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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
WARNING!
Stop using the generator immediately if any of the following problems occur or risk serious personal injury. If you have any questions, please contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195 (M-F 8-5 CST), or email [email protected]
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PROBLEM
Noisy operation
The drill bit burns or smokes
1) Incorrect belt tension
2) Dry spindle
3) Loose spindle pulley
4) Loose motor pulley
1) Drilling at the incorrect speed
2) The wood chips are not coming out of the hole
3) Dull drill bit
4) Feeding the workpiece too slowly
5) Not lubricated
CAUSE SOLUTION
1) Adjust the belt tension (see “Replacing the
Belt” section)
2) Lubricate the spindle
3) Tighten the set screws on the side of the spindle pulley
4) Tighten the set screws on the side of the motor pulley
1) Change the speed
2) Retract the drill bit frequently to clear the chips
3) Resharpen or replace the drill bit
4) Feed fast enough to cut the workpiece
5) Lubricate the drill bit with cutting oil or motor oil
Excessive drill run out or wobble; drilled hole is not round
1) Bent drill bit
2) Bit improperly installed in the chuck
3) Worn spindle bearings
4) Lengths of cutting flutes or angles not appropriate for the hardness of the wood grain
5) Chuck not properly installed
1) Replace the drill bit
2) Reinstall the bit
3) Bearings may need replacement. Contact customer service (1-800-232-1195)
4) Resharpen the drill bit correctly or replace with the appropriate type
5) Reinstall the chuck
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
WARNING!
Stop using the generator immediately if any of the following problems occur or risk serious personal injury. If you have any questions, please contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195 (M-F 8-5 CST), or email [email protected]
.
PROBLEM
Drill bit binds in the workpiece
CAUSE
1) The workpiece is pinching the bit
2) Excessive feed pressure
Spindle returns too slowly or too quickly
Coil spring has improper tension
Chuck falls off spindle
Dirt, grease, or oil on the tapered surface on the spindle or in the chuck
SOLUTION
1) Support or clamp the workpiece
2) Feed more slowly
Adjust the coil spring tension (see p .15)
Motor will not run
1) Defective or broken switch
2) Defective or damaged power cord
3) Open circuit, loose connections, or burned out motor
4) Low voltage
5) Bad capacitor
Motor stalls
1) Short circuit in motor
2) Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers
3) Overloaded circuit
4) Low voltage
Clean the tapered surface of both the chuck and spindle as instructed above
1) Contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195
2) Contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195
3) Contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195
4) Check the power line for the proper voltage.
Use another circuit or have a qualified electrician upgrade the service.
5) Contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195
1) Contact customer service at 1-800-232-1195
2) Replace with correct fuse or circuit breaker for the circuit
3) Turn off other machines and retry
4) Check the power line for the proper voltage.
Use another circuit or have a qualified electrician upgrade the service.
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