w

16/08/2005 7:56 PM

The vaunted JDS Dust-Force is so far a Dust Farce

Just picked it up from Woodcraft today, and it runs great!

The wrong way.

That's right...it can blow a metric butt ton of air out its two 4"
inlets.

On top of that, it is advertised as running at 77 db. Everywhere
except the owners maunal, where it is rated at at 87 db. And trust me,
it sounds like all of 87 db.

On top of that, it is advertised everywhere, including on the JDS
website, as drawing 12" of static pressure. That seemed incredible,
but hey...who am I to say?

It is properly rated (in the owner's manual) at 7.8" of static
pressure, which is on par with all the other 1.5 hp machines.

Be aware, too, that this unit is made in Taiwan.

My take so far: pass on JDS. I wonder what the real specs on my
American-made JDS 750ER are...


This topic has 7 replies

a

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

17/08/2005 11:55 AM

you neeed to call JDS and discuss your problems with them Call and ask
for John. I know the owner of JDS and he is a honest trustworthy man.
If you are having a problem he will take care of it.

Mike

k

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

17/08/2005 3:19 PM

Just me, or is anyone else baffled by this? It's a radial blower. Even
if the motor is running in reverse, centrifugal force is still
centrifugal force, right? Is this a southern hemisphere thing?

w

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

17/08/2005 5:39 PM

Yeeeeaaahhhhh...

I have to admit...it baffled me too. Even with my incredibly limited
knowledge of electricity, I started wondering how a single-phase motor
could even be made to spin the wrong way.

When I woke up, I realized my mistake. They "pre-assembled" the inlet
fitting onto the outlet side of the dust collector to save room in the
shipping box. That was a, ummmmm...that was an easy fix.

I've got a call in to the gentleman referenced above, and we've swapped
messages once already. I'm interested to hear his take on the
advertised vs. actual specs.

Pg

Patriarch

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

18/08/2005 10:27 AM

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

<snip>

>> Hhhmmmmmmmmmm. When all else fails, read the directions?
>
>
> We don't need no steenking directions.
>
> As a proud male, I would rather circumnavigate the earth three times
> rather than stop to ask for directions. Why should it be any
> different for putting together a piece of machinery?
>

Because of the really lasting stench of burning wood when you put the blade
on backwards? ;-) And Dad was watching? :-0

ND

"Norman D. Crow"

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

18/08/2005 12:20 AM


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yeeeeaaahhhhh...
>
> I have to admit...it baffled me too. Even with my incredibly limited
> knowledge of electricity, I started wondering how a single-phase motor
> could even be made to spin the wrong way.
>
> When I woke up, I realized my mistake. They "pre-assembled" the inlet
> fitting onto the outlet side of the dust collector to save room in the
> shipping box. That was a, ummmmm...that was an easy fix.
>
> I've got a call in to the gentleman referenced above, and we've swapped
> messages once already. I'm interested to hear his take on the
> advertised vs. actual specs.
>
Hhhmmmmmmmmmm. When all else fails, read the directions?

--
Nahmie
The greatest headaches are those we cause ourselves.

On

Obfuscated

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

20/08/2005 4:07 PM

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:53 +0000, Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

>
> We don't need no steenking directions.
>
> As a proud male, I would rather circumnavigate the earth three times rather than
> stop to ask for directions. Why should it be any different for putting together
> a piece of machinery?

Umm ... because being lost probably won't cost you three of your fingers
just for flicking the switch?

I read the instructions (usually). That's where they hide the clues and I
hate being clueless.

Bill

MS

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN"

in reply to [email protected] on 16/08/2005 7:56 PM

18/08/2005 8:39 AM

Norman D. Crow wrote:

>> When I woke up, I realized my mistake. They "pre-assembled" the inlet
>> fitting onto the outlet side of the dust collector to save room in the
>> shipping box. That was a, ummmmm...that was an easy fix.
>>
>> I've got a call in to the gentleman referenced above, and we've swapped
>> messages once already. I'm interested to hear his take on the
>> advertised vs. actual specs.
>>
> Hhhmmmmmmmmmm. When all else fails, read the directions?


We don't need no steenking directions.

As a proud male, I would rather circumnavigate the earth three times rather than
stop to ask for directions. Why should it be any different for putting together
a piece of machinery?



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

[email protected]


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