Those “gazillion” 1950s A/C units were plugged in late May and not unplugged until the cooler days of September. I believe the jointer will go through many plug/unplug cycles and that outlet isn’t going to hold up in the long term. That is why I would recommend a commercial grade outlet.
You make a good point and changing over to a more heavy duty outlet and plug is not going to do any harm for sure. And as you say, it may hold up better.
I stand corrected. The phases are 180 degrees apart. Is a sense opposing polatity.
And I agree, but I think it's an elegant solution just the same because that outlet will only serve one function, and looping the extension cord on a hook right next to the outlet while not in use will keep things neat and tidy.
That style plug is more for a welder. The jointer will work with the smaller 220 plug. That dryer type is is not meant for frequent in and outs, IMO.
Not trying to be mean, but I have to correct you again. The three phases are 120 degrees out of phase with each other.
This is correct, at least as far as the original builder of my home intended. In my circuit box, the receptacle is labeled "welder/heater."
Which is overkill for the tool in question, IMO.
Not on a home system. I have worked with 208 and 480 volt three phase. I do know the differences. Home systems are two hots of opposing phases. It it were three phase, hot to hot would read 208 volts if a tap to neural or ground read 120 volts.
Yep. You don't need that large of a plug. It won't fit t in the receptacle anyway. They are physically larger.
Can you provide me some support on this? Last I knew power generation even for civilian home use is still 3 phase, still at a 120 degree offset. Which means that even if you do tap off it with two phases there will still be the 120 offset. Even two phase generation (which is no longer done), as opposed to tap off, is done with a 90 degree offset. But to my knowledge, each house is only tapping into a single phase, which means even when you double up a breaker for 240 volt, it's still only one phase.
Grid power is three phase, but to a home, they only tap off of one phase:
electricala2z.com
First, how are you getting opposing phases, if the house is only getting one phase? Secondly, Your link does not mention anything about how 240 is two opposing phases. In fact it shows the opposite. 240 is what goes from the line to the panel, but is tapped off the center of the transformer to supply two 120 supplies that the breakers go on. By setting across the full transformer, you can use the 240 supply, but it is still a single phase, because it is single phase 240 coming into the house. Please describe to me how to completely invert a phase.Grid power is three phase, but to a home, they only tap off of one phase:
Transformer Connections: Single-Phase, Three-Phase, Taps, and Control Transformers | Electrical A2Z
The article covers single-phase and three-phase transformer connections, their applications, and configurations, including wye and delta connections. It also explains transformer secondary taps, center-tapped transformers for residential power distribution, and control transformers used for...
Opposing phases are 180 degrees apart.
What I'm saying is that the unit you see lying on my table appears to be a standard switch box, and it's constructed very badly. Unfortunately, the space for my switch box is made for that standard switch box. And that switch box sucks because of the poor button responsiveness.
