Powermatic PM3000 manual Troubleshooting, Probable Cause Remedy

Troubleshooting

Trouble

Excessive vibration.

Cuts out-of-square when crosscutting.

Motor stalls or workpiece binds or burns.

Cuts not true at 90 or 45 degrees.

Tilt or saw raising handwheels difficult to turn.

Motor overheats.

Motor starts slowly or fails to come up to speed.

Motor fails to develop full power.

Probable Cause	Remedy
Tilt or raising clamp knobs not	Tighten knobs.
tightened.
Blade out of balance.	Change blade. [page 10]
Bad motor.	Replace motor.
Loose arbor or motor sheave.	Tighten set screws.
Miter gauge out of adjustment.	Reset pointer. [page 15-16]
Miter slot misaligned.	Realign table. [page 14]
Excessive feed.	Reduce feed.
Bad motor.	Replace motor.
Dull or incorrect blade.	Replace blade. [page 10]
Miter slot misaligned.	Realign miter slot. [page 14]
Fence misalignment.	Realign fence. [see Fence Manual
	No. M-2195079Z]
Stop screws not set properly.	Readjust stop screws. [page 15]
Lock knob not released.	Loosen lock knob.
Worm and worm gear segment caked	Clean and re-grease.
with sawdust and pitch.
Worm and worm gear segment out of	Realign worm and worm gear
alignment.	segment.
Motor overloaded.	Correct overload condition such as
	reducing the feed rate.
Improper cooling of motor.	Clean sawdust from fan and duct
	areas of motor.
	Request voltage check from power
Low voltage.	company and correct low voltage
	condition.
Centrifugal switch not operating.	Replace switch.
Bad motor.	Replace motor.
Power line overloaded.	Correct overload condition.
Undersize wires in supply system.	Increase supply wire size.
Low voltage.	Request voltage check from power
	company and correct condition.
Bad motor.	Replace motor.

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