hi, was wondering if anyone in oz could tell me the type of power transformer they use for the clarke planer? price and where purchased would be great also.
thanks. condoro
tried searching on old posts but it was to confusing… watts amps volts etc… i’m not an electrical engineer…
…I use a 115V to 240V 600W transformer
grab the 115V cord and plug to the transformer, the trasnformer cord plug to the wall
Is your Clarke planer 115V? Should be labeled.
Australian power supply is like UK and is 240V so you need a step down transformer.
As far as I know the clarke planer is a modified Hitachi P20SB which is rated at a bit over 600 watts. Check your own planer.
Most motors require a bit extra at startup so get a transformer with a higher power rating than this. For example
http://www.rsaustralia.com/…p;cacheID=aunetscape
This is a 1kVA step down autotransformer (1kVA = 1000 watts) in a robust plastic case suitable for site work and so will be splash proof and continuous rated. Plug it into your wall socket and then plug your planer into the socket on the transformer.
If you havent got the Clarke planer why not get a planer for your local voltage with suitable trip switch for safety.
…WWMark, the guy only needs the stuff that I posted
I dont write a comment to f** other people, so I didnt “lie” him or whatever, the guy wanted a solution, I gave the solution in the simpliest way
-I use this transformer with the planer without any problems and shaped hundreds of boards with it
Whats up reverb? You seem to have taken offence somehow! The guy admits to not knowing much about electricity. If he went into a shop and asked for a 115V to 240V transformer as you suggested would he be getting the right one? Surely he should be asking for a 240V to 115V transformer i.e one that steps 240V down to 115V. Sorry but your answer was misleading in my opinion. Also asking for a transformer in say an electronic supply shop may mean he walks out the door with a transformer with no case,fuse,thermal overload protection,plugs or leads and he has to wire primary or/and secondary himself. Do you think he would know what to do with some thing like this?
So I went to a bit of effort to post a link to something he could recognise from an australian site. I looked on Oz ebay and tool sites but couldn’t find the right transformer which suprised me so i thought maybe they aren’t so common there so was particular about my description. If you are refering to me suggesting a 1kva instead of a 600w transformer this is because I think the planer is rated at above 600 watts ( I have seen it described as different power ratings ) , also generally the 1kva is not much more cost than a 600W one and will probably be a bit more useful in the long run for other power tools and easier to get hold of i.e. more common. Ok the 600w one would probably do ok but stricktly speaking if anything went wrong you would be using a transformer not rated for the job. No warranty replacement, no insurance coverage, no compensation.
Mark
thanks for the help guys. i have some friends who have big expensive transformers and smaller cheaper ones. all i was wondering is what would be adequate for the job. even though the planer is rated just over 500 watts it only cuts foam and probably doesn’t need a transformer for the maximum capacity. if your car isn’t going up hill it doesn’t need all the power it can muster so the planer only cuts foam there isn’t too much load so it may be overkill to get a transformer that i need a trolley for.
do you guys want “pistols at dawn” i’ll try to organise it for you.
i didn’t want to start a web words all i wanted was to bypass trial and error by asking for some experienced answers.
Hi there. Although the figures I gave were based on the planer being over 600W and yours is only just over 500W, I would still follow the logic and get one that is adequately specified for the job i.e the nearest one equal or bigger than your requirements. I have seen these site transformers specified as 1000VA but only 600VA continuous but others specified as 500VA tool rating 750W so you have to look closely at the specs. For us here the difference in price between the two is £5 and the weight difference 1kg (9kg as opposed to 10kg) So just get one that can continuously supply the necessary power requirements of your planer after looking at their specs. I don’t agree with yor analogy of it being ok to have an underpowered car on hills.
Once again Reverb, no offence intended. Your suggestion of 600W based on your experience would work fine for condoro. I just didn’t think you explained it so it couldn’t be misunderstood. Turns out condoro had a better idea of the type of thing he wanted that I thought so perhaps I could have saved myself the effort,but maybe useful to others with less knowledge.
mark
…ok WWMark
may be my words sounded heavy but thats not the idea…
no problem
Some electrical devices have a switchable power input inside the machine…
Generally it’s a little window/hole that shows if it’s in the 115V or 230/240v mode…
Looks a bit like this…
Check that out before you buy a transformer, then all you’ll need is a $20 international plug adapter…