Changing The Saw Blade; Troubleshooting - Charnwood W711 Operator's Manual

Changing The Saw Blade

Troubleshooting

Problem
Machine does not start
Only starts when Green
button is held down
Motor slows down during
operation
Machine does not run but
buzzing noise heard from
motor
Cause
Blown Fuse
Loose switch terminal
Faulty switch
Faulty switch
Blade is blunt
Feed Speed is Too high
Attempting to take too
deep a cut
Failed capacitor
Take care as the blade teeth are sharp.
Wear protective gloves if necessary.
Unplug the power supply.
Remove the rip fence guide rail by
loosening the fixing bolts underneath
the table.
Open both doors and reduce the blade
tension by turning the tension knob
anticlockwise.
Lower the blade guard fully down.
Slide the blade off the wheels and ease
it out through the slots in the left hand
column, the blade guard and the table.
Reverse these steps to fit the new
blade. Ensure that the teeth are at the
front and pointing down.
If the new blade is a different width,
tension & track the blade first, then
adjust the guide pins and thrust
bearings as shown in this manual.
Remedy
Replace Fuse
Inspect back of switch
Replace switch
Replace switch
Replace blade
Feed the Work slower, let
the blade do the cutting
It may exceed the capacity
of the machine
Replace the motor start
capacitor.