Error 0 Problem With PowerPro Upgrade

[Shug]

I completed the do-it-yourself 510 to PowerPro upgrade earlier this week, and I am having a problem with it that I was hoping someone would have a fix for.

I am using the table saw and jointer to create some 1" square cross-section staircase spindles out of 5/4 white oak. Whether I am sawing or using the jointer, every 20 minutes to half hour, the machine stops with an RPS Error0 condition. It will not restart, despite having cleaned out the sensor area under the rotor as per the troubleshooting manual. But if I shut the machine off and walk away for a half hour, when I power it up, it works just fine.

I called Customer Service, and was told by a polite lady that that was an issue when running continuously at higher speeds (3450 RPM? On a system whose primary design use is as a table saw at that speed?). Needless to say, I'm not particularly happy with that answer. I subsequently sent an email form through the website describing the problem more than a day ago and have not received a response.

Doing forum and web searches, I can find others mentioning having an occasional RPS problem, but nothing like the regular problem I'm experiencing. Does anyone else really have this problem, or there something wrong with my new motor controller? If it is truly a known, regular problem, has anyone come up with a fix?

I want to keep using the PowerPro, but if I can't reliably use it as a table saw for more than a half hour every hour, it's of little value to me in my home shop.

[charlese]

[quote="Shug"]... I want to keep using the PowerPro, but if I can't reliably use it as a table saw for more than a half hour every hour, it's of little value to me in my home shop.[/quote]

I understand your frustration. My only suggestion for a quicker answer is to phone Shopsmith again and ask to speak with Wes Powell or Jim McCann. Wes is their guy for programming the PowerPro. He usually isn't readily available, but he will call you back at about 5:00PM Eastern time. (My Experiance)

Jim is their engineer and will probably want you to send in your headstock, or if you are lucky, (might need to ask) he will send you a part and ask you to return your replaced part.

Best Wishes!