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TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: To
avoid injury,
turn
switch
"OFF" and always remove plug from power source outlet
before
troubleshooting.
TROUBLE
SHOOTING-
GENERAL
TROUBLE
PROBABLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Excessive
vibration.
1.
Blade out of
balance.
1.
Discard Blade and use a different blade.
Cannot make
square
1.
Mitre
gauge
not
adjusted
1.
See
"Adjusting
Mitre
Gauge.
"
cut when
crosscutting.
properly.
Cut
binds,
burns
or
1. Dull blade with improper
1. Sharpen
or
replace blade.
stalls
motor when
tooth
set.
ripping.
2.
Blade
is
Heeling.
2.
See"Heeling
Adjustment.
.
.
"
3. Warped
board.
3.
Make sure concave
or
hollow
side is
facing
"down",
feed
slowly.
4.
Rip
fence not parallel
4. See "Aligning Rip
Fence".
to
blade.
5.
Spreader
out
of
5. See "Aligning
Spreader"
.
alignment.
-
Cut
not
true
at
90°
1. Stop
screws
not properly
1.
See
"Blade
Tilt",
or "Squareness of Blade
or 45
degree
position.
adjusted.
I
to
Table".
--
Tilt
and
elevating
1. Sawdust
on
th reads
of
tilt
1.
See
"Maintenance and
Lubrication"
handwheel
turn
hard.
screw or elevating screw.
section.
2.
Bearing
retainers
2
.
See
"Tilt Mechan
ism".
too tight.
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
PROBABLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
Excessive
noise.
1. Motor.
1
. Have motor checked by qualified service
technician.
Repair service
is
available
at
your nearest Sears
store.
Motor fai ls
to
develop
1.
Circuit overloaded
with
1.
Do not use
other
appliances
or motors on
full power. NOTE:
lig
hts, appliances and
same
circuit
when using the saw.
LOW
VOLTAGE:
other
motors.
(Power output of motor
decreases
rapidly
with
2.
Undersize
wires or
2.
Increase
wire sizes, or reduce
length
of
decrease
in
voltage at
circuit
too
long.
wiring.
See "Motor
Specification
and
motor terminals
For
Electrical Requirements"
section.
example,
a reduction
of
1 0% in voltage
causes a
3.
General
overloading
of
3.
Request
a
voltage
check from the
power
reduction of
19%
in
maximum power
output of
power
company
company.
which
the motor is
facilities.
capable, and a reduction
of 20% in
voltage
causes
a
reduction of
36%
in
maximum power
output.)
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