It would appear that Felder has changed the remote start setup - at least for the USA. ? ?My Kappa 400 xMotion has two green ON buttons for remote start - one for the main saw blade, a second one for the scoring saw. ? This photo is taken from the Felder video on their web site documenting the remote start switches, and my Kappa 400 is exactly like this, and both buttons trigger the start function wirelessly:
On that same web page is a photo that documents a START and a STOP button, and a couple of users here have confirmed their machines are configured in this manner:
I appears the single start switch turns on both the main saw blade AND the scoring unit, which would drive me absolutely crazy, since my scoring saw automatically elevates into position when turned on. ? I may be misinterpreting this and would love to hear from a user with the newer style remote if that single switch does in fact fire up both saw and scoring units. ? ?If it does not, then do you still have to crawl under the plywood sheet mounted to the slider to start the scoring unit? ??
This seems illogical to me. ? Perhaps there is another switch somewhere that configures the single remote start button as to whether it starts only the main saw, or both the main saw and scoring. ? I would much rather have independent start buttons for ?saw and scorer than a stop button, since you can easily reach the stop switch on the face of the machine after cutting panel goods.
For decades Felder has maintained that putting a remote stop switch on the slider was not allowed by regulation since it was a wireless connection, and thus ¡°unsafe¡±. ? Now it appears, based on Mark¡¯s testimony, they have added a wired circuit at least for the STOP function. ? I wonder if this setup conforms to European regulations.
David Best
My machine is a KF700 or 700S (I cant recall what the differnece is)
My slider has a remote start, but no remote stop (which is a bit frustrating).??
Having had the experience, I would go for a saw with a remote stop as it would be much more convenient (none of the stop switches are conveniently located when you are cutting big sheets).
Cheers
David
David P. Best