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Carbon Brushes
The brushes and commutator in your tool have been engineered for many hours of
dependable service. To maintain peak efficiency of the motor, we recommend every two to six
months the brushes be examined. Only genuine SKIL replacement brushes specially designed
for your tool should be used.
Bearings
Bearings that become noisy (due to heavy load or very abrasive material cutting) should be
replaced at once by a Service Center to avoid overheating or motor failure.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
Remedy
Saw will not start
1. Power cord is not plugged in.
1. Plug saw into an electrical
outlet.
2. Fuse or circuit breaker tripped.
2. Replace fuse or reset tripped
circuit breaker.
3. Cord damaged.
3. Have cord replaced by an
Authorized SKIL Service
Center or Service Station.
4. Burned out switch.
4. Have switch replaced by
an Authorized SKIL Service
Center or Service Station.
Blade does not
come up to speed
1. Extension cord too light or too
long.
1. Replace with adequate cord.
2. Low supply voltage.
2. Contact your electric
company.
Excessive
vibration
1. Failure to tighten bevel lock
handle.
1. See “Getting To Know Your
Table Saw” section.
2. Blade out of balance.
2. Discard Blade and use
different blade.
3. Arbor Nut not tight.
3. See “Assembly” section,
“Changing the blade.”
Cut binds, burns,
stalls motor when
ripping
1. Dull blade with improper tooth
set.
1. Sharpen or replace blade.
2. Warped board.
2. Make sure concave or hollow
side is facing “DOWN” and
feed slowly.
3. Rip fence not parallel to blade.
3. See “Adjustments” section
“Aligning Rip Fence.”
4. Riving knife out of alignment.
4. See “Adjustments” section,
“Checking riving knife
alignment.”