Maintenance
BETTCHER
Industries, Inc.
Manual No. 102481
April 17, 2015
Maintenance
Whizard Quantum
®
Air Operating Instructions and Parts List
5-73
Fault Detection and Correction
PROBLEM PROBABLE
CAUSE REMEDY
Handpiece
Vibration
Handpiece bearing worn
Replace bearing
Pinion gear worn
Replace pinion
Teeth on pinion worn
Replace pinion
Blade too tight in blade housing Adjust blade housing
Product build-up
Clean trimmer
Handpiece Hot
Pinion gear tight in handpiece
bearing
Clean corrosion from the
handpiece bearing and
lubricate, or replace
Blade tight in blade housing
Adjust blade housing
Handpiece bearing not installed
correctly (No clearance
between face of pinion gear and
blade housing) causing
mechanical bind
Reinstall the bearing correctly.
Power Unit seal worn (Air
blowing through front of Power
Unit)
Replace Seal and O-Ring in
Power Unit
Blade Will Not Rotate
Blade housing is too tight
Adjust blade housing
Blade Skips
Blade too loose in blade
housing
Adjust blade housing
Dull Blade
Improperly sharpened blades
will cause loss of production,
increase wear of parts, and
operator fatigue
Sharpen blade with a Whizard®
Model 210, Whizard® 214
Blade Sharpener or Bettcher®
AutoEdge
Optional Thumb Support
Rotates
Anti-rotation rib has broken off
Replace thumb support