Hijacked from another forum..(there's more SS owners here)..
There's one thing about the dado setup you should know that wasn't clear to me before buying. I had the impression you could run a dado blade without the dado brake if you were willing to disarm the safety system. This is apparently not true because the initial diagnostics will detect a fault if the regular brake is used with a dado set and the system will not let you fire it up. So, spending the additional $90 for the dado brake cartridge is a requirement if you intend to run a dado set in the saw.