28 SawStop
®
10” Industrial Cabinet Saw
3. Turning on Main Power and Starting the Motor:
Your
SawStop
®
saw is equipped with an Electrical Disconnect Switch to supply power to the saw, a Main
Power Switch to supply power to the
SawStop
®
safety system, and a Start/Stop paddle to turn the motor
on and off. Both the Main Power Switch and the Start/Stop paddle are mounted on the Switch Box, which is
located just below the front edge of the table and to the left of the elevation hand wheel (see Fig. 29). The
Switch Box also includes red and green LEDs that display the current status of the safety system and saw. A
label describing the System Status LED displays is positioned on the side of the Switch Box. In addition, the
displays are described in more detail below.
WARNING!
Never disconnect or turn off electrical power to the saw before the blade has stopped
spinning. If electrical power is interrupted while the blade is moving, the safety system will not be
active and therefore the brake will not activate in the event of accidental contact. You may receive
a serious injury if you contact the spinning blade while the electrical power is interrupted.
Using Your Saw
After ensuring that the Start/Stop paddle is in
the
“OFF”
position (i.e., pushed in), turn the
Main Power Switch to the
“ON”
position by
flipping the toggle upward. This will turn on
power to the
SawStop
®
safety system, which will
run through a brief initialization routine to test
whether the system is operating properly. During
this initialization period (approximately 5–10
seconds), the LEDs will blink in different patterns
as the safety system steps through various self-
check steps. Once the safety system completes
the initialization routine, the LEDs will display the
“READY”
status display (green LED on solid,
red LED off). The saw is now ready for use.
If the READY status is not displayed after 15
seconds, the safety system has detected an
error that must be corrected before the saw can
be used. See page 30 for a key to the LED status
codes and an explanation of the error detected for
each code.
To start the motor, pull the Start/Stop paddle out. To
stop the motor, push the Start/Stop paddle in. The
paddle is designed so that it can be pushed in by
the operator’s upper leg or knee in an emergency.
WARNING!
Never start the saw when the blade is in contact with the
workpiece or any other object.
Fig. 29
switch box
main power
switch
Start/Stop
paddle
Disconnect
switch