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SYMPTOM
Planer does not start
Frequent opening of fuses or
circuit breakers
Cutterhead turns in the
opposite direction
Excessive snipe
(gouging at end of board)
POSSIBLE
CAUSE(S)
1 .Key is in the OFF position
2.No power to planer
&Motor overload protection tripped
4.Defective or loose switch or wiring
1. Motor overloaded
2.Fuses or circuit breakers do not
have sufficient capacity
3.Circuit overloaded
4.Motor wired incorrectly
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
1 .Turn key to ON position
2. Have a qualified electrician check power
source
3. Reset motor overload protection,
see "Overload Protection", page 5
4. Have a qualified electrician check the
switches and wiring
1. Reduce load on motor
2. Have correct fuses or circuit breakers
installed
3. Reduce circuit load (turn off other appliances)
4. Rewire motor using the schematic on the
motor for high voltage
Motor wired incorrectly
Rewire motor using the schematic on the
motor for motor rotation
1 .Dull blades
2. Inadequate support of long boards
3.Uneven feed roller pressure
4.Cutter casting not aligned
5.Lumber not butted properly
1. Replace or sharpen blades per instructions,
see "Maintenance", page 11
2. Support long boards
3.Check feed roller operation
4. Check position of elevation screws
5. Butt end to end each piece of stock as
boards pass through planer
6.Adjust support rollers
6.Support rollers misaligned
Fuzzy grain
Planing wood with high moisture
Remove high moisture content from wood
content
by drying
Torn grain
1 .Too heavy of a cut
1. Review "Depth of Cut", page 7
2. Blades cutting against grain
2. Review "Feeding Work", page 10
3.Dull blades
3. Replace or sharpen blades per instructions,
see "Maintenance", page 11
Rough raised grain
1 .Dull blades
1. Replace or sharpen blades per instructions,
see "Maintenance", page 11
2.Too heavy of a cut
2. Review "Depth of Cut", page 7
&Moisture
content too high
3. Dry the wood or use dried wood
Uneven depth of cut
Cutterhead not parallel with table
Adjust table, see "Adjusting Table Position",
(tapered cut)
page 14
Belts slipping
Loose belts
Tension belts, see "Adjusting Belt Tension",
page 12
Flashing digits on scale
Low voltage
Replace battery
Locked digits on scale
Haphazard memory
Take battery out, wait thirty seconds, then
re-insert it
No display
1 .Poor contact of battery
1. Improve battery contact
2. Low voltage
2. Replace battery
Displays only '0000'
Short-circuit of zero setting spring
Remove frame and adjust spring
and slider signal source
Function buttons won't work
Distortion of springs from
Remove frame and adjust springs
over-pressing
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