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I was cutting a piece of wood when the motor cut out and will not start again

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Unplug the saw, Check the blade to see if it will turn by hand, if it does, check for any debris under the blade area. If everything is free'ed up, then check that all switches and safetys are engaged all the way and not halfway . Then plug the saw back in and try it. If it still doesn't start. then use a multi-meter and check for power at the motor. If there is power there, then you either have worn out brushes or a burned out motor.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 13, 2008

SOURCE: Have a sear's table saw.

some times you have to turn breaker off and back on. how many amps is the breaker. is the saw 110 or 220 volt.

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Thomas F. Schneider

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  • Posted on Feb 11, 2009

SOURCE: blade does not turn

Disconnect the electric from the saw. Remove the throat blade cover. Bring the blade all the way up. Look for wood  caught between the blade and anything else. Finding none,remove blade. Try motor w/o blade. If it runs now,w/o the blade then the motor is likely ok . Reinstall blade. Now if it stil stalls, Replace motor.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 18, 2011

SOURCE: while cutting a heavy piece

Hi,
Check for power to the saw...you may have tripped the breaker...
If you have power then check for a reset button on the saw motor... most of the resets are a small red button that will need to be pushed hard to reset...you should hear a click when it resets...

I really think that it is something electrical that has tripped or you would have smoked the motor and you would know it if that happened...

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