Retro Fitted Makita Router
Posted: Sun 19 May , 2013 10:58 am
Hi,
Our Porter Cable router motor has had a hard life and after several new sets of bearings, brushes and a failed on/off switch we have decided it is too risky to use any more. I was able to machine a steel reducing collar which allows us to fit a standard Makita trimmer router into the alloy motor plate. We ran the power cable outside the enclosure and ran the motor from a wall mounted power outlet. This worked OK but I was keen to run the motor from the power outlet inside the enclosure. I fitted the motor with the correct power plug and connected it to the Denford outlet but it refuses to run. The router that we are using is a type with an electronic speed control built in. Is it not possible to run this motor from the Denford's modulated power supply? Is there a workaround? Can I bypass the electronic speed control in the Makita?
Any advice would be welcome.
Regards,
Mark Presling
Our Porter Cable router motor has had a hard life and after several new sets of bearings, brushes and a failed on/off switch we have decided it is too risky to use any more. I was able to machine a steel reducing collar which allows us to fit a standard Makita trimmer router into the alloy motor plate. We ran the power cable outside the enclosure and ran the motor from a wall mounted power outlet. This worked OK but I was keen to run the motor from the power outlet inside the enclosure. I fitted the motor with the correct power plug and connected it to the Denford outlet but it refuses to run. The router that we are using is a type with an electronic speed control built in. Is it not possible to run this motor from the Denford's modulated power supply? Is there a workaround? Can I bypass the electronic speed control in the Makita?
Any advice would be welcome.
Regards,
Mark Presling