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ZIP 22
TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter lists the probable faults and malfunctions that could occur while the machine is being used and suggests possible
remedies for solving them.
TherstparagraphprovidesdiagnosisforTOOLSandCUTS,thesecondforELECTRICALCOMPONENTS.
12.1 - Blade and cut diagnosis
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FAULT PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY
TOOTH BREAKAGE Decrease advance, exerting less cutting
pressure. Adjust the braking device if
mounted on the machine.
Change blade speed and/or diameter.
See Chapter
Material classication and blade
selection
Too fast advance
Wrong cutting speed
Wrong tooth pitch
Chips sticking onto teeth and in the
gullets or material that gums
Defects on the material or material
too hard
Ineffective gripping of the part in the
vice
The blade gets stuck in the material
Starting cut on sharp or irregular sec-
tion bars
Poor quality blade
Previously broken tooth left in the cut
Cutting resumed on a groove made
previously
Vibrations
Wrong tooth pitch or shape
Insufcient lubricating refrigerant or
wrong emulsion
Teeth positioned in the direction op-
posite the cutting direction