It's taken me a long time to get back on this. I think I responded directly to everyone who posted me off-list about this, but if I missed you I apologize. It is not always immediately clear to me if a post to me is on or off list. Maybe it's the way I have Outlook set up. I was never able to get a definitive answer as to whether 208v would be a problem for our specific equipment. The tech support for Jet tools said the 3 horse motor would run fine on 208v. After several engineers, none electric power specialists, watched the planer start and got out their meters, we concluded the problem was probably not voltage related. We were most confident in the analysis that concluded the motor was designed to have considerable start-up torque, and was a poor choice for the tool. We gave up on that planer and sent it back. Watching a group of teenagers load a 550 pound planer on the back of a semi was eye-opening. We did conclude that the band saw that was over-heating capacitors may have been unhappy with 208v. The third capacitor we were sent was of higher capacity and seems to have solved the problem. I did nail down that our service is known as 4 wire, 3 phase, 208Y, at least around here. I wont be buying tools over the Internet again. Whatever savings we might have had were more than offset in aggravation. I'll still consider ordering consumables like sand-paper, fasteners, and caulk on-line. The lapstrake double-ender we are building was removed from the building molds and turned upright last week, and we are now putting in the ribs. It was really neat to watch a diverse group of very urban youth working as a well oiled team installing steam-bent white oak ribs with square-cut copper nail and roves. I feel really proud of these kids, traditional lapstrake construction is not for the faint-hearted. I'm going to post some photos of this on our website later this week. Jack www.urbanboatbuilders.org ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------