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    Old 08-15-2018, 08:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by leonf
    If you plug a motor into the wrong one it will spin full throttle...ooops. Ask me how I know...hehe
    There's a lesson you only learn once.

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    Old 08-15-2018, 10:02 AM
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    Originally Posted by leonf
    If you have an unlabeled cord block; plug in the light first. If it is on you are OK, if it isn't try the foot pedal and see if it acts as a dimming switch. Then pug it into the other socket. If you plug a motor into the wrong one it will spin full throttle...ooops. Ask me how I know...hehe
    Or, in my case, it didn't work at all. After an online search, i reversed the plugs into the block and it worked just fine.

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    Old 08-16-2018, 01:08 PM
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    bkay doesn't get the handshake. even though she is very nice.
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