Craftsman 315.228490 Owner's Manual page 46

PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Fuses or circuit breakers open
frequently.
1. Motor is overloaded.
2. Fuses or circuit breakers are
wrong size or defective.
1. Feed work more slowly.
2. Replace fuses or circuit break-
ers.
3. Dull blade. 3. Replace the blade.
4, Start switch is defective.
4. Have the switch replaced.
Saw vibrates excessively.
1, Blade is warped, 1. Replace the blade.
2. Belt is damaged.
2. Replace the belt.
3. Saw is not mounted securely. 3. Tighten all hardware.
4. Work surface is uneven.
4, Reposition on a flat surface. Ad-
just the leveling feet on legs.
Start switch does not operate. 1. Switch contacts are burned out.
1. Have the switch replaced and re-
quest a voltage check from the
power company.
2. Capacitor is defective
2. Have the capacitor replaced.
3. Connections are loose or dam- 3. Have the wiring checked and re-
aged. paired.
Handwheels are hard to turn.
1, Sawdust has collected on the 1. Clean and lubricate the mecha-
mechanism inside saw, nism.
Blade does not lower when turning
height handwheel.
1. Blade lock handle is not fully 1. Fully release the blade lock
released, handle,
Mitergage does not move smoothly.
1. Miter gage assembly is dirty or 1. Release the miter gage knob and
sticky, wax the miter gage base and
sides.
Cut binds, burns or stalls motor when
ripping.
1. Blade or teeth are dull.
2. Blade is heeling.
1. Sharpen or replace the blade.
2. See Heeling the Sawblade in the
Adjustments section.
3. Board is warped. 3, Replace the board.
4. Rip fence does not parallel blade.
4. See Aligning the Rip Fence in the
Assembly section.
Saw blade does not cut true at 90" or
45" positions.
1. Indicators are not properly ad-
justed.
2. Positive stops inside base are
not accurate.
1. See Setting the Bevel Stops and
Indicatorin the Adjustments sec-
tion.
2, See Setting the Bevel Stops and
Indicatorin the Adjustments sec-
tion.
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