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W1737/W1738 Owner's Manual (Mfg. 10/09+)
Tracking safety switch
adjustmentbolt.
Belt tracking safety switches are placed on both sides of
the belt to act as emergency machine stops if the belt
travels too far to one side during oscillation. See
Make sure the belt tracking and oscillation is
adjusted.
Release the belt tension, center the sanding belt on
thetoproller,thenre-tensionthebelt.
Measure the distance from the edge of the sanding
belt to the ceramic rod protruding from the switch.
Loosentheadjustmentboltshowninand
move the switch so the belt and the ceramic rod have
approximately
1
⁄2" clearance from each other.
Tightentheboltandrepeattheadjustmentwiththe
other side if necessary.
Start the sander and make sure it is working
properly.
Adjustment
Bolt
Belt tension safety switch
location.
The belt tension safety switch shuts the sanding motor
OFF if the belt breaks or has no tension when the lock
flange pushes the belt tension safety switch lever. See
Applynormalsystemairpressureof70PSI,and
tension the belt.
Loosenthemountingscrewandpositiontheswitch
so the lever is in the center of the lock flange hole.
Re-tightenthescrewandtesttheswitchoperation.
Belt Tension
Safety Switch
Belt Tension safety switch.
Lock
Flange
Switch
Lever
Mounting
Screw