Quote Originally Posted by Rob Gunn View Post
Randy, I ran a 50amp 220V drop from the ceiling and then mounted a circuit breaker box directly on my Shopbot frame. Doing this now gives me the option to run separate 110v to the Shopbot control box, router motor, and dust vac, also a 220v to a table vac. all from the one breaker box mounted directly to the Shopbot frame. I like this setup because now I only have one power cord going to the machine, rather than 4 separate cords running everywhere.
Does anyone know if I can do similar if my spindle is 3 phase? Right now the electrician is planning on mounting a 3-phase 208v and a 1-phase 120 volt circuit either on the wall or overhead. But I love the idea of having just one power cord to the machine, and a vac hose, and an air supply hose of course. But still, that would be a cleaner install.