off.
I found this X10 switch for a 20 amp load. But I have no X10, so I have no idea what's involved in making it work (do I need a separate controller for that?). I'm not looking for automated/PC control...just simple closed contact control.
I'm trying to keep it all below $60, because otherwise I'll just get one of the remote control outlets that are made for this. Besides the cost, I really don't want something with a wireless remote because I *KNOW* I'll be hunting around the shop for that in less than a day.
Any suggestions help, thanks.
My plan was to use a spare OnQ ALC relay control switch to switch the outlet that the DC was plugged into. Since I could control the relay via some simple momentary contact switches, that means I could easily wire several switches throughout the shop so that you were never more than a step or 2 away from being able to turn the D.C. on.
Well, unfortunately, I discovered that the dust collector is actually rated for 16 amps. Since the ALC switch is 15 amp rated, I do not feel good about going that route now.
So I'm still looking for the cheapest, easiest solution that will let me switch the dust collector on and off.
I found this X10 switch for a 20 amp load. But I have no X10, so I have no idea what's involved in making it work (do I need a separate controller for that?). I'm not looking for automated/PC control...just simple closed contact control.
I'm trying to keep it all below $60, because otherwise I'll just get one of the remote control outlets that are made for this. Besides the cost, I really don't want something with a wireless remote because I *KNOW* I'll be hunting around the shop for that in less than a day.
Any suggestions help, thanks.