On 09/01/2009 05:25 AM, Dave - Parkville, MD wrote:
I just had an upgrade for my electric service to a 200 Amp panel as
part of an HVAC upgrade. At the same time, I had the electrician put
in 2 220 circuits and 2 120 circuits for my shop (lights were already
separate). Last night I switched over my table saw to 220. Wow,
start up is almost instant.

If it makes that much difference, there was probably something wrong
with the 120V circuit or wire size. If everything was sized properly
there shouldn't really be any difference.

The question: I plan to switch over my bandsaw to 220 as well. What
happens to the gooseneck lamp? The switch over instructions don't
mention it. Rewiring for the motor is pretty straightfoward. Am I
missing something?

My bandsaw has a separate plug for the lamp. If it's not mentioned
they're probably using the safety ground as a neutral which you're not
really supposed to do.

Chris