TROUBLESHOOTING
| PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY |
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| FUZZY GRAIN | 1. Planing wood with high moisture | 1. Dry the wood |
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| content. | 2. Sharpen Blades. |
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| 2. Dull Blades. |
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| TORN GRAIN | 1. Too heavy a cut. | 1. Review proper depth of cut |
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| 2. Blades cutting against the grain. | 2. Feed wood with the grain, or turn |
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| 3. Dull Blades. | workpiece around. |
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| 3. Sharpen Blades. |
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| ROUGH / RAISED | 1. Dull Blades. | 1. Sharpen Blades. |
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| GRAIN | 2.Tool heavy a cut. | 2. Review proper depth of cut |
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| 3. Moisture content too high | 3. Dry the wood. |
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| 4. Cutterhead bearings damages. | 4. Replace bearings. |
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| UNEVEN DEPTH OF | 1. Blade projection not uniform. | 1. Adjust Blade projection. |
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| CUT SIDE TO SIDE | 2. Cutterhead not levelled to planer | 2. Level cutterhead to table. |
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| BOARD THICKNESS | 1. Depth of cut scale incorrect. | 1. Adjust depth of cut scale. |
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| D O E S N ' T M AT C H |
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| DEPTH OF CUT SCALE |
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| CHAIN JUMPING | 1. Sprockets misaligned. | 1. Align sprockets. |
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| 2. Sprockets worn. | 2. Replace sprockets. |
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| MACHINE WON'T | 1. Not plugged in. | 1. Check power source. |
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| START / RESTART | 2. Circuit breaker / fuse. | 2. Check power source. |
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| 3. Motor failure. | 3. Have motor checked. |
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| 4. Loose wire. | 4. Have motor checked by authorised |
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| 5. Overload reset has not reset. | Ryobi service agent. |
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| 6. Motor starter failure. | 5. Allow machine to cool down and restart. |
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| 6. Have motor starter checked by authorised |
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| Ryobi service agent. |
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| REPEATED CIRCUIT | 1. Extension cord too long or too thin. | 1. Use a shorter or thicker extension cord. |
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| TRIPPING RESULTING | 2. Blades too dull. | 2. Sharpen or replace Blades. |
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| IN MOTOR STOPPAGE | 3. Low voltage running. | 3. Check voltage. |
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| POOR FEEDING OF | 1. Planer table dirty. | 1. Clean off pitch and residue, and lubricate |
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| TIMBER | 2. Feed roller damaged | planer table. |
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| 3. Sprocket damaged. | 2. Replace. |
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| 4. Gear box malfunction. | 3. Replace. |
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| 4. Check gear box. |
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| WORKPIECE JAMMED | 1. Inadequate Blade setting height. | 1. Set the Blade to the correct height. |
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