Troubleshooting
Trouble
Excessive vibration.
Cuts
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 | |
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Tilt or raising clamp knobs not | Tighten knobs. | |
tightened. | ||
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Blade out of balance. | Change blade. [page 12] | |
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Bad motor. | Replace motor. | |
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Loose arbor or motor sheave. | Tighten set screws. | |
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Miter gauge out of adjustment. | Reset pointer. [page 17] | |
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Miter slot misaligned. | Realign table. [page 16] | |
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Excessive feed. | Reduce feed. | |
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Bad motor. | Replace motor. | |
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Dull or incorrect blade. | Replace blade. [page 12] | |
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Miter slot misaligned. | Realign miter slot. [page 16] | |
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Fence misalignment. | Realign fence. [see Fence Manual | |
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Stop screws not set properly. | Readjust stop screws. [page 16] | |
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Lock knob not released. | Loosen lock knob. | |
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Worm and worm gear segment caked | Clean and | |
with sawdust and pitch. | ||
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Worm and worm gear segment out of | Realign worm and worm gear | |
alignment. | segment. | |
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Motor overloaded. | Correct overload condition such as | |
reducing the feed rate. | ||
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Improper cooling of motor. | Clean sawdust from fan and duct | |
areas of motor. | ||
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| Request voltage check from power | |
Low voltage. | company and correct low voltage | |
| condition. | |
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Centrifugal switch not operating. | Replace switch. | |
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Bad motor. | Replace motor. | |
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Power line overloaded. | Correct overload condition. | |
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Undersize wires in supply system. | Increase supply wire size. | |
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Low voltage. | Request voltage check from power | |
company and correct condition. | ||
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Bad motor. | Replace motor. | |
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