Troubleshooting
Symptom | Possible Cause | Correction | |
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Motor will not start | Low voltage. | Check power line for proper voltage. | |
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| Open circuit in motor or loose | Inspect all lead connections on motor for | |
| connection. | loose or open connections. | |
Motor will not start: fuses | Short circuit in line cord or plug. | Inspect cord or plug for damaged insulation | |
or circuit breakers blow. |
| and shorted wires. | |
| Short circuit in motor or loose | Inspect all connections on motor for loose or | |
| connections. | shorted terminals or worn insulation. | |
| Incorrect fuses of circuit breakers in | Install correct fuses or circuit breakers. | |
| power line. |
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Motor overheats. | Motor overloaded. | Reduce load on motor. | |
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| Air circulation through the motor | Clean out motor to provide normal air | |
| restricted. | circulation. | |
Motor stalls resulting in | Short circuit in motor or loose | Inspect connections on motor for loose or | |
blown fuses or tripped | connections. | shorted terminals or worn insulation. | |
circuit. | Low voltage. | Correct the low voltage conditions. | |
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| Incorrect fuses of circuit breakers in | Install correct fuses or circuit breakers. | |
| power line. |
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| Motor overloaded. | Reduce load on motor. | |
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Machine slows when | Applying too much pressure to | Feed workpiece slower. | |
operating. | workpiece. |
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| Belts loose. | Tighten belts. | |
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Loud, repetitious noise | Pulley setscrews or keys are missing | Inspect keys and setscrews. Replace or | |
coming from machine. | or loose. | tighten if necessary. | |
| Motor fan is hitting the cover. | Tighten fan or shim cover. | |
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| Replace | ||
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Blade is not square with | Blade is warped. | Replace saw blade. | |
the miter slot or fence is |
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Table top is not parallel to the blade. | Adjust table parallel to the blade. | ||
not square to the blade. | |||
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| Fence is not parallel to the blade. | Adjust fence parallel to the blade. | |
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Fence hits the table top | Front rail is bolted too low to the table. | Raise the front rail. | |
when sliding on the table. |
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Rear rail is bolted too low on the table. | Raise the rear rail. | ||
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Blade does not reach 90 | 90 degree stop bolt is out of | Adjust the 90 degree stop bolt. | |
degrees. | adjustment. |
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| Pointer bracket is hitting before the | File down the right side of the pointer | |
| blade reaches 90 degrees. | bracket until the blade can reach 90 | |
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