Element 40 Manual
Original instructions
Jan 2015
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21) TROUBLE SHOOTING
Magnet and motor do not function
-‐ The magnet switch is not connected to the power supply
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Defective fuse
-‐ Defective magnet switch
-‐ Defective control unit
-‐ Defective power supply
Magnet does function, the motor does not
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Carbon brushes are stuck or worn out
-‐ Defective magnet switch
-‐ Defective on / off switch
-‐ Defective control unit
-‐ Defective armature and/or field
-‐ defective protective reed switch
Magnet does not function, the motor does
-‐ Defective magnet
-‐ Defective fuse
-‐ Defective control unit
Hole cutters break quickly, holes are bigger
than the hole cutter
-‐ Play in the guide
-‐ Bent spindle
-‐ Shaft extending from the motor is bent
-‐ Pilot bent
Motor running roughly and/or seizing up
-‐ Bent spindle
-‐ Shaft extending from the motor is bent
-‐ Triangular guide not mounted straight
-‐ Dirt between spindle and triangular guide
Motor making a rattling sound
-‐ Gear ring (bottom of the armature) worn out
-‐ Gear(s) worn out
-‐ No grease in gear box
Motor humming, big sparks and motor has no
force
-‐ Armature damaged
-‐ Field burned
-‐ Carbon brushes worn out
Motor does not start or fails.
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Damage to armature or field coil
-‐ Damaged or defective brushes
Guiding takes a great deal of effort
-‐ Guide is set too tight
-‐ Guide is dry
-‐ Guide/gear-‐ rack/rotation system is dirty or damaged
Insufficient magnetic force
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Bottom of magnet not clean and dry
-‐ Bottom of magnet not flat
-‐ Work piece is not bare metal
-‐ Work piece is not flat
-‐ Work piece is too thin less than 10mm
-‐ Defective control unit
-‐ Defective magnet
Frame under voltage
-‐ Damaged / defective wiring
-‐ Defective magnet
-‐ Motor seriously dirty
Fuse blows when magnet switch is turned on
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Wrong value fuse
-‐ Defective magnet switch
-‐ Defective control unit
-‐ Defective magnet
Fuse blows when motor is started up
-‐ Damaged or defective wiring
-‐ Wrong value fuse
-‐ Motor running roughly
-‐ Defective armature and / or field
-‐ Carbon brushes worn out
-‐ Defective control unit
Rotation system free stroke too long
-‐ Loose or defective gear-‐rack
-‐ Defective rotation system
