Troubleshooting; General; Motor - Craftsman Contractor 113.299112 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTmNG
WARN!NG: To avoid injury turn switch "OFF" and always remove plug from power source outlet before I
troubleshooting,
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TROUBLE
Excessive vibration. !.
Cannot make square !.
cut when crosscutting.
Cut binds, burns or 1,
stalls motor when
ripping. 2.
3.
4_
5.
Cut not true at 90 °
or 45 degree position.
TROUBLESHOOTING - GENERAL
PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY
Blade out of balance, 1, Discard Blade and use a different blade,
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Miter gauge not adjusted 1, See "Adiusting Miter Gauge,"
properly.
1. Sharpen or replace blade, Dull blade with improper
tooth set.
Blade is Heeling.
Warped board.
Rip fence not paratiei
to blade.
Spreader out of
alignment.
2. See "Heeling Adjustment..."
3. Make sure concave or hollow side is facing
"down', feed slowly.
4. See "AlignirTg Rip Fence"
5. See "Aligning Spreader".
1. Stop screws not property 1. See "Btade Tilt", "Squareness of Blade
adjusted, to Table",
Tilt and elevating
handwheel turn hard.
1. Sawdust or! threads of tiit
screw or elevatir, g screw
2. Bearing retainers
too tight.
1. See "Maintenance and Lubrication"
section.
2, See 'qqtt Mechanism".
TROUBLESHOOTING - MOTOR
NOTE: Motors used on wood-working tools are particular!y 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 I PROBABLE CAUSE TI
Excessive noise. 1. Motor.
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.)
1. Circuit overloaded with
lights, appliances and
other motors.
2. Undersize wires or
circuit too long.
3. General overloading of
REMEDY
t, 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 w_re sizes, or reduce length of
wiring. See "Motor Specification and
Electrical Requirements" section.
power company
facilities,
3. Request a voltage check from the power
company.
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