Thanks @robertooznest that does make sense, of course. I have no experience at all yet so not really in a position to judge, but I'm trying to visualise scenarios in which those advantages would outweigh the benefits of also powering off the router head. Assuming we leave the DC button alone, would you advise against putting a separate one on the A/C side that also stops the router head?
Question @robertooznest: why is the Emergency Stop fitted to the DC side? I wondered if it's due to immediacy, but my observation is that the power dies pretty quickly when the supply side is isolated.
I'm merely asking because I'm contemplating an supply side (A/C) emergency stop which feeds a double wall socket from which both the router head and the controller are powered; is that a bad idea for any reason?
I appreciate the difficulty here with the stop button needing to be sealed. The problem is the significant amount of excess cable depending on where it's sited.
I cut a worktable based on the recommended sizing for a 750x1000 machine (950mm x 1200mm). I'm mounting the power supply on the surface of the table centrally behind the unit because the table top is removable so I want it flat underneath. To put the emergency stop where recommended would mean running the AC cable along the left side to the stop and then back again and into the drag chain. Unless the right hand side of the base is flush with the edge of the worktable, this is not only a bit of a squeeze but also pretty ugly, and also unnecessarily vulnerable to flying bits of stuff etc.
In my case the worktable is open on three sides (only the rear is close to a wall). This means I can put the stop button in the rear left corner, This leaves me with a lot of excess both to the supply and to the drag chain.
I didn't do this at this stage. My feeling was that until I had completed built the machine and determined it's exact position on the work table, it would be pretty arbitrary trying to determine where to mount the power supply and the emergency stop (cart before the horse).
Maybe there's a specific reason for putting this at this point?
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Thanks @robertooznest that does make sense, of course. I have no experience at all yet so not really in a position to judge, but I'm trying to visualise scenarios in which those advantages would outweigh the benefits of also powering off the router head. Assuming we leave the DC button alone, would you advise against putting a separate one on the A/C side that also stops the router head?
Question @robertooznest: why is the Emergency Stop fitted to the DC side? I wondered if it's due to immediacy, but my observation is that the power dies pretty quickly when the supply side is isolated.
I'm merely asking because I'm contemplating an supply side (A/C) emergency stop which feeds a double wall socket from which both the router head and the controller are powered; is that a bad idea for any reason?
Thanks again
I appreciate the difficulty here with the stop button needing to be sealed. The problem is the significant amount of excess cable depending on where it's sited.
I cut a worktable based on the recommended sizing for a 750x1000 machine (950mm x 1200mm). I'm mounting the power supply on the surface of the table centrally behind the unit because the table top is removable so I want it flat underneath. To put the emergency stop where recommended would mean running the AC cable along the left side to the stop and then back again and into the drag chain. Unless the right hand side of the base is flush with the edge of the worktable, this is not only a bit of a squeeze but also pretty ugly, and also unnecessarily vulnerable to flying bits of stuff etc.
In my case the worktable is open on three sides (only the rear is close to a wall). This means I can put the stop button in the rear left corner, This leaves me with a lot of excess both to the supply and to the drag chain.
I didn't do this at this stage. My feeling was that until I had completed built the machine and determined it's exact position on the work table, it would be pretty arbitrary trying to determine where to mount the power supply and the emergency stop (cart before the horse).
Maybe there's a specific reason for putting this at this point?