Kevin vicknair Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Saw is getting power. It does not start up when turned on but if u push the head up or down with alil force it starts up but runs irregular like its starving for power or being put in a bind somewhere but motor and arms move fine when machine is off can anybody help me with this. I have be up ad running soon Edited December 19, 2020 by Kevin vicknair OCtoolguy and ben2008 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Check the motor brushes?? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Yeah, I'll be Kevin is right. Good luck. crupiea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin vicknair Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 thats what im thinking it is too i just ordered some so ill let u guys know thanks OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 If it needs repair be careful about sending it out to be fixed mine has been in the shop for 6 months Delta is slow about sending parts, they tink you should buy a new one. I had a delwalt 7988 and it was out for repairs not warentee but they had it for 30 days so I called dewalt and they sent em out a repairman and I got in 4 days free of charge that's makes the dewalt a much beter saw kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 take it apart ( not hard job) and grease all Rolf and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin vicknair Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) I THINK ITS THE BRUSHES I CLEANED THE CONTACTS THE MOTOR GETS POWER AND SPINS FREELY ARMS MOVE JUST FINE SO ITS EITHER THE BRUSHES OR WINDING IN MOTOR IS GOING OUT I HAVE NEW BRUSHES AND SWITCH ON ORDER I WILL KEEP U GUYS INFORMED AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO JOIN THIS GROUP I REALLY LIKE WHAT I BEEN READING. BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHIN LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE NOW Edited December 20, 2020 by Kevin vicknair MISPELL OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Welcome to the Village Kevin. I felt the exact same way 6 year's ago as a total newbie. I have learned so much from this great group. Good luck with your saw. Edited December 20, 2020 by octoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 You said tat if you pushed on the switch hard it would start. Did you try and clean the switch . I use a foot peddle and cover the switch with tape to kee out the dust. IKE Woodrush and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 hours ago, ike said: You said tat if you pushed on the switch hard it would start. Did you try and clean the switch . I use a foot peddle and cover the switch with tape to kee out the dust. IKE I do the same thing. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 I have been doing mechanical work all my life. Never have "Taken" anything in to a repair shop. If you ever want someone else to repair your Delta saw, take it to a Dewalt repair shop. Over the the years, you see negative reviews about Delta repairs. Members here seem to like their repair work better. Same saw, different color. jerry OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin vicknair Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 yeah thanks guys but new switch new brushes grease everything still no go everything checks out ok except for actually running right. and to clear up the confusion push down on the blade clamps n it will runn irreguarly not push down on the switch OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Not sure where are are located and what kind of temperatures you have.. if it's quite cold out my old DW would do this until it warmed up good.. sometimes just running it erratically with no load on it for a couple minutes would do the trick.. run fine until I come in the house to warm up or eat.. go back out.. same thing until it run for a few minutes.. even times it wouldn't even start at all without pushing on the blade chuck to get it a push start so to speak.. A few times I'd take a space heater and place it where the heat could warm the motor up a few minutes and it work as normal turning on by itself.. Summer time run great.. didn't like the cold I guess.. course neither do I but... LOL Anyway, just a thought too.. Could be possible to have the circuit board going bad. I know it happens but most times the motor itself is not the issue.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Fuse,switch ,circuit board or motor, check in that order OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl S Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 But another one and you will have some spare parts LOL! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2008 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Seems like I'm always reading some issue with a Delta scroll saw on SSV. Edited January 8, 2021 by ben2008 OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Jerry I live in the Cincinnati ares there is no a Dewalt repair shop in this area or the Dayton area and I was told that the one in Columbus is or has been closed and the nearest one is in PA. When I took my delta in for repairs it was under their protection plan so I Thought I would just take it dto them to be repaired, well that was a big mistake. IKE Karl S and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 As the old saying goes "Buy the best and cry only once!". Rolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 igot my father-in-laws old 2 speed Delta and it had a similar problem - i pressed hard on the switches and it was a loose connection- opened up the switch cover and tugged and pushed on the internal wires connecting to the switches and that cleared it up. Put the cover back on and that fixed it. Good luck with your situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Pushing down hard would indicate to me it was mechanical not electrical probllem, . a loose conection or maybee somethin is not tight.Did you clean everything good. IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) On 12/24/2020 at 11:41 AM, jerry1939 said: I have been doing mechanical work all my life. Never have "Taken" anything in to a repair shop. If you ever want someone else to repair your Delta saw, take it to a Dewalt repair shop. Jerry I have to agree with you. I fix all of my own stuff. It is in my heritage LOL Kevin vicknair How old is the saw? I am also leaning towards a mechanical issue. These saws seem to be notorious for dry bearings. I just fixed a EX21 for a friend and found this. This is the pitman arm that connects the motor to the arms of the saw. As you can see the bearing was actually rusty. Several of the other bearings were also dry. I am no familiar with how the delta is put together, bot my EX has a hole in the end of the motor so that you can put a screwdriver in and turn it. It should turn freely. The hole is on the opposite side of the first picture below, Edited January 9, 2021 by Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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