DURKOPP ADLER H-Type 969, Service Instructions Manual

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Position of the hook and needle
Service Instructions 969 - 01.0 - 12/2015 57
Cover
• Head cover (

p. 12)
Fig. 39: Setting the needle bar height
Setting steps
1. Lock the machine in place at position 1 (

p. 19).
2. Set the upper stitch length adjusting wheel to 0.
3. Loosen the screw (1) for the needle bar (2).
4. Move the height of the needle bar (2) so that the hook tip (3) is in the
middle of the lower third of the groove on the needle (4).
When doing so, take care not to twist the needle to the side.
The groove (4) must face toward the hook.
5. Tighten the screw (1) for the needle bar (2).
6. Remove the locking mechanism (

p. 19).
7. Check the height of the needle bar at maximum stitch length when sew-
ing forward and in reverse; adjust it again if necessary.
(1) - Screw
(2) - Needle bar (3) - Hook tip
(4) - Groove for the needle
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③
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