TROUBLE SHOOTING -- MOTOR (Continued)
TROUBLE | PROBABLE | CAUSE |
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Motor | starts slowly | 1. | Low voltage | will | not | 1, Request voltage check from the power | |||||||||||||||
or falls to come up |
| trip relay. |
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to full | speed. | 2. | Windings | burned | out | 2. | Have motor repaired or replaced. |
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| 3. | Starting | relay not |
| 3. | Have | relay | replaced. |
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Motor | overheats. | 1. | Motor | overloaded. |
| 1. | Feed work slower into blade. |
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| 2. | improper | cooling. | (Air | 2. | Clean | out sawdust to | provide normal air | |||||||||||
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| circulation | restricted |
| circulation | through | motor. |
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| through | motor | due to |
| See "Maintenance | and | Lubrication" | |||||||||||
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| sawdust. |
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Starting | switch in | 1. | Burned |
| switch | contacts | 1. Have switch |
| replaced | and request | a voltage | ||||||||||
motor | will not |
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operate. |
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| 2. | Shorted | capacitor |
| 2. | Have | capacitor | tested | and | replace if | |||||||||
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| 3. | Loose |
| or | broken |
| 3. | Have | wiring |
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Motor | stalls | 1. | Starting | switch | not | 1. | Have | switch | replaced. |
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(resulting | in blown |
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fuses | or | tripped | 2. | Voltage | too Iowto | permit | 2. | Request voltage check from the power | |||||||||||||
circuit | breakers). |
| motor | to reach operating |
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| 3. | Fuses | or circuit | breakers | 3. | Install | proper | size fuses | or circuit | breakers. | |||||||||
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Frequent | opening of | 1. Motor |
| overloaded. |
| 1. Feed work slower | into | blade. |
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fuses | or circuit | 2. Fuses or circuit breakers 2. Install proper size fuses or circuit breakers. | |||||||||||||||||||
breakers. |
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| 3. Starting | switch | not | 3. Have | switch | replaced. |
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| operating | (motor | does |
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| reach | speed) |
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