Operating Controls

Start/Stop

Power Indicator Light – The start switch has a power indicator lamp which is on whenever there is power connected to the Jointer, not just when the Jointer is running. Do not assume that no light means there is no power to the machine. If the bulb is bad, there will be no indication. Always check before use.

Do not rely that no light

 

means no power to the machine. Always

 

check for power first. Failure to comply may

 

cause serious injury!

 

Refer to Figure 30:

 

Start – Press the green start switch.

 

When power is connected to the machine, the

 

green light is always on regardless of whether

 

the Jointer is running or not.

 

Stop – Press the red switch to stop.

 

Reset – In the event that the Jointer stops

Figure 30

without pressing the stop button, as the result of

a tripped fuse or circuit breaker, etc.:

 

Press red button to reset main switch.

 

Press the green button to restart the machine.

 

Safety Key

 

The start/stop switch on the Jointer comes

 

equipped with a magnetic safety key. When in

 

place on the switch as shown in Figure 30, the

 

magnetic safety key trips a relay which will allow

 

the machine to start and stop when the

 

respective switches are pressed. Being

 

magnetic, the lock can be removed to make the

 

machine inoperable and can be hidden for safe

 

storage by attaching it to another magnetic

 

surface.

 

When using the Jointer, place the key on the

 

switch cover lining up the arrow on the key with

 

the REMOVE arrow on the cover. Then rotate

 

the key so that the arrow lines up with the LOCK

 

arrow on the cover. This will prevent the safety

 

key from coming loose from vibration when the

 

machine is in use.

 

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Powermatic 60HH, 60C operating instructions Operating Controls, Start/Stop

60C, 60HH specifications

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