RIDGID TP1300 manual Wiring Diagram, Troubleshooting

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Wiring Diagram

 

 

Switch

 

Black

Motor Lead

 

 

Over Load

 

White

Motor Lead

 

 

Motor

Power Cord

Green

Grounding Wire

 

Troubleshooting

Problem

 

Possible Cause

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snipe

1.

Dull knives

1.

Replace knives per instructions (See

(Gouging at ends of

 

 

 

“Replacing Knives” section)

board)

2.

Inadequate support of long boards

2.

Support long boards

 

3.

Lumber not butted properly

3.

Butt end to end each piece of stock as

 

 

 

 

boards pass through planer

 

4.

Extensions misaligned

4.

Adjust extension supports

 

 

 

 

 

Fuzzy Grain

1.

Planing wood with a high moisture

1.

Remove high moisture content from wood by

 

 

content

 

drying

 

 

 

 

 

Torn Grain

1.

Too heavy a cut

1.

Review “Depth of Cut” section

 

2.

Knives cutting against grain

2.

Review “Feeding the Work” section

 

3.

Dull knives

3.

Replace knives per instructions

 

 

 

 

 

Rough Raised Grain

1.

Dull knives

1.

Replace knives per instructions

 

2.

Too heavy a cut

2.

Review “Depth of Cut”

 

3.

Moisture content too high

3.

Dry the wood or use dried wood

 

 

 

 

 

Uneven Depth Cut

1.

Blade projection not uniform

1.

Check that end of knife is fully seated in the

Side to Side

 

 

 

cutter head.

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter head Eleva-

1.

Elevation screws dirty

1.

Clean and lubricate elevation screws

tion Adjusts with Dif-

2.

Gears or screws worn

2.

Replace

ficulty

3.

Friction between casing and covers

3.

Clean, lubricate

 

 

 

 

 

Board Thickness

1.

Indicator not set correctly

1.

Adjust indicator/securely tighten

Does Not Match

2.

Knife projection incorrect

2.

Set knife projection correctly (See “Replac-

Depth of Cut Scale

 

 

 

ing Knives” section).

 

 

 

 

 

Chain Jumping

1.

Sprockets worn

1.

Replace sprockets

 

2.

Chain worn

2.

Replace chain

 

 

 

 

 

Motor does not start

1.

Switch malfunction

1.

Have a qualified electrician replace the ON/

 

 

 

 

OFF switch.

 

2.

Overload protector tripped

2.

Turn power switch off. When planer tempera-

 

 

 

 

ture adequately cools (allow 15-30 minutes)

 

 

 

 

press overload protector reset button.

 

3.

Supply fuse opens

3.

Replace fuse with a 15 amp time delay fuse,

 

 

 

 

or circuit breaker.

 

4.

Brushes worn

4.

See “Maintenance” section, ”Changing

 

 

 

 

Brushes

 

5.

Other

5.

Get authorized service.

 

 

 

 

 

Dust chute is

1.

Build up of resin under dust chute

1.

Clean dust chute and exhaust area.

blocked

2.

Large debris

2.

Clear debris.

 

 

 

 

 

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