Hi
I have bought a US Porter Cable 7518 router for installation in a router-table.
I also have a 110v site transformer. I had assumed that I could simply fit a new plug onto the router, plug it into the transformer, and away I go, but now I'm not so sure.....
The router has a two-prong US plug. The manual makes great play of the fact that the plug is polarized and that it should not be removed/replaced with an un-polarized one. If the household has un-polarized sockets, they should be changed to polarized ones.
This makes me wonder if the router has neutral connected to the chassis.
The router is definitely double-insulated.
It has electronic speed control, so no worries about the frequency/speed.
I just don't understand why plug polarity is such a big deal, it makes me think I'm missing something.
Can anyone shed any light, or suggest any tests I can do to determine whether it is safe to operate this from a site transformer?
Would I be better off with a step-dowm auto-former?
Cheers for any help you can give
I have bought a US Porter Cable 7518 router for installation in a router-table.
I also have a 110v site transformer. I had assumed that I could simply fit a new plug onto the router, plug it into the transformer, and away I go, but now I'm not so sure.....
The router has a two-prong US plug. The manual makes great play of the fact that the plug is polarized and that it should not be removed/replaced with an un-polarized one. If the household has un-polarized sockets, they should be changed to polarized ones.
This makes me wonder if the router has neutral connected to the chassis.
The router is definitely double-insulated.
It has electronic speed control, so no worries about the frequency/speed.
I just don't understand why plug polarity is such a big deal, it makes me think I'm missing something.
Can anyone shed any light, or suggest any tests I can do to determine whether it is safe to operate this from a site transformer?
Would I be better off with a step-dowm auto-former?
Cheers for any help you can give