Changing Motor Voltage - RIDGID TS3650 Operator's Manual

.SP6498 Belt Drive Saw 05/03

Changing Motor Voltage

WARNING: Electric shock can
kill. To reduce the risk of shock,
never connect plug to power
source outlet until all assembly
steps are completed. Unplug saw
before making or changing any
connections.
NOTE: The saw is prewired at the
factory for 120V operation. Use the
following procedure to change motor
voltage from 120V to 240V.
1. Unplug the saw.
2. Open the motor junction box cover
located on the side of the motor.
3. Remove and discard the electrical
tape from the wire connectors.
Remove wire connectors.
4. Reconnect the leads as shown in
the "Wiring Diagram" section on
page 71 of this manual.
5. Reinstall the wire connectors and
wrap with two layers of new U.L.
listed electrical tape per wire
connector.
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6. Recheck your wiring to the wiring
diagrams. Do this so you can be
sure that the wiring is correct.
7. Reinstall the junction box cover.
8. Cut off the 120 volt power cord plug
and replace it with a (3 blade) 240
volt, 15 amp U.L. listed plug. (See
illustration
receptacle.) Connect the power
cord white
respectively, to the "hot" plug blade
terminals and connect the power
cord green grounding wire to the
plug ground prong terminal.
9. Plug your saw into a 220-240V, 15
amp, 3 blade receptacle.
10. Make certain the receptacle is
connected to a 240V A.C. power
supply through a 240V branch
circuit having at least a 15 amp
capacity and protected by a 15
amp time-delay fuse of circuit
breaker.
Junction
Box Cover
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of 240V plug &
and black leads,