Troubleshooting, Trouble shooting - general, Trouble shooting - motor – Sears 113.241591 User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING;TO AVOID INJURY, TURN SWITCH “OFF” AND ALWAYS RER^OVE PLUG FROM
POWER SOURCE
OUTLET BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING - GENERAL
■ T R O U B L E : '
PROBABLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Excessive vibration.
1. Blade out of balance.
1. Discard Blade and use a different blade.
Cannot make square
Cut when crosscutting.
1. Mfter gauge not adjusted
properly.
1. See “Adjusting Miter Gauge."
Cut binds, burns or
stalls motor when
ripping. ..........................
1. Dull blade with improper
tooth set.
2. Blade is Heeling.
3. Warped board.
4. Rip fence not parallel
to blade.
5. Spreader out of
alignment.
1. Sharpen or replace blade.
2. See ‘‘Heeling Adjustment. .."
3. Make sure concave or hollow side is facing
“down,” feed slowly.
4. See “Aligning Rip Fence"
5. See “Aligning Spreader.”
Cut not true at 90°
or 45° positions.
1. Stop screws not properly
adjusted.
1. See “Blade Tilt", or “Squareness of Blade
to Table.”
Tilt and elevating
handwHéél turn hard.
1. Sawdust on threads of tilt
screw or elevating screw.
2. Bearing retainers
too tight.
1. See “Maintenance and Lubrication”
section.
2. See “Tilt Mechanism.”
TROUBLE SHOOTING - MOTOR
NOTE: Motors used oh wood «working tools are particularly susceptible to the
accumulation of sawdust and wood chips and should be blown out or “vacuumed”
frequently to prevent Interference with normal motor ventilation.
TROUBLE
PROBABLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Excessive noise.
1. Motor.
1. Have motor checked by qualified service
technician. Repair service Is available at
your nearest Sears store.
Motor falls to develop
1. Circuit overloaded with ;
1. Do not use other appliances or motors on
full power. NOTE:
lights, appliances and
same circuit when using the saw.
LOW VOLTAGE:
other motors.
(Power output of motor
decreases rapidly with
2. Undersize wires or ci rcuit
2. Increase wire sizes, or reduce length of
decrease in voltage at
too long. .................
wiring. See “Motor Specification and
motor terminals. For
Electrical Requirements" section.
example, a reduction
General overloading of
3. Request a voltage check from the power
of 10% in voltage
power company
company. ............................................ ...................
causes a reduction of
19% in maximum
power output of which
the motor is capable,
and a reduction of 20%
In voltage causes a .........
reduction of 36% in
maximum power
1 output.)
facilities.
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