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   dgreen | Sep 21, 2009 06:54am | #1

   I use this one and it has been trouble free.

    

    

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   jonnieboy | Sep 21, 2009 07:48am | #2

   Wow. Perfect. Thanks much!

   -jonnieboy

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   mikeddd | Sep 21, 2009 04:02pm | #3

    Denis : Just to let you know there is a recall on those Shop Fox remotes like the one you showed you used, I also use the same one without an issue. Here is the link for the recall 

   Mike

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   Jamie_Buxton | Sep 21, 2009 06:09pm | #5

   I had that ShopFox one, but the buttons in the remotes broke.  First one remote died, then the other.   Grizzly said I couldn't buy replacements; they sell them only as complete sets including the power box.   For a while, I had ugly replacement switches duct-taped to the outside of each remote.   Eventually I gave up and bought a system from Woodcraft.   It is more expensive than the ShopFox, but it has kept working for years.

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   benphillips | Sep 21, 2009 05:27pm | #4

   I use the one from Penn State Industries, and it has been trouble free. I think it actually came from Grizzly, but it has The PSI name on it.

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   forestgirl | Sep 21, 2009 06:16pm | #6

   JB, the Long Ranger has been a standby for years, here's their 220V version. 

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   spotcheck | Sep 21, 2009 08:24pm | #7

   Works great.  No problems at all. Used mine for years.  2 remotes at strategic locations.

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   forestgirl | Sep 21, 2009 10:03pm | #8

   I wonder if our OP is thrown off by it (the Long Ranger) being designated 220 volt instead of 240.....forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   spotcheck | Sep 22, 2009 12:21am | #9

   Could be, FG.  Used to confuse me too.  I do my own shop wiring (don't call inspection police, please - anything I do is always over-code) and years ago just decided to kind round off all those confusing numbers :)  AND use heavier gauge wire than specified.  No reason, just seemed like I couldn't go wrong.

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   idahoknotty | Sep 22, 2009 12:34am | #10

   I've used the PSI 220v one for more than a year too and think it's great.  Can get it through amazon.

    

   Good luck.

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   tonyrays | Sep 23, 2009 06:53pm | #13

   There is no difference in 220v and 240v. If you actually check the power coming in to your house or garage you will get a different reading depending on usage in the area (ie hot day and lots of air running). The power companies only have to meet within a percentage of the power that is stated to be coming in and the devices are made to run on this fluctuation. I used to know the percentage required in MI but have long since forgot and now I'm in NC and haven't worked with anything that I would need to know this.

   tony ray

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   forestgirl | Sep 24, 2009 03:13am | #14

   "There is no difference in 220v and 240v."  Yep, this I know.  I just wasn't sure if it might have the OP wondering, since he wasn't seeing the remote he needed for his set-up.  Turns out, he wasn't sidetracked by the voltage numbers, but something else was hexing his search.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   bones | Sep 22, 2009 02:45am | #11

   I have this one from woodcraft that works up to 3hp and is 240v.   I got an extra remote.  I looked at several different brands but liked the size of the remote which is the size of a key fob you have for your car locks.   I've had it for years with flawless execution. 

    

   http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2005117/2005117.aspx?tab=information#information

   I was married by a judge - I should have asked for a jury.
   George Burns

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   jonnieboy | Sep 22, 2009 07:45am | #12

   All,

   Thanks for the great suggestions! I can't believe I was wandering around out there in cyberspace and there are all these options, seemingly RIGHT THERE.

   The 220v vs. 240v wasn't confusing, but thanks.  I have the keyfob now for the 120v, and like it a lot. I like the 2 remote idea even better. Except, I hope I don't go out to my car and try to unlock it with the dust collector remote. That's why they make lime day-glo green paint though, right?

   Thanks all.

   -jonnieboy