
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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| Motor will not start. | 
 | 1. | Low voltage. | 1. | Check power line for proper voltage. | |||
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| Motor will not start; fuses or | 1. | Short circuit in line cord or plug. | 1. | Inspect cord or plug for damaged insulation and shorted wires. | ||||
| circuit breakers blow. | 
 | 2. | Short circuit in motor or loose con- | 2. | Inspect all connections on motor for loose or shorted terminals | |||
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 | 3. | Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers in | 3. | Install correct fuses or circuit breakers. | |
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| Motor overheats. | 
 | 1. | Motor overloaded. | 1. | Reduce load on motor. | |||
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 | 2. | Air circulation through the motor | 2. | Clean out motor to provide normal air circulation. | ||||
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| Motor | stalls | (resulting | in | 1. | Short circuit in motor or loose con- | 1. | Inspect connections on motor for loose or shorted terminals or | |
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| 2. | Low voltage. | 2 | Correct the low voltage conditions. | |||||
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 | 3. | Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers in | 3. | Install correct fuses or circuit breakers. | ||
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 | 4. | Motor overloaded. | 4. | Reduce load on motor. | |
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| Machine slows when oper- | 1. | Applying too much pressure to work- | 1. | Feed workpiece slower. | ||||
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 | 2. | Belts loose. | 2. | Tighten belts. | ||
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| Loud, repetitious noise com- | 1. | Pulley setscrews or keys are missing | 1. | Inspect keys and setscrews. Replace or tighten if necessary. | ||||
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 | 2. | Motor fan is hitting the cover. | 2. | Tighten fan or shim cover. | |
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| Blade is not square w/miter | 1. | Blade is warped. | 1. | Replace blade. | ||||
| slot or fence is not square to | 2. | Table top is not parallel to blade. | 2. | Make table parallel to blade. See Adjustments. | ||||
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 | 3. | Fence is not parallel to blade. | 3. | Make fence parallel to blade. See Adjustments. | |
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| Fence hits table top when | 1. | Front rail is bolted too low on table. | 1. | Raise front rail. | ||||
| sliding on to the table. | 
 | 2. | Rear rail is bolted too low on the | 2. | Raise rear rail. | |||
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| Blade does not reach 90¡. | 1. | 90¡ stop bolt is out of adjustment. | 1. | Adjust 90¡ stop bolt. See Adjustments. | ||||
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 | 2. | Pointer bracket is hitting before the | 2. | File down the right side of the pointer bracket until the blade | |
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| Blade hits insert at 45¡. | 
 | 1. | Hole in insert is inadequate. | 1. | File or mill the hole in the insert. | |||
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 | 2. | Table out of alignment. | 2. | Align table. See Adjustments. | |
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 | 3. | Blade position is incorrect. | 3. | Adjust blade position. See Adjustments. | |
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| Blade | wonÕt | go beneath | 
 | Table top too low. | 
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| Hand wheels wonÕt turn. | 
 | 1. | Hand wheel key is inserted too far. | 1. | Remove hand wheel and adjust key. | |||
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 | 2. | Bullets are wedged. | 2. | Remove hand wheel and adjust bullets. | |
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 | 3. | Roll pin or setscrew in worm gear is | 3. | Inspect roll pins and setscrews in the worm gear. Tighten if | |
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Disconnect power to the machine when perform- ing any maintenance or repairs. Failure to do this may result in serious personal injury.
| G1023SL/G1023SLX  |