Delta DP350 Power Switch - Small Saga

Ahhh, crap. The drills are Dumore (not Dumont).

Sensitive drills such as the Series 16

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and a much older version of the same model designated Type PD

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Wild_Bill
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On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:08:32 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller scrawled the following:

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Then Ig said:

I dunno, Ger. I seem to instinctively tapdance around when something goes wrong in the shop. Doesn't everyone?

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Larry Jaques

I have both switches on my drill press. The original one on the drill press is a rocker switch that is connected in series with the hard wired momentary foot switch. I added it about 10 years ago so I would have another free hand for some delicate work. It allows me to have the tip of the drill in contact with the workpiece when I start the motor. if something goes wrong, either switch will stop the motor.

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Michael A. Terrell

Tell the truth, I haven't hooked up my new foot switch yet - been too busy straightening the crank shaft on a 4 HP B&S quatro that got dragged home, so I could bag leaves from four large maple trees plus a few smaller Misc. species and whatever are delivered by the breezes, and I haven't had that many holes to produce. Last time I used a foot switch was in the shop at the airport where I earned free access to equipment and supplies. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

A lot of the time I have to use my cane to stand, so that leaves me one hand short to use the drill press. It was a convenience when I added it, about ten years ago, but now that I'm disabled, its the only way I can use the drill press, most days.

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Michael A. Terrell

Thanks for original post - I just had same situation with DP350. I'll buy 2 and hide one behind my coffee maker (if she's sleeping).

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cdvorak22

replying to Joseph Gwinn, Jeff wrote: I also have the Delta DP350 drill press and the switch is no longer working after checking for continuity. The stock number 683-5523 does not work at Allied Electronics, not sure why? Hope you can help Thanks

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Jeff

replying to Joseph Gwinn, Jeff wrote: I also have the Delta DP350 drill press and the switch is no longer working after checking for continuity. The stock number 683-5523 does not work at Allied Electronics, not sure why? Hope you can help Thanks

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Jeff

I also have DP350, and the switch did fail. While it's difficult to find that exact switch, the cutout and connections are standard, and there are lots of switches that will work. Be sure to get a switch rated for at least the rating of the failed switch. And buy a few spares.

My backup plan was to make a metal plate to mount a MIL-SPEC toggle switch. These are heavy enough to never fail.

Joe Gwinn

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Joe Gwinn

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