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Irish tension provides more takeup, or pulling in of the yarn, than
Scotch tension. Changing to Irish tension is as easy as removing the
flyer, tension belt, and motor drive belt.
First, detach the motor and its mount by pushing down on one edge
with both thumbs. The other side now comes free easily.
Turn the motor so that
it now faces the rear,
and snap it back onto
the carbon tubes. Place
the motor drive belt
over the rear frame and
re-install the flyer.
Install the motor drive
belt over the bobbin’s
small whorl. Verify the
alignment of the clear
motor drive belt (it
being parallel to the
rear frame) or gently
slide the motor until
it aligns directly under
the small whorl of the
bobbin.
Install the tension belt
at the front, over the
flyer groove. Please
note that your direction
switch will be opposite
in Irish as compared to
Scotch (meaning that I
is S and II is now Z).
You will need to slide the motor mount in a rocking motion until it
aligns under the small bobbin whorl at the rear of the bobbin and the
Setting Up for Irish Tension
