I have wrapped my vacuum remote in yellow tape so it is easy to find (I'm
only 52, but I get what your're talking about)

My remote system is a Woods, and the button box has a key chain from which
it hangs up.
I try to leave it in a consistent location - for me it is on a hook on my
router table.
I can usually find it quickly. My shop is too small for a DC unit, but I
use it on a shop vac.

btw I have recently seen remote control appliance controllers at WalMart
that are listed as 15 amp for under $25. One is a single outlet, another is
3 outlets, with 3 remotes of 3 buttons.



"David Merrill" wrote in message
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Just got my closeted dust collector on a separate 220v circuit and set up
to
run from an X-10 appliance module plugged into an outlet controlled by an
hp-rated wall switch. Pushed the on-button on the little pocket remote
and
it works!

Next thought was that little, 2 x 1-1/2 x 3/8-inch, plastic remote is
going
to get misplaced in no time (67 year-old) if I don't get it on a lanyard
to
hang around my neck. Looked at a leather shoelace and immediately
realized
what a BAD IDEA that was -- having a strong cord dangling from my neck
while
working around rotating machinery. So, keep it in my pocket? -- nah,
it'll
end up in the washing machine or the nightstand. Belt loop? -- nah, don't
want that part of my anatomy sucked into a machine either.

So, where do you guys with remotes keep yours without losing it ???

David Merrill