Sears 113.298141 Trouble Shooting, Outlet Before Troubleshooting, Trouble Probable Cause, Remedy

TROUBLE SHOOTING

WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH "OFF" AND ALWAYS REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE

OUTLET BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING.

TROUBLE SHOOTING -- GENERAL

TROUBLE	,	PROBABLE CAUSE
Excessivevibration.	1_ Blade outof balance.
	2. Damaged V-Belt Pulleys
		or poor belt.
Cannot make square	' 1.	Miter	gauge not adjusted
Cut when crosscutting,		properly.
Cut binds, burns or	1.	Dull blade with improper
stalls motor when		tooth	set.
ripping,	2.	Blade	is Heeling.
	3.	Warped board.
	4. Rip fence not parallel
		to blade,
	5.	Spreader out of
		alignment
Cut nottrue at 90 °	1. Stop collars not properly
or 45 ° positions,		adjusted.
Tilt and elevating	1.	Sawdust on threads of tilt
handwheel turn hard.		screw or elevating screw.
	2. Bearing retainers
		to tight.

REMEDY

1.Discard Blade and use a different blade.

2.Replace as Indicated.

I. See "Adjustments" section "Miter Gauge,"

1. Sharpen or replace blade.

2. See "Adjustments" section, "Heeling Adjustment.

3.Make sure concave or hollow side is facing

"down," feed slowly.

4.See "Assembly" section, "Aligning Rip Fence"

5.See "'Assembly'" section "Installing Blade Guard.'"

1.	See	"Adjustments"		section, "Blade	Tilt, or
	"Squareness		of Blade to Table."
1.	See	"'Maintenance		and Lubrication"	section.

2.See "Maintenance" section

"Tilt and Elevation Mechanism,"

TROUBLE SHOOTING --MOTOR

NOTE: Motors used on wood-working tools are particularly susceptible to the accumulation of sawdust and wood chips and should be blown out or "'vacuumed_ frequently to prevent interference with normal motor ventilation.

TROUBLE

Excessive noise,

Motor fails to develop

full power. NOTE:

LOW VOLTAGE: (Power

output of motor decreases rapidly with decrease in voltage at motor terminals. For example, a reduction of 10% in voltage causes a reduction of 19% in maximum power output of which the motor is capable, and a reduction

of 20% in voltage causes a reduction of 36% in maximum power output.}

PROBABLE CAUSE

1. Motor.

1.Circuit overloaded with

lights, appliances and other motors.

2.Undersize wires or cir_,uit tOO long.

3.General overloading of power company facilities.

REMEDY

1.Have motor checked by qualified service

technician. Repair service is available at your nearest Sears store.

1.Do not use other appliances or motors on same circuit when using the saw.

2.Increase wire sizes, or reduce length of wiring.

See "Motor SpeCification and Electrical

Requirements" section,

3.Request a voltage check from the power company.

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