Motor Safety Protection; Wire Sizes - Sears Craftsman 113.23161 Owner's Manual

An adapter as shown below is available for connecting plugs
to 2-prong receptacles. The green grounding lug extending
from the adapter must be connected to a permanent ground
such as to a properly grounded outlet box.
GROUNDING LUG
ADAPTER__ '_I_.._.,,,_
MAKE SURE THIS IS
?-PRONG CONNECTED TO A
PLUG _ ._ KNOWN GPOUND
RECEPTACLE
NOTE: The adapter illustrated is for use only if you
already have a properly grounded 2-prong receptacle.
Adapter is not allowed in Canada by the Canadian
Electrical Code.
MOTOR SAFETY PROTECTION
NOTE: This motor should be blown out, or "vacuumed",
frequently to prevent sawdust interference with normal
motor ventilation.
Your saw motor is equipped with a manual-reset,
thermal-overload protector designed to open the power-line
circait when the motor temperature exceeds a safe value.
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After cooling to a safe operating tenure, thje
overload protector can be closed manually by pu's'hingT-n
the red button on the top of the motor. If the red
button will not snap into place immediately, the motor
is still too hot and must be allowed to cool for a while
longer. (An audible click will indicate protector is
closed.) In some cases this could take 20 to 30 minutes.
As soon as the red button will snap into running
position, the saw may be started and operated normally,
by pulling out the saw switch to the "'ON" position. ,
Frequent opening of fuses or circuit breakers may result
if motor is overloaded, or if the motor circuit is fused
differently from recommendations. Overloading can
occur if you feed too rapidly or if your saw is
misaligned so that the blade heels. Do not use a fuse of
greater capacity without consulting a qualified
electrician.
5. Although the motor is designed for operation on the
voltage and frequency specified on motor nameplate,
normal loads will be handled safely on voltages not
more than 10% above or below the nameplate voltage.
Heavy loads, however, require that voltage at motor
terminals equals the voltage specified on nameplate.
6. Most motor troubles may be traced to loose or incorrect
connections, overloading, reduced input voltage (such as
small size wires in the supply circuit) or to an
overly-long supply circuit. Always check the
connections, the load and the supply circuit, whenever
the motor fails to perform satisfactorily. Check wire
sizes and lengths with the table following.
OVERLOAD PROTECTO_
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1. If the protector opens the line and stops the saw motor,
.mmedlately press the saw switch to the "OFF"
position, and allow the motor to cool.
WIRE SIZES
The use of any extension cord will cause some loss of
power. To keep this to a minimum and to prevent
over-heating and motor burn-out, use the table below to
determine the minimum wire size (A.W.G.) extension cord.
Use only 3 wire extension cords which have 3 prong
grounding type plugs and 3-pole receptacles which accept
the tools plug.
Extension Cord Length Wire Size A.W.G.
Up to 100Ft ................ 12
100-200 Ft ................ 8
200-400 Ft ................ 6
For circuits of greater length the wire size must be
increased proportionally in order to deliver ample voltage
to the saw motor.
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