This demonstration guide answers one field question about a running test without chaps, eye, and hearing protection. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with PPE checklist before spark. That reading separates a running test without chaps, eye, and hearing protection from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the chain brake as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the chain brake just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the chain brake, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about a running test without chaps, eye, and hearing protection.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not testing a saw in shorts because it is a "shop start". That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the chain brake is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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