Bryan Sevier
05-14-2020, 12:26 AM
Hi all,
I am hoping that maybe someone on this forum has run into this. I have searched through Google and have found many hits for the same issue, but when I follow the threads, I never get to a solution.
I have a DW735 - about 2 years old and not used heavily - it has been working great until Sunday when it started to repeatedly trip the internal breaker. I finished the planing I needed for that day and yesterday I changed out the blades. Today, I had the same problem. I only have 9 boards of Cherry about 4"wide - and I could never make it through the entire bunch without the breaker tripping.
So far I have:
1) changed the blades (as mentioned before)
2) switched outlets (20A dedicated outlet with no other machines on the circuit)
3) tried using the slower feed rate
4) minimized my cut depth all the way to 1/64" and it still tripped
5) checked the brushes - they are still in great shape
6) pulled the breaker and inspected it and the wires - all look good
I currently do not have a way to measure the current draw, so I am out of luck on that right now. Tonight I ordered a new breaker. In reading other forums regarding the same issue, in all cases, changing the breaker did not seem to resolve the issue. So, while I am hopeful, I am not holding my breath. My other idea is to bypass the internal breaker - I figure the breaker box will trip if its the motor causing the issue.
Has anyone else heard of this or the fix or have any more ideas?
Thanks,
Bryan
I am hoping that maybe someone on this forum has run into this. I have searched through Google and have found many hits for the same issue, but when I follow the threads, I never get to a solution.
I have a DW735 - about 2 years old and not used heavily - it has been working great until Sunday when it started to repeatedly trip the internal breaker. I finished the planing I needed for that day and yesterday I changed out the blades. Today, I had the same problem. I only have 9 boards of Cherry about 4"wide - and I could never make it through the entire bunch without the breaker tripping.
So far I have:
1) changed the blades (as mentioned before)
2) switched outlets (20A dedicated outlet with no other machines on the circuit)
3) tried using the slower feed rate
4) minimized my cut depth all the way to 1/64" and it still tripped
5) checked the brushes - they are still in great shape
6) pulled the breaker and inspected it and the wires - all look good
I currently do not have a way to measure the current draw, so I am out of luck on that right now. Tonight I ordered a new breaker. In reading other forums regarding the same issue, in all cases, changing the breaker did not seem to resolve the issue. So, while I am hopeful, I am not holding my breath. My other idea is to bypass the internal breaker - I figure the breaker box will trip if its the motor causing the issue.
Has anyone else heard of this or the fix or have any more ideas?
Thanks,
Bryan