acer66
Well-known member
Hello there,
I just got an old table saw running on 240V and I want to change the way it is wired right now.
To me it looks like the switch box at the saw does not work and the prior owner just daisy changed another switch box to it with dryer plug at the end.
Seller used the new switch box to fire up the saw.
Ideally I would like to rebuild the old switch and loose the two box setup but also maybe switch to a magnetic setup altogether.
Does it add to the safety to switch to a grounded plug and would it be up to code to run a 120V device, future attached router table of that 240V switch box at the table?
Thank you.
Old switch box.


I just got an old table saw running on 240V and I want to change the way it is wired right now.
To me it looks like the switch box at the saw does not work and the prior owner just daisy changed another switch box to it with dryer plug at the end.
Seller used the new switch box to fire up the saw.
Ideally I would like to rebuild the old switch and loose the two box setup but also maybe switch to a magnetic setup altogether.
Does it add to the safety to switch to a grounded plug and would it be up to code to run a 120V device, future attached router table of that 240V switch box at the table?
Thank you.
Old switch box.









), it will use HOT-HOT-GROUND, three wires. 

