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FaultFinding
General
Withanyfaultnding,therststepistodecidewhere
toinvestigate.Sometimesthisisobvious,butonother
occasionsalittledetectiveworkwillbenecessary.The
maintenanceoperatorwhomakeshalfadozenhaphazard
adjustmentsorreplacementsmaybesuccessfulincuring
afault(oritssymptoms),butwillbenonethewiserifthe
faultoccursagainandmaywellhavespentmoretimeand
moneythanwasnecessary.
Acalmandlogicalapproachwillbemoresatisfactoryin
thelongrun.
Alwaystakeintoaccountanywarningsignsor
abnormalitiesthatmayhavebeennoticedintheperiod
precedingthefault,i.e.powerloss,highorlowgauge
readings,unusualnoises,andrememberthatfailureofa
componentsuchasacircuitbreakerofshaftsealmay
onlybeapointertosomeunderlyingfault.Whateverthe
fault,certainbasicprinciplesapply.Theseareasfollows:
1.Verifythefault.
Thisissimplyamatterofbeingsureyouknowwhatthe
symptomsarebeforestartingwork.Thisisparticularly
importantifyouareinvestigatingafaultforsomeone
elsewhomaynothavedescribeditveryaccurately.
2.Don'toverlooktheobvious.
Forexample,ifafunctionwillnotoperate,isitthe
solenoid,wiring,ornohydraulicpressure?Ifan
electricalfaultisindicated,checkthediagnostic
indicatorsbeforediggingintothewiring.
3.Curethedisease,notthesymptom.
Replacingashaftsealmaystoptheimmediateleak,
butthecausemaybetoomuchbackpressure.
4.Donottakeanythingforgranted.
Beawarea(new)componentmayitselfbedefective
(especiallyifitsbeenrattlingaroundinthetoolbox
formonths),anddonotleavecomponentsoutofa
faultdiagnosissequencejustbecausetheyarenewor
recentlytted.Whenyoudonallydiagnoseadifcult
fault,youwillprobablyrealizethatalltheevidence
wastherefromthestart.
OperationalChecks
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SuperCut100—OperationalChecks
SawBarWears
AbnormallyorTop
RollerFailure
Chaintensionpressureistoohigh.YES:Adjusttension
pressure.
NO:Seeyourauthorized
dealerforrepair.
ChainlubricationCheckChainlubricationmalfunction.YES:Checklubrication
system.
NO:Seeyourauthorized
dealerforrepair.
TensionerCheck
Airintensionersystem.
YES:Bleedtensioner
system.
NO:Seeyourauthorized
dealerforrepair.
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