SECTION 7: SERVICE

This section is provided for your convenience—it is not a substitute for the Grizzly Service Department. If you need help troubleshooting, you need replacement parts, or you are unsure of how to perform the pro- cedures in this section, then feel free to call our Technical Support at (570) 546-9663.

Troubleshooting

Motor & Electrical

Symptom

Possible Cause

Possible Solution

Machine does not start

1. Plug/receptacle is at fault or wired incorrectly.

1. Test for good contact or correct the wiring.

or a breaker trips.

2. Start capacitor is at fault.

2. Test/replace if faulty.

 

 

3. Motor connection wired incorrectly.

3. Correct motor wiring connections.

 

 

4. Power supply is at fault/switched OFF.

4. Make sure all hot lines/grounds are operational

 

 

 

and have correct voltage on all legs.

 

 

5. ON/OFF switch is at fault.

5. Replace faulty ON button or ON/OFF switch.

 

 

6. Wiring is open/has high resistance.

6. Troubleshoot wires for internal/external breaks;

 

 

 

check for disconnected/corroded connections;

 

 

 

repair/replace wiring.

 

 

7. Motor is at fault.

7. Test/repair/replace.

 

 

 

 

Machine

stalls or is

1. Wrong blade for the workpiece material (metal).

1. Use blade with correct properties for your type

underpowered.

 

of cutting.

 

 

2. Feed rate too fast for task.

2. Decrease feed rate.

 

 

3. V-belt slipping.

3. Replace bad V-belt and re-tension.

 

 

4. Blade is slipping on wheels.

4. Adjust blade tracking and tension.

 

 

5. Pulley/sprocket slipping on shaft.

5. Replace loose pulley/shaft.

 

 

6. Motor bearings are at fault.

6. Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose

 

 

 

shaft requires bearing replacement.

 

 

7. Motor is at fault.

7. Test/repair/replace.

 

 

 

 

Machine

has vibration

1. V-belt is slapping belt cover.

1. Inspect belt cover for proper installation.

or noisy operation.

2. V-belt) worn or loose.

2. Inspect/replace belt with a new one.

 

 

3. Pulley is loose.

3. Realign/replace shaft, pulley, setscrew, and key

 

 

 

as required.

 

 

 

 

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