SECTION 7: SERVICE
Review the troubleshooting and procedures in this section to fix your machine if a problem develops. If you need replacement parts or you are unsure of your repair skills, then feel free to call our Technical Support at (570)
Troubleshooting
Motor & Electrical
Symptom | Possible Cause | Possible Solution | |
Machine does not start | 1. | 1. Twist | |
or a breaker trips. | 2. Plug/receptacle is at fault or wired incorrectly. | 2. Test for good contacts; correct the wiring. | |
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| 3. Start capacitor is at fault. | 3. Test/replace if faulty. |
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| 4. Wall fuse/circuit breaker is blown/tripped. | 4. Ensure correct size for machine load; replace |
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| weak breaker. |
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| 5. Motor connection wired incorrectly. | 5. Correct motor wiring connections. |
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| 6. Power supply is at fault/switched OFF. | 6. Ensure hot lines have correct voltage on all legs |
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| and main power supply is switched ON. |
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| 7. Motor ON/OFF switch is at fault. | 7. Replace faulty ON/OFF switch. |
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| 8. Wiring is open/has high resistance. | 8. Check for broken wires or disconnected/cor- |
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| roded connections, and repair/replace as nec- |
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| 9. Motor is at fault. | essary. |
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| 9. Test/repair/replace. | |
Machine | stalls or is | 1. Wrong blade for the workpiece material. | 1. Use blade with correct properties for your type |
underpowered. |
| of cutting. | |
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| 2. Wrong workpiece material. | 2. Use metal with correct properties for your type |
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| of cutting. |
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| 3. Feed rate/cutting speed too fast for task. | 3. Decrease feed rate/cutting speed. |
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| 4. Blade is slipping on wheels. | 4. Adjust blade tracking and tension. |
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| 5. Low power supply voltage. | 5. Ensure hot lines have correct voltage on all |
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| 6. Motor bearings are at fault. | legs. |
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| 6. Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose | |
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| shaft requires bearing replacement. |
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| 7. Plug/receptacle is at fault. | 7. Test for good contacts; correct the wiring. |
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| 8. Motor connection is wired incorrectly. | 8. Correct motor wiring connections. |
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| 9.Motor has overheated. | 9.Clean off motor, let cool, and reduce workload. |
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| 10.Motor is at fault. | 10.Test/repair/replace. |
Machine | has vibration | 1. Motor fan is rubbing on fan cover. | 1. Replace dented fan cover; replace loose/dam- |
or noisy operation. | 2. Blade is at fault. | aged fan. | |
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| 2. Replace/resharpen blade. | |
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| 3. Gearbox is at fault. | 3. Rebuild gearbox for bad gear(s)/bearing(s). |
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| 4. Wrong blade & too slow of speed. | 4. Change blade and or speed. |
G9743 7" x 12" |
