DC 3300 and Remote Control - Danger

friscomike · Post by **friscomike** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:18 am

Howdy,

Yesterday I went to the shop and discovered the DC3300 threw the breaker when I turned it on. Sadly, it was hooked to the Shopsmith remote control and a thunderstorm turned it on. It ran non-stop for several weeks. Normally, I am in the shop and would have caught it (it does the thunderstorm start all the time), but I was away on vacation.

A new motor is almost $300 after shipping, so I fear the DC3300 day's are finished. At least I have a Dust Deputy connected to an old shopvac. I tried it yesterday with the planer and it seems to hold its own.

Moral of the story is disconnect your DC3300 from the wall when not in use if you use the remote control.

Have fun,
mike

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:32 am

Ouch!

I've seen the same behavior of the wireless remote turning my DC on. It happens fairly frequently if I unplug the extension cord to run a different tool, and then plug the DC back in. I do remember once of being in the kitchen and hearing a noise from the attached garage.....we had experienced a power glitch, and the remote fired off the DC when the power came back on.

So, I almost always unplug all power tools when I exit the shop for the day. Since I have limited power available in my garage, it's not a big deal to unplug 1 or 2 cords.

beatnik · Post by **beatnik** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:32 am

Saw this a while back, maybe still there.

https://dallas.en.craigslist.org/dal/tl ... 98849.html

teacherman · Post by **teacherman** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:46 am

friscomike wrote:Howdy,

Yesterday I went to the shop and discovered the DC3300 threw the breaker when I turned it on. Sadly, it was hooked to the Shopsmith remote control and a thunderstorm turned it on. It ran non-stop for several weeks. Normally, I am in the shop and would have caught it (it does the thunderstorm start all the time), but I was away on vacation.

A new motor is almost $300 after shipping, so I fear the DC3300 day's are finished. At least I have a Dust Deputy connected to an old shopvac. I tried it yesterday with the planer and it seems to hold its own.

Moral of the story is disconnect your DC3300 from the wall when not in use if you use the remote control.

Have fun,
mike

I am really sorry to hear this. I bet the electric bill was another thing entirely.

Thank you for letting people know about this risk. This and our third time malfunction of the electronic "keypad of our new stove makes me more of an analog guy each day.

Take care.

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:16 am

friscomike wrote:Howdy,

Yesterday I went to the shop and discovered the DC3300 threw the breaker when I turned it on. Sadly, it was hooked to the Shopsmith remote control and a thunderstorm turned it on. It ran non-stop for several weeks. Normally, I am in the shop and would have caught it (it does the thunderstorm start all the time), but I was away on vacation.

A new motor is almost $300 after shipping, so I fear the DC3300 day's are finished. At least I have a Dust Deputy connected to an old shopvac. I tried it yesterday with the planer and it seems to hold its own.

Moral of the story is disconnect your DC3300 from the wall when not in use if you use the remote control.

Have fun,
mike

Please contact me off-line. I checked and have a nice 1/2 HP Emerson motor that I removed from a dust collector that had been badly damaged. This motor has 4 mounting holes on the shaft side housing. I believe I have the fan some where too. I am putting cheaper prices on my items as I am slowly selling my inventory due to declining health and will have no use for them in the future.

friscomike · Post by **friscomike** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:56 pm

beatnik wrote:Saw this a while back, maybe still there.

https://dallas.en.craigslist.org/dal/tl ... 98849.html

Howdy, Here is an update. I purchased the DC from the Craigslist ad you posted. Thanks a ton. It was far cheaper than buying a new motor and I am now back in business. Best, mike

friscomike · Post by **friscomike** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:18 pm

My new (old) DC3300 is the metal unit. Does anyone know if there are any issues with the old design? Seems to work just fine. ~mike

smokinjoe79 · Post by **smokinjoe79** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:37 pm

I just think it's terrible that they don't protect these systems better. Think about it, your garage door doesn't open during a thunderstorm, nor does you tv suddenly change channels. It's simply cheap, lazy manufacturing. Putting an RF filtering/ check signal is really straightforward. Again, garage door openers don't suffer from this problem. Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

Buckeyeduffer · Post by **Buckeyeduffer** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:11 pm

Bill:

Any more of those motors laying around that a fella could get. my DC 3300 motor took a dive today and I need a replacement.

Any help would be appreciated

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