What To Do If The Sawstop Safety System Activates - SawStop CB31230 Owner's Manual

What to do if the SawStop Safety System Activates

When the SawStop Safety System is activated, the brake pawl will be pushed into the blade to stop its rotation
and the arbor block will retract to lower the blade below the table. Both of these actions will occur within just
a few milliseconds. In addition, the safety system will turn off the motor, and display the "Replace Cartridge"
system status code on the LED's on the switch box (see page 30).
Once the safety brake is activated, you will need to carry out the 2 steps described below to reset the safety
system and the saw before continuing to use the saw:
1. Reset the Retraction of the Arbor Block:
place by a spring-loaded support mechanism. When the brake is activated, the angular momentum of the
spinning blade is transferred to the arbor block, causing it to drop out of the support mechanism.
To reset the arbor block into the support mechanism, turn the elevation hand wheel counter-clockwise
until the lower elevation limit stop is reached. The arbor block will automatically engage the support
mechanism. Now turn the elevation hand wheel clockwise to raise the arbor block and blade.
2. Replace the Brake Cartridge:
is activated. In addition to the brake pawl, components inside the sealed housing are expended when the
brake is activated. Therefore, the brake cartridge cannot be reused after the brake is activated and it may
be discarded or returned to SawStop.
Obtain another brake cartridge that has not been activated and follow the instructions on page 41, to
change the brake cartridge.
WARNING! always make sure that both the Disconnect Switch
and the Main Power Switch are in the OFF position before
replacing the brake cartridge on your saw.
3. Replace the Blade:
of the saw blade with a large amount of force and speed. This usually causes the brake pawl to lock up on
the blade. If you remove the brake pawl from the blade, one or more of the carbide teeth on the blade will
usually be pulled off. Therefore it is almost always necessary to replace the blade after the safety system
has been activated.
Once the retraction of the arbor block has been reset and the brake cartridge and blade have been replaced,
the saw is ready for operation.
during normal use, the front of the arbor block is held in
the SawStop brake cartridge must be replaced in the event the brake
when the brake is activated the aluminum brake pawl will pivot into the teeth
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