Grizzly G1037 - Manual (Page 34)

-32- G1037 Planer / Moulder
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: For your own safety, turn the switch off and disconnect power source before troubleshooting.
Problem Probable Cause Remedy
Poor feeding of lumber 1. Inadequate feed roller pressure 1. Adjust feed roller tension
2. Motor belt slipping 2. Tighten or replace motor
belts
3. Planer bed rough or dirty 3. Clean off pitch and
residue and wax planer
bed
4. V-belt slipping 4. Tighten V-belt
5. Surface of feed roller too smooth 5. Lightly roughen the feed
roller surface with a piece
of sandpaper
Table difficult to adjust 1. Corner screw too tight 1. Adjust corner screw
2. Corner screws not moving 2. Lubricate corner screw
Board thickness doesn’t Depth of cut scale incorrect Adjust depth of cut scale
match depth of cut scale
Chain jumping 1. Inadequate tension 1. Adjust chain tension
2. Sprockets misaligned 2. Align sprockets
3. Sprockets worn 3. Replace sprockets &
chains
Mechanical / Electrical 1. Not plugged in 1. Check power source
Machine won’t start / restart 2. Circuit breaker/fuse 2. Check power source
3. Motor failure 3. Have motor checked
4. Loose wire 4. Have motor checked by
qualified electrician
5. Overload auto reset has not reset 5. Allow machine to cool
down and restart
6. Motor starter failure 6. Have motor starter
checked by qualified
electrician
Repeated circuit tripping 1. Too Heavy a cut 1. Take lighter cuts
resulting in motor stoppage 2. Circuit overloaded by multiple 2. Divert power usage to
machines or lights other breakers