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(Power)Advantage to wiring 6" jointer to 230V?

I just bought a used 6" Jet joiter (JJ-6CS) 3/4 HP. Knives need reground.... It doesn't seem to beg down, But I'm always looking for maximum poential in anything I buy.

Have any of you rewired yours? If so, any noticable improvement from switching to 230V wiring? Thanks

Terry I have the same model and never considered beefing it up. I use it mainly for flattening neck blanks and rough jointing backs and tops. This involves mostly taking light cuts so I never found the need to switch to 220. I have also used it in some cabinet making without problems.

At 3/4 Hp, you probably would notice no difference. I have a Jet 6" jointer and run it at 120V single phase. It runs great.

The same would not be true however, if you were thinking or say, rewiring a tablesaw with a 2-3 Hp motor. Then you would notice an improvement.

Regards, Steve Brown

PS Just make sure that your service to the jointer is adequate.

if the motor is capable of being wired for 220-230 and you have it avaiable there are advantages; more efficient, cooler running. if you have to run new power wiring and only use lightly, probably not worth the effort. ditto if you have to remotor.crazymanmichael38466.6282407407

Everything in my shop that can be run on 220V is wired to run on it. All the advantages mentioned above and, if you have 220V present, no disadvantages. It also pulls 1/2 the amps so you are less likely to overload a circuit.arvey38466.6364699074

The only advantage is the wiring costs half as much (ok, not really, but you can go down in wire gauge). You are just rewiring some windings in the motor from parallel to series, so the motor itself doesn't really care. 220 is better for the house wiring, so I am thinking of going to 220 on all my tools for that reason.

It's important with any wiring to make sure the wire gauge is adequate to carry the amperage without overheating and/or causing a voltage drop going into the motor. The fact that 230VAC requires only half as many amps as 115VAC for a given load, as mentioned above, dictates the wire gauge.
That said, I would think that a 3/4 HP motor on 115VAC would not be much of a load on a 115VAC circuit to justify 230VAC wiring.