HAD to do THIS to my Milwaukee M18 Shop Vac!

Got my new Milwaukee cordless shop vac and love it! So I thought to myself "What's the fastest way to void the warranty?" and I came up with this.

The problem with migrating to cordless tools is losing the ability to use commonly available relay outlets to control dust extraction. This remote control project alleviates that by having a wireless remote control at the tool that I'm using or attached to my tool apron. (I used a 2Ah battery for most of my testing because I figured if something went wrong, I would rather wreck an $80 battery instead of a $250 one.) Watch to the end to see the standby battery drain test.

Here is a list of the components I used:
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Relay (remote control): https://amzn.to/3HeOwDP
Voltage step down convertor: https://amzn.to/48GPiW8
DPDT rocker switch: https://amzn.to/3SbHSo6
LED indicator pilot light: https://amzn.to/3vu5mfw

** NOTE **
This video is NOT a recommendation to do this or intended to be instructional. It is only to demonstrate what I opted to try. If you try it and burn up your vac, that's on you!

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