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Andy Dingley wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:17:41 -0700, wrote:

Don't use a lightswitch - the surge currents on something the size of
a table-mounted router will kill it.

maybe. I had a 2HP induction motor running on one for several years.

Induction motor - lower surge than a brush motor.

I strongly suggest a no-volt release switch, as for any machine tool.
It also avoids the main risk of accidentally plugging the router into
a live outlet.

I've never seen a stand alone one for sale. I wish I had a source for
them... know of one?

Axminster do a few for the UK / Euro market. They sell one as an NVR
switch for small machinery, or the same thing in a neater box with a
socket for rather rmore markup. I just use one from an old table saw.

Personally I wouldn't buy a router with an intermittent switch like
this. I hope the manufacturers are listening.

different countries have different safety rules, and some places
disallow lock-on able switches for some tools....

Which countries ? They're OK in Europe and presumably in the USA. I
keep hearing this as an explanation, but can't find anything to back
it up.
I think lock on switches are banned from Jan 05 onwards thanks to Brussels.

Noel