I bought an old, used Craftsman RAS about 2 years ago even though it pop a fuse at the old owners house when I test ran it. I got it home and I was just getting it set up last winter when I was laid up for a while. Now I've finally gotten back to wanting to get it fixed. It is still poping a fuse when the blade cuts into the wood, but it ran fine while I was setting up the new table top. IE: It cut through the 1" fence and scored the table top without any noticable problem. It's currently wired for 110v, but it can be wired for 220v easily. It's got two connections on the motor that get switched and then I have to rewire the cord for the 220v outlet.
My question is this: Do you think it will it stop poping a fuse if I go to 220v since the draw will be fewer amps? I'm thinking about trying that this weekend if you all think it might help but I'd like to not spend the money on the new plug and outlet if I don't have to. (I've got to wire a new outlet since the one installed was a dryer hookup, not a powertool type hookup.)
Thanks,
NCGrimbo
My question is this: Do you think it will it stop poping a fuse if I go to 220v since the draw will be fewer amps? I'm thinking about trying that this weekend if you all think it might help but I'd like to not spend the money on the new plug and outlet if I don't have to. (I've got to wire a new outlet since the one installed was a dryer hookup, not a powertool type hookup.)
Thanks,
NCGrimbo