'Regular Shop Vac' on HP FB550

[AllStarNow]

Hi I saw on here that one of you guys had managed to get a regular 110v shop vac to work as a replacement for the 240v shop vac that comes on a HP FB550. The thread is back from 2019 so I figured I'd post a new one asking if anyone had done this successfully using a 'Step Down' converter and any other details I might need to know in order to get it to work correctly.

 

[pkeshtgani]

I just had the same issue recently. Honestly being all technical I didn’t go that route. I end up finding a 220v vaccum with same capacity and hooked up. The only thing I did was to retrofit the hose to work with the printer. Much simpler and easier.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Can't you run a neutral over to it and power off of 1 leg?

 

[Vassago]

Even easier.. Just install a relay and use anything you'd like.. Even a system vac using remote blast gates...

 

[garyroy]

Can't you run a neutral over to it and power off of 1 leg?

 

[MCaruthers]

I know this post is old, but wanted to put this info out there in case someone searched for this info like I did. The shop vac on my FB550 went out. I was not successful at finding a cheaper version of the 240 volt shop vac that I could get in the US. Still, I was too cheap to buy one from HP for an enormous price. I decided to find a replacment motor instead. I found one on Amazon that was very close in size and matched the specs of the motor in the shop vac. It is used in a central vac system which is why it is 240 volt. The one I bought off Amazon was 1/2" taller, so it left a 1/2" gap when I put the top and bottom side of the vac back together, but it did not affect the performance of the vacuum. The cost of the vac motor is $142 and it took me about 30 minutes to replace it. Here is that part number if anyone needs it.

Ametek Lamb 5.7 Inch 240 Volt 2 Stage Ball Bearing Motor 116110-01​