Troubleshooting

WARNING: For your own safety, turn the switch off and disconnect power source before troubleshooting.

Problem	Probable Cause		Remedy
Poor feeding of lumber	1. Inadequate feed roller pressure		1.	Adjust feed roller tension
	2.	Motor belt slipping	2.	Tighten or replace motor
				belts
	3.	Planer bed rough or dirty	3.	Clean off pitch and
				residue and wax planer
				bed
	4.	V-belt slipping	4.	Tighten V-belt
	5.	Surface of feed roller too smooth	5.	Lightly roughen the feed
				roller surface with a piece
				of sandpaper
Table difficult to adjust	1. Corner screw too tight		1.	Adjust corner screw
	2.	Corner screws not moving	2.	Lubricate corner screw
Board thickness doesn’t		Depth of cut scale incorrect		Adjust depth of cut scale
match depth of cut scale
Chain jumping	1. Inadequate tension		1.	Adjust chain tension
	2.	Sprockets misaligned	2.	Align sprockets
	3.	Sprockets worn	3.	Replace sprockets &
				chains
Mechanical / Electrical	1. Not plugged in		1.	Check power source
Machine won’t start / restart	2. Circuit breaker/fuse		2.	Check power source
	3.	Motor failure	3.	Have motor checked
	4.	Loose wire	4.	Have motor checked by
				qualified electrician
	5.	Overload auto reset has not reset	5.	Allow machine to cool
				down and restart
	6.	Motor starter failure	6.	Have motor starter
				checked by qualified
				electrician
Repeated circuit tripping		1. Too Heavy a cut	1.	Take lighter cuts
resulting in motor stoppage		2. Circuit overloaded by multiple	2.	Divert power usage to
		machines or lights		other breakers

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TROUBLESHOOTING