I'm hoping to get some suggestions on how to fix this problem...
I bought my PM2000 table saw in November '07 and love it. It has worked flawlessly up until this past weekend. That's when it started tripping the breaker on the circuit sometimes. The saw will come on, but sound like it is not at full speed, then the breaker trips. Other times, it comes on just fine at full speed and there's no problem. I can actually tell when it will happen, shut off the saw before the breaker trips, and then turn it back with no problem.
I ran the 240V circuit myself and had no problems at all doing it. In fact, it was an existing circuit that I used for over 3 years on my previous saw and I just reran the wiring for the PM2000. Like I said, the saw has been working fine until just the other day.
I cleaned out all the sawdust, checked the wiring for the motor, the plug, and the outlet. The motor seems to get really hot as well, too hot to keep your hand resting on it for more than a second or two. Is this normal?
Any advice would be appreciated!
I bought my PM2000 table saw in November '07 and love it. It has worked flawlessly up until this past weekend. That's when it started tripping the breaker on the circuit sometimes. The saw will come on, but sound like it is not at full speed, then the breaker trips. Other times, it comes on just fine at full speed and there's no problem. I can actually tell when it will happen, shut off the saw before the breaker trips, and then turn it back with no problem.
I ran the 240V circuit myself and had no problems at all doing it. In fact, it was an existing circuit that I used for over 3 years on my previous saw and I just reran the wiring for the PM2000. Like I said, the saw has been working fine until just the other day.
I cleaned out all the sawdust, checked the wiring for the motor, the plug, and the outlet. The motor seems to get really hot as well, too hot to keep your hand resting on it for more than a second or two. Is this normal?
Any advice would be appreciated!