Power signal for vac

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Since I switched to the Dewalt Stealthsonic shop vac instead of my main dust collector the Ivac switch is not turning on my vac. I could move the Ivac to the Dewalt unit but I would still like to leverage it for my main collector.

I have a bit runner and I am going to guess that the advise would not be to use one of these plugged into the BitRunner and feeding the vac and router.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/3-Outlet-Extender-with-16-AWG-HDC301/319908311

If need be I will buy a second Ivac switch.

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I have something similar, and it works perfect. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Our recommendation is that one uses a current-sensing device such as:

so as to have the vacuum separate from the trim router.

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But would you plug that into the BitRunner and then plug the vac and router into the different outlets?

Without the BitRunner this makes sense, just trying to fig out the path with it.

My existing current sending device sends a signal to a completely different relay box for the larger dust collector but I want to re-adjust to accommodate the smaller vac instead.

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We’ve used both the BitRunner power and VFD power to trigger those before. So far, so good.

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So, plug the BitRunner into the tool side of this and then the vac on the vac side? I figured Bitrunner would be drawing power all the time and flip it on for its output when it gets the signal from CM. Maybe it doesn’t draw enough power in that state to trigger the vac port though.

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Correct, there’s some trigger level of current and you need a tool on, either a router of VFD, to exceed the threshold.

As an aside, the BitRunner draws no AC current if the router is off.

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Ok thanks. I assumed you needed some power in there for it to engage when the signal from CM activates it. Obviously I am not an electrical genius.

I will try it this weekend.

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I received the switch and looked it up yesterday. I didn’t try running a program at first, I just used the spindle on/off commands. The second time I tried it ai got the dreaded lost connection error but it seemed fine after that. I may have clicked the buttons too fast.

Since then I tested some more and have run several programs and all is well.

Thanks.

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