Scheppach PLM1800 User Manual

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17. Trouble shooting
Problem Possible Cause Remedy
Machine cannot be
switched on.
• No power supply.
• Carbon brush worn.
• Check power supply.
• Take machine to your service point.
Machine does not work or
stops suddenly.
• Power cut.
• Motor or switch defective.
• Power cut.
• Motor or switch defective.
Machine stops during
planing.
• Planing blade blunt/worn.
• Overload switch has tripped.
• Too much chip removal.
• Replace or sharpen blade.
• Switch on the motor again once it has cooled.
• Reduce chip removal.
Workpiece jams during
thicknessing.
• Cutting depth too great. • Reduce cutting depth and machine the work-
piece in several passes.
Speed decreases when
planing.
• Too much chip removal
• Blunt knives.
• Reduce chip removal.
• Replace knives.
Unsatisfactory surface
nish.
• Planing blade blunt/worn.
• Planing blade lled with chips.
• Uneven feed.
• Replace or sharpen blade.
• Remove chips.
• Feed the workpiece with constant pressure
and at reduced speed.
Machined surface too
rough.
• Workpiece contains too much
moisture.
• Dry workpiece.
Machined surface
cracked.
• Workpiece was machined
against the grain.
• Too much material planed at
one pass.
• Machine the workpiece from the opposite
direction.
• Machine the workpiece in several passes.
Workpiece speed too low
during thicknessing.
• Thicknesser table resinous
• Feed roller too slippery
• Clean and apply glide wax
• Gently scour with sand paper
When thicknessing, chip
ejection obstructed (with-
out dust extractor).
• Too much chip removal.
• Blunt knives.
• Wood too humid.
• Reduce chip removal.
• Replace knives.
• Dry workpiece.
With surface planing and
thicknessing, chip ejection
obstructed (with dust
extractor).
• Suction performance too
weak.
• Use a dust extractor unit having an airow rate
at the suction connection of at least 20 m/s.

Scheppach PLM1800 Specifications

General

Type	Paring chisel
Power	1500 W
Material	Plastic, Steel
Feed rate	7.4 m/min
Idle speed	8500 RPM
Handle color	Black, Blue
Handle material	Metal, Plastic
AC input voltage	230 V
Number of blades	2
AC input frequency	50 Hz
Surface planing material removal (max)	152 mm
Thickness planing material removal (max)	330 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	630 mm
Width	589 mm
Height	500 mm
Thicknessing table dimensions (W x D)	330 x 630 mm