I've had a Grizzly 1033x planer for about 18 months now...was cleaning and adjusting rollers etc.
Tried to run a test piece and got a white flash out of the wall receptacle and machine stopped.
Full disclaimer, I know little about electricity, but I do know that is not good.
Unplugged unit, checked circuit breaker (50 amp)...it was not tripped.
Checked belt and cutter head rotation...all seemed fine.
Took off cover to control box (some time back the OFF twist button which lets you power up the unit had been difficult to turn,)...didn't see any irregularities there.
So Maybe you electrical geniuses can solve the puzzle...PLEASE
Plugged unit back in wall outlet and ran a voltage detector over all lines.
From wall to magnetic switch inside unit had voltage
From Magnetic switch to control box outside machine had voltage
Inside control box all wires, black, white, blue, and brown had voltage
From magnetic switch to motor..NO voltage
I pushed the reset button on magnetic switch (didn't feel like it stayed in after I did that)
Reassemble everything...got a power light on the control box...hit ON button and BAM white sparks out of the wall receptacle.
Is this just a problem with the Control Box (ON/Off switch)?
What say ye, ladies and gents?
Tried to run a test piece and got a white flash out of the wall receptacle and machine stopped.
Full disclaimer, I know little about electricity, but I do know that is not good.
Unplugged unit, checked circuit breaker (50 amp)...it was not tripped.
Checked belt and cutter head rotation...all seemed fine.
Took off cover to control box (some time back the OFF twist button which lets you power up the unit had been difficult to turn,)...didn't see any irregularities there.
So Maybe you electrical geniuses can solve the puzzle...PLEASE
Plugged unit back in wall outlet and ran a voltage detector over all lines.
From wall to magnetic switch inside unit had voltage
From Magnetic switch to control box outside machine had voltage
Inside control box all wires, black, white, blue, and brown had voltage
From magnetic switch to motor..NO voltage
I pushed the reset button on magnetic switch (didn't feel like it stayed in after I did that)
Reassemble everything...got a power light on the control box...hit ON button and BAM white sparks out of the wall receptacle.
Is this just a problem with the Control Box (ON/Off switch)?
What say ye, ladies and gents?
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