Troubleshooting - Craftsman 113.290650 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: FOR'YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH "OFF" AND ALWAYS REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER
SOURCE OUTLET BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING,
TROUBLE SHOOTING -- GENERAL
TROUBLE
Excessive vibration,
PROBABLE CAUSE
Cannot make square
cut when crosscutting.
Cut binds, burns or
stalls motor when
ripping.
Cut not true at 90 °
or 45 ° positions.
Tilt and elevating noisy
or slow.
1. Blade out of balance.
2. Damaged V-Belt Pulleys
or poor belt.
1. Miter gauge not adjusted
properly.
1. Dull blade with improper
tooth set.
2. Blade is Heeling,
3. Warped board
4. Rip fence not parallel
to blade.
5, Spreader out of
alignment
1, Not calibrated.
1. Sawdust on threads of tilt
screw or elevating screw.
REMEDY
1. Discard Blade and use a different blade.
2. Replace as Indicated.
1. See "Assembly" section "Miter Gauge."
1. Sharpen or replace blade.
2. See "Assembly"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 "Calibrating the Electronic Function"
1. See "Maintenance and Lubrication" section.
TROUBLE SHOOTING-- SAW MOTOR
NOTE: Motors used on wood-working tools are
particularly susceptible to the accumulation of
sawdust and wood chips and should be blown outor
"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.
1. Motor fails to develop
full power. NOTE:
LOW VOLTAGE: (Power
output of motor
decreases rapidly with
dgere_e 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.)
1. Circuit overloaded with
lights, appliances and
other motors.
2. Undersize wires or circuit
too long.
3. General overloading of
power company
facilities.
Do not use other appliances or motors on
same circuit when using the saw.
2. Increase wire sizes, or reduce Igngth of wiring.
See "Motor Specifications and Electrical"
Requirements" section.
3. Request a voltage check from the power
company.
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