Troubleshooting
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| HOW TO REMEDY |
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| Motor will not start and fuses or |
| 1. | Short circuit in line cord or plug. |
| 1. | Inspect cord or plug for damaged insulation and shorted |
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| breakers blow. |
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| wires. |
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| 2. | Short circuit in motor or loose con- |
| 2. | Inspect all connections on motor for loose or shorted ter- |
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| nections. |
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| minals or worn insulation. |
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| 3. | Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers in |
| 3. | Replace with correct fuses or circuit breakers. |
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| power line. |
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| Motor will not start. |
| 1. | Voltage too low. |
| 1. | Call an electrician to correct power line voltage. |
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| 2. | Open circuit in motor or loose con- |
| 2. | Inspect all lead connections on motor for loose or open |
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| connections. |
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| Motor overheats. |
| 1. | Motor overloaded. |
| 1. | Reduce load on motor. |
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| 2. | Restricted air circulation through |
| 2. | Clean out motor to provide proper circulation. |
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| Motor stalls, resulting in blown |
| 1. | Short circuit in motor or loose con- |
| 1. | Inspect connections on motor for loose or shorted termi- |
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| fuses or tripped breaker. |
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| nections. |
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| nals or worn insulation. |
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| 2. | Voltage too low. |
| 2. | Call an electrician to correct power line voltage. |
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| 3. | Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers in |
| 3. | Replace with correct fuses or circuit breakers. |
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| power line. |
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| 4. | Motor overloaded. |
| 4. | Reduce load placed on motor. |
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| Loud, repetitious noise coming |
| 1. | Pulley setscrews or keys are missing |
| 1. | Replace or tighten setscrews or keys if necessary. |
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| from jointer. |
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| or loose. |
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| 2. | Motor fan is hitting the cover. |
| 2. | Tighten fan or shim motor cover. |
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| 3. | Replace |
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| Jointer slows when operating. |
| 1. | Too fast of a feed rate. |
| 1. | Feed workpiece at a slower rate. |
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| 2. | Too deep of cut. |
| 2. | Decrease depth of cut. |
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| Jointer cuts loud, overheats or |
| 1. | Too deep of cut. |
| 1. | Decrease depth of cut. |
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| bogs down in cut. |
| 2. | Blades are dull. |
| 2. | Replace blades. |
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| Gouge in the workpiece that is |
| 1. | End of workpiece is being pressed on |
| 1. | Maintain even pressure on the workpiece though the |
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| uneven with rest of cut (snipe). |
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| as it passes over the cutterhead. |
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| entire jointing operation. |
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| 2. | Knives are not set at the correct |
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| height. |
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