Powermatic PM3000 - Manual (Page 25)

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Troubleshooting
Trouble Probable Cause Remedy
Excessive vibration.
Tilt or raising clamp knobs not
tightened.
Tighten knobs.
Blade out of balance. Change blade. [page 10]
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Loose arbor or motor sheave. Tighten set screws.
Cuts out-of-square
when crosscutting.
Miter gauge out of adjustment. Reset pointer. [page 15-16]
Miter slot misaligned. Realign table. [page 14]
Motor stalls or
workpiece binds or
burns.
Excessive feed. Reduce feed.
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Dull or incorrect blade. Replace blade. [page 10]
Miter slot misaligned. Realign miter slot. [page 14]
Fence misalignment.
Realign fence. [see Fence Manual
No. M-2195079Z]
Cuts not true at 90 or
45 degrees.
Stop screws not set properly. Readjust stop screws. [page 15]
Tilt or saw raising
handwheels difficult
to turn.
Lock knob not released. Loosen lock knob.
Worm and worm gear segment caked
with sawdust and pitch.
Clean and re-grease.
Worm and worm gear segment out of
alignment. Realign worm and worm gear
segment.
Motor overheats.
Motor overloaded.
Correct overload condition such as
reducing the feed rate.
Improper cooling of motor.
Clean sawdust from fan and duct
areas of motor.
Motor starts slowly or
fails to come up to
speed.
Low voltage.
Request voltage check from power
company and correct low voltage
condition.
Centrifugal switch not operating. Replace switch.
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Motor fails to develop
full power.
Power line overloaded. Correct overload condition.
Undersize wires in supply system. Increase supply wire size.
Low voltage.
Request voltage check from power
company and correct condition.
Bad motor. Replace motor.