X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:20:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 919071 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:34:52 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.64; envelope-from=colwells@comcast.net Received: from office (c-67-187-174-214.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[67.187.174.214]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <200601092134080130096t1le>; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:34:08 +0000 From: "Steve/Claudette Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Shop Vac Hazard X-Original-Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 13:34:03 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_014A_01C61521.5BA100A0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcYVZGkpIwnwiRzJSyWyJpAEY1e6Hw== X-Original-Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_014A_01C61521.5BA100A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My RV 10 builder buddy took my advice and mounted his Shop Vac outside the back wall of his Garage/Shop to minimize the noise and exhaust air. He was really making dust sanding on the fiberglass top half of the fuselage when about an hour into it the Vac slowed and stopped. He checked the circuit breaker....then he smelled smoke. Fortunately he walked around to the back of the shop just in time to see the Shop Vac burning rather well. The filter had plugged up with fine dust so the motor slowed down enough with the load to no longer cool itself, then "we have ignition". He got it away from the wall before the wall caught too. This really hit home, since my vac is under my glass room floor with about a 3' crawl space. Moral? Clean your filter frequently and consider what would happen if you had a melt down. Steve Colwell, Legacy N15SC reserved ------=_NextPart_000_014A_01C61521.5BA100A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My RV 10 builder buddy took my advice and mounted his = Shop Vac outside the back wall of his Garage/Shop to minimize the noise and = exhaust air.  He was really making dust sanding on the fiberglass top half of the = fuselage when about an hour into it the Vac slowed and stopped.  He checked = the circuit breaker……..then he smelled smoke.   = Fortunately he walked around to the back of the shop just in time to see the Shop Vac = burning rather well. 

 

The filter had plugged up with fine dust so the motor = slowed down enough with the load to no longer cool itself, then “we have ignition”.   He got it away from the wall before the = wall caught too. 

 

This really hit home, since my vac is under my = glass room floor with about a 3’ crawl space.  Moral? Clean your = filter frequently and consider what would happen if you had a melt down. =

 

Steve Colwell,  Legacy N15SC = reserved

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