Just purchased this inverter, will not run skill saw, alarm goes off and shuts down. has anyone else had this problem? could it be my cables are not heavy enough? there was plenty of juice in batteries.
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It's probably to small to handle the skill saw. Wire size should be 2 guage minimum and no longer than 3'
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Ashley,You would have to keep air circulating around the inverter or it will get hot and shut down.Joe
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I used a 1/4-20 (1/4" dia., 20 thread per inch) tap to thread the existing bolt holes in the studs to prevent losing all those nuts and washers. I believe my cables are 4AWG with 5/16" connectors. One thought I had the other day is, I wonder how well a set of jumper cables would work at connecting between the inverter and battery?
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Do you check the voltage? some inverters use max 30Vdc and another of 60Vdc check the specification maybe 2 are different. for this reason will be down. I install many of these inverters and continue working
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Nope... sounds like it is defective. The power requirements are the same as a 100W incadescent (even less than actually). Just contact Amazon (or the seller) and let them know and they should send you a new one (and pay for shipping the old one back).
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The motor has a thermo cut out to protect the motor If you put to much down pressure the motor will heat up the motor faster, try using mild pressure and see what happens. I did not run my saw that long, project was small and the saw worked great. Good Luck!!
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Charlie - I am having the exact same problem with my brand new Makita UC3530A. Unfortunately, I found that many others were encountering similar problems with the saw not channeling the oil to the chain only after I had already purchased mine. I called Makita corporate customer service about the problem, and they suggested that I take it to a Makita service center. I am planning to take it to the Makita service center in Houston next week. The Makita rep at corporate HQ said that I evidently have a defective unit. I don't think so. I think this is a basic design defect with this saw because so many others are having a similar problem. I will see what the Makita service center folks have to say, and if I am not satisfied that this is a fixable problem I am going to return it to Amazon and buy something else. I regret that I might have to do so because the saw cut beautifully until I unknowingly dulled the chain to such an extent that it no longer cuts at all. The reason the blade dulled so quickly, of course, was that it was getting no oil to the chain, but I didn't realize that until the damage was already done. I hope this is of some help even though it certainly isn't a solution.
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I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another thing I would do is only try this, when the batteries are fully charged. (12.8 volts or higher) Good luck. I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another... » Read More I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another thing I would do is only try this, when the batteries are fully charged. (12.8 volts or higher) Good luck. « Show Less
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Same thing here! I asked the seller for a solution.None! And once in a life time it turns off. Why? How? I have no clue. Crazy! I think it is basic manifacturinig defect
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specs for the unit say .6A no load (standby) current draw so eventually it would pull battery dead if you did not have any charging on your battery bank, probably not a bad idea if leaving un-attended for long periods to have a battery disconnect for the inverter so you don't have some glitch that would allow inverter to possibly short and start a fire.
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Just like the others say the voltage is too low. You can buy a power inverter fairly cheap. The inverter, depending which one you buy can charge it. I just found a couple of 300watt inverters on Amazon for $23.
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On my table saw, I have to hold the button in for about a second or two--until the saw comes up to speed. If I don't hold if long enough and then try to press it again quickly, it will trip the circuit.
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I'm sorry, but I'm completely "power stupid"! I plug it in...it runs, I cut, I open the next beer. I tend to imagine the higher voltage would want to fry the motor, but again...what the heck do I know?
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ok here goes, it appears that you are makeing the mistake of thinkink the display shows load it doesnt do that it is telling you you have 1536 watts available to use as you run you will find that the 1536 will decrease until your inverter shut down for low voltage/watts available... I hope this helps.
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We have not had too much of a problem with the saw. I would suggest if it is not working properly let Amazon know and they will make it right even if the company does not. We have 2 of these saws and we heat with wood, just took down 3 monster oaks, my hubby goes back and for between the 2 so he can give one a rest in between the time he is using them.
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Sorry if this sounds too basic but if you dont depress the silver button first then the levers wont go up enough to start the machine also check the circuit breaker in your homes panel. If its not either of those, I would return it. Mine runs great!
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Sounds like fuel starvation, my saw was terrible when I first got it, very hard to start. Adjust the carb. Runs like a champ now.