Powermatic 2000 - Manual (Page 27)

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Troubleshooting
Trouble Probable Cause Remedy
Tilt or raising clamp knobs not
tightened.
Tighten knobs.
Blade out of balance. Change blade. [page 12]
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Excessive vibration.
Loose arbor or motor sheave. Tighten set screws.
Miter gauge out of adjustment. Reset pointer. [page 17]
Cuts out-of-square
when crosscutting.
Miter slot misaligned. Realign table. [page 16]
Excessive feed. Reduce feed.
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Dull or incorrect blade. Replace blade. [page 12]
Miter slot misaligned. Realign miter slot. [page 16]
Motor stalls or
workpiece binds or
burns.
Fence misalignment.
Realign fence. [see Fence Manual
No. M-0460284]
Cuts not true at 90 or
45 degrees.
Stop screws not set properly. Readjust stop screws. [page 16]
Lock knob not released. Loosen lock knob.
Worm and worm gear segment caked
with sawdust and pitch.
Clean and re-grease.
Tilt or saw raising
handwheels difficult
to turn.
Worm and worm gear segment out of
alignment. Realign worm and worm gear
segment.
Motor overloaded.
Correct overload condition such as
reducing the feed rate.
Motor overheats.
Improper cooling of motor.
Clean sawdust from fan and duct
areas of motor.
Low voltage.
Request voltage check from power
company and correct low voltage
condition.
Centrifugal switch not operating. Replace switch.
Motor starts slowly or
fails to come up to
speed.
Bad motor. Replace motor.
Power line overloaded. Correct overload condition.
Undersize wires in supply system. Increase supply wire size.
Low voltage.
Request voltage check from power
company and correct condition.
Motor fails to develop
full power.
Bad motor. Replace motor.