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MAINTENANCE
ENGLISH
side of saw table. Place flange and nut on arbor and securely snug blade in
position.
• Replace table insert.
• Replace blade guard assembly and pawl assembly.
TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
Saw stops or will not start
1. Overload tripped
2. Saw unplugged from wall or motor
3. Fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped
4. Cord damaged
5. Defective capacitor
1. Allow motor to cool and reset by
pushing reset switch
2. Check all plug connections
3. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker
4. Replace cord
5. Replace capacitor
Excessive vibration
1. Stand on uneven floor
2. Damaged saw blade
3. Bad drive V-belts
4. Bent pulley
5. Improper motor mounting
6. Loose hardware
7. Loose set screw in pulley
1. Reposition on flat, level surface
2. Replace saw blade
3. Replace drive V-belts
4. Replace pulley
5. Check and adjust motor
6. Tighten hardware
7. Tighten set screw
Cannot make square cut
when crosscutting
Mitre gauge not adjusted properly
Adjust mitre gauge
Blade stalls (however, motor turns)
1. Drive belts not tight
2. Drive belts worn
1. Adjust drive belt tension. Loosen bolt
，
push motor down with pry bar and
tighten bolt to secure motor position.
2. Replace drive belts
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Blade does not come up to speed
1. Extension cord too light or too long
2. Low shop voltage
3. Motor not wired for correct voltage
1. Replace with adequate size cord
2. Contact your local electric company
3. Refer to motor junction box
Cut binds, burns or stalls when ripping 1. Dull blade with improper tooth set
2. Blade is binding at one end of cut
(heeling)
3. Warped board
4. Rip fence not parallel to blade
5. Riving knife out of alignment
6. Excessive feed rate
1. Sharpen or replace blade
2. Adjust table and rip fence
parallel to blade
3. Make sure concave or hollow side is
facing down; feed slowly
4. Adjust rip fence
5. Adjust riving knife to fall in line with
blade
6. Reduce feed rate
Tilt and elevating handwheel
difficult to turn
1. Sawdust on rack and worm gears
2. Bushings and bearing surfaces dirty
1. Clean and relubricate
2. Clean thoroughly and lubricate
Cut not true at 45° or 90° positions
1. Positive stops not properly adjusted 1. Adjust blade tilt
Rip fence binds on guide tube
1. Guide rails or extension wing not
properly installed
2. Guide of rip fence not adjusted
properly
1. Reassemble guide rails
2. Adjust guides
Frequent opening of fuses or
circuit breakers
1. Motor overloaded
2. Fuses or circuit breakers do not
have sufficient capacity
1. Feed work slower into blade
2. Install proper size fuses or circuit
breakers