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Recalibrating the touchscreen on your Retro C is really easy to do and can be completed in less than 5 minutes. If you find that when you touch screen the cursor is off the steps outlined here can help tremendously.
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This article will explain how to replace the wire and air hoses that run in the energy chain above the rear guard of the Retro C.
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To replace a blade motor there are 9 steps
Power down the entire saw
Remove the saw blade
Unwire the (2) airlines and unwire the power cables
Remove the brake assembly
Using a hoist or forklift as a hoist remove the old blade motor
Attach the new blade motor
Re-attach the brake assembly
Re-wire the power cables and replace the (2) airlines
Attach the saw blade
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The centerline encoder is the counter that tracks the position of the vertical movement. The centerline encoder is located either on the end of the shaft for the (older) Joyce actuator style or on the end of the shaft of the gearbox (newer style) behind a gray cover.
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Replacing an Encoder is easy and should only take approximately 10-15 min for one person to complete. This article will show you how.
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The encoders work to synchronize the two sides of the Retro C. If the saw loses synchronization or stalls it could be something mechanical, it may be that one of the encoders is starting to fail or it could be the connection of the encoder to the motor has broken. This article will teach you have to replace the encoder.
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To replace the blade the steps are basically identical for all the blades. Reattach the blade to the saw with 3 screws (Blades 1,2,3,4). Blade number 5 gets (6) screws. Make sure the blade is attached with the teeth cutting toward the front of the saw (where the operator is standing). Put 3 screws into the three holes that are countersunk. The screw heads will NOT stick up past the plane of the blade if the correct 3 holes are chosen.
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