3.8
PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION
1
Saw is cutting out of
square vertically.
1a. Blade worn. 1a. Replace blade.
1b. Low blade tension. 1b. Tension blade.
1c. Blade guides. 1c. Check for worn guides.
1d. Excessive feed rate. 1d. Reduce.
2
Saw is cutting out of
square horizontally.
2 Stock not square in vises. 2 Adjust accordingly.
3 Blade comes off wheels.
3a. Not enough blade tension. 3a. Reset blade tension.
3b. Improper tracking. 3b. Set tracking.
4 Blade stalls in cut.
4a. Not enough blade tension. 4a. Tension blade.
4b. Excessive feed force. 4b. Reduce.
4c. Excessive feed rate. 4c. Reduce.
5
Blade vibrates
excessively.
5a. Blade speed too fast. 5a. Reduce.
5b. Guide arms too far apart. 5b. Adjust accordingly.
5c. Not enough blade tension. 5c. Tension blade.
6
Excessive blade
breakage.
6a. Excessive blade tension. 6a. Reduce blade tension.
6b. Excessive feed rate. 6b. Reduce.
7 Tooth strippage.
7a. Blade pitch too ne. 7a. Select coarser pitch.
7b. Blade brush not cleaning. 7b. Adjust or replace blade brush.
7c. Excessive feed rate. 7c. Reduce.
7d. Excessive feed force. 7d. Reduce.
8 No coolant ow.
8a. No coolant. 8a. Add coolant.
8b. Coolant line blocked. 8b. Blow out coolant line.
8c. Coolant pump inoperable. 8c. Check, replace if faulty.
9 Saw will not start.
9a. Safety relay is not energized 9a.
1.Ensure all Emergency Stop push
buttons are released.
2.Ensure Door interlock switches are
not activated.(Close Drive & Idler doors)
9b. Motor overload has tripped. 9b.
Depress each of the over-load buttons
located in the electrical box. Depressing
one button at a time and trying to start
the saw will indicate which motor was
overloaded.
9c. Control circuit fuse has blown. 9c.
Replace the fuse in the control panel.
Random blowouts may occur but a
quickly repeated blowout points to an
internal wiring fault.
9d.
Vise or head selector switch not in
the center (neutral) position.
9d.
Turn all switches to the center (neutral)
position.
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