Powermatic PM2000 wiring and plug
Hello,
I have seen several posts about the amperage for the circuit, put I have not seen much at all about the wiring for it. If I’m not mistaken, standard wiring, for 220V/30 amp circuits, is using 4 wires. A red, black white, and green, where red and black are hot, white is a neutral, and green is ground. Unfortunately, the wires for a plug on the saw, only has three wires, a black, a white and a green. The circuit schematic for the motor/wiring show the black, white and green, where green is the ground. I would guess that the black and white are too ohot wires, and the green is ground. there then appears to be no neutral that should be required for a 220V circuit. this helps to prevent prevent majorshock if a problem occurs wiht the ciruit. how are other people running thier ciruit setup, or what are they doing for a white neutral, red hot, black hot, and green ground?
Also, what plug should be used? I need to know more than just a 220V/30 amp plug. What plug can be found to connect the three wires to? I looked at a 30amp dryer plug, and it has four wires as well, red, black, white, and green. I want to buy a plug that you can connect the three wires of the powermatic saw into. What have other people bought to connect the three wires to?
I just really want to know what other people have dopne for their circuit outlet wiring and then what plug to get. Obviously, the plug has to fit in the outlet, but what pair have other people used?
Thank You
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wiring for table saw
Well, here is where I should have gone first, Powermatic Tech Support (1-800-274-6846.) They gave me a straight answer that it is as the colors are, where black goes to black (hot), white goes to white (neutral), and green goes to green (ground.) Simple enough, confusing because this is typically a standard wiring for a 110V circuit. The red is just not used. Now I've got to find a 220V plug that will work with that.
A little different answer this time
Before wiring up the saw, I went to double check with the Powermatic Tech Support. They still reported a black to black, white to white, and green to ground situation, but I verified that white was neutral, and that's where it got a little different. The tech rep said they do not use a neutral, but two hots, so that that would make it a red to white connection, not white to white. Sorry about any confusion. My information/belief about a black to black white to white, and green to green, where white was neutral was correct. That is that it would be a 110V wiring. I also think I'm going to go with a 3 prong, L6-30, locking plug receptacle and head.
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