Hi all
I'am looking to remote control my Alltec express ( both vac's & pump ) to turn on & off.
Vac's are hd / st 5.7 electro motors
Richard
The reason the remote controls are not mounted in the machine is mainly because u will usually be in closer range to the wall socket , so if the machine is left out side and u are i the house upstairs it may be better to be remote switching at the plug in point and not outside the door ..or even in the van .
You could mount the maplin module u linked to inside the express , but its probably easier to just get a wall remote .
If u are remote switching every thing on the one cord , ie both your vacs and pump there may be a startup surge that will fry the wall remote receiver , so a soft start module inline is a safer option .
this is the one i use ...
http://uk.farnell.com/united-automation/ssc-25/control-module-softstart/dp/1213104Although i have mine mounted inside the machine ... simplest thing would be to make a short ( one foot ) like a small extension cord , have the plug one end , have the abovesoft start module down from that just dangling ( well covered in tape or in a little electrical box .... and on the end a trailing socket to plug your machine into .
The wall remote would plug into the house wall socket and then plug in your little soft start extension lead to that .