Emerson RIDGID 600, Instructions Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Warning
Each remedy with          has to be repaired by a qualified electrical craftsman.
Disconnect power cord.

Trouble shooting

Possible cause

Remedy

- motor does not start

- interruption of supply

- examine the supply

- fuse has been blown

- install a new fuse

- brushes do not touch armature

- check the brushes, renew

used brushes

- motor cannot be loaded

- short circuit

- look for the short circuit

and resolve

- overload because of dull dies

- renew the dies

- bad quality or insufficient thread

- use RIDGID thread cutting

cutting oil

oil in adequate quantity

- abnormal heating of the motor

- overload because of dull dies

- renew dies

- insufficient cooling air

- clean the air-vent opening

of the motor

- sparks forming at the motor

- dirty commutator

- please send in for repair

- bad contact between brushes

- tighten the screws, make

and brush holder

sure brush is pressed firmly
onto commutator

- because of excessive wear

- change worn brushes

brushes do not touch

(replace only with genuine

commutator properly

RIDGID brushes)

- brushes of different manufacture

- only use original brushes

- sharp edge of brush

- break edge

- “sparks” in the motor

- particles come loose from

- send machine in for repair

  compartment

brushes or armature
(collector) and start glowing

- die head does not start

- dull or broken dies

- change dies

  threading

- machine running in wrong

- check setting of the

direction

direction switch

- damaged thread

- dull dies

- change dies

- dies not assembled in correct

- put dies in correct

sequence

sequence

- low quality pipe

- make sure only pipe of

good quality is used

- bad quality or insufficient

- use only RIDGID thread

thread cutting oil

cutting oil in adequate
quantity

- support arm turns while

- support arm jaws dirty

- clean with wire brush

  threading

- die heads cannot be changed

- burr has occurred at the spline

- eliminate burr with file

  properly

end of the die head

- die head not held tightly

- retaining spring damaged

- replace retaining spring

or worn

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