SawStop ICS73600 - Manual (Page 34)

32 SawStop 10” Industrial Cabinet Saw
Contact was Detected During Standby — this code indicates that the safety system detected contact with
the blade (or a portion of the arbor) when the blade was not spinning. This code will be displayed if you come
into contact with the blade or arbor while the system is in Standby mode. The brake will not be activated and
the code will automatically clear within 5 seconds after contact is ended. The system will not allow the motor to
start while this code is displayed.
Contact was Detected During Bypass — this code indicates that contact was detected while the saw was
running in Bypass Mode. As described above, the brake will not be activated during Bypass but the safety
system will continue to monitor for contact. If this code is displayed, then it indicates that the brake would have
activated if the system had not been in Bypass Mode. This error will automatically clear once the blade has
finished coasting down.
Material Conductivity Test
The “Contact Detected During Bypass” code allows you to “test” a particular material to see if it is too conductive
to cut during normal operation. For example, if you have a new material you need to cut and are not sure if it
is conductive, you can make several cuts in Bypass Mode. If this error code is displayed, then it means the
material is too conductive and must be cut in Bypass Mode to prevent false trips of the brake. If the error code
is not displayed after several trial runs, then it is likely that the material is not conductive and you can make
future cuts in normal mode. (See page 33 for instructions on how to operate the saw in Bypass Mode.)
Overload Due to Wet Wood — this code indicates that the wood being cut is too wet or too green. Very wet
or green wood can interfere with the safety system’s ability to detect contact. The system monitors for wet and
green wood and, if the wood is too wet or too green, the system will shut off the motor and display this error
code. To clear this error, turn the Start/Stop paddle to OFF and turn the Main Power to OFF and then back to
ON.
In addition, wet pressure-treated wood may cause an overload error or even cause the brake to activate. The
chemicals used to pressure treat wood often contain large amounts of copper, which is conductive. When
pressure-treated wood is wet, the combination of copper and water substantially increase the conductivity of
the wood. Therefore, allow wet pressure-treated wood to fully dry before cutting. Typically, the wood will be
sufficiently dry if left unstacked in a dry location for 24 hours.
If you must cut wet pressure-treated wood, you can perform the Material Conductivity Test described above to
test whether the wood is too wet. If the test indicates the brake will activate if the system is not in Bypass Mode,
you must either allow the wood to dry or make the remaining cuts in Bypass Mode.
Note: if the saw shuts down due to an overload error, do not attempt to finish cutting that piece of wood until
it has dried. The overload error indicates that the system was close to firing the brake before it went into
overload. Therefore, repeatedly attempting to cut a wet piece of wood could result in an incorrect activation of
the brake.
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