RIDGID JP06101 Operator's Manual page 9

ELECTRICAL
CHANGING MOTOR VOLTAGE
See Figures 2 - 5.
WARNING:
Electric shock can kill. To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, never connect plug to power source
until all assembly steps are completed.
NOTE: The jointer/planer is prewired at the factory for 120
volts, 60 Hz. Use the following procedures to change motor
voltage from 120 volts to 240 volts.
n Unplug the jointer/planer.
n Located on the side of the motor is the junction box.
Remove the phillips screw at the back of the junction box
then lift off the cover.
n Remove and discard the electrical tape from the wire
connectors. Remove wire connectors.
n Reconnect the leads.
n Reinstall the wire connectors and wrap each wire with
two layers of new UL listed electrical tape.
n Recheck your wiring with the wiring diagrams.
n Reinstall the junction box cover using the phillips
screw.
n Cut off the 120 volt power cord plug and replace it with
a 3-prong 240 volt, 15 amp. UL listed plug.
n Connect the power cord white and black leads,
respectively, to the "hot" plug blade terminals. Connect
the power cord green grounding wire to the plug ground
prong terminal.
n Plug your jointer/planer into a 220-240 volt, 15 amp.,
3-prong receptacle.
n Make certain the receptacle is connected to a 240 volt,
AC power supply through a 240 volt branch circuit having
at least a 15 amp capacity and protected by a 15 amp
time-delay fuse or circuit breaker.
Motor Junction Box
1 3 5
White
Green
120V Wiring
FOR USE WITH 110-120 VOLT
Motor Junction Box
1 3 5
White
Green
120V Wiring
2 4 8
Wire
Black
Nuts
120V
Power
Cord
Fig. 2
WARNING:
To prevent possible electrical hazards including
electrocution or death, have a qualified electri-
cian check the line if you are not certain that it is
properly wired.
GROUNDING PIN
2 4 8
Wire
Black
Nuts
120V
Power
Cord
FOR USE WITH 220-240 VOLT
Motor Junction Box
3
5
JUNCTION BOX
2
1 4 8
Black
White
Green
240V Wiring
9
240 V GROUNDED
Motor Junction Box
3
5
2
1 4 8
Black
White
Green
240V
Power
Cord
240V Wiring
Wire
Nut
240V
Power
Cord
OUTLET
Fig. 3
Wire
Nut
Fig. 4
Fig. 5