Carbon Brushes
The brushes and commutator in your tool have been engineered for many hours of
dependable service. To maintain peak efficiency of the motor, we recommend every two to six
months the brushes be examined. Only genuine SKIL replacement brushes specially designed
for your tool should be used.
Bearings
Bearings that become noisy (due to heavy load or very abrasive material cutting) should be
replaced at once by a Service Center to avoid overheating or motor failure.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Saw will not start
Blade does not
come up to speed
Excessive
vibration
Cut binds, burns,
stalls motor when
ripping
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Cause
1. Power cord is not plugged in.
2. Fuse or circuit breaker tripped.
3. Cord damaged.
4. Burned out switch.
1. Extension cord too light or too
long.
2. Low supply voltage.
1. Failure to tighten bevel lock
handle.
2. Blade out of balance.
3. Arbor Nut not tight.
1. Dull blade with improper tooth
set.
2. Warped board.
3. Rip fence not parallel to blade.
4. Riving knife out of alignment.
Remedy
1. Plug saw into an electrical
outlet.
2. Replace fuse or reset tripped
circuit breaker.
3. Have cord replaced by an
Authorized SKIL Service
Center or Service Station.
4. Have switch replaced by
an Authorized SKIL Service
Center or Service Station.
1. Replace with adequate cord.
2. Contact your electric
company.
1. See "Getting To Know Your
Table Saw" section.
2. Discard Blade and use
different blade.
3. See "Assembly" section,
"Changing the blade."
1. Sharpen or replace blade.
2. Make sure concave or hollow
side is facing "DOWN" and
feed slowly.
3. See "Adjustments" section
"Aligning Rip Fence."
4. See "Adjustments" section,
"Checking riving knife
alignment."