FISCHBEIN
®
MODELS 100 & 101 EMPRESS™ SERIES SEWING HEAD
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
REV. H 2005 / 11
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FAULT
CAUSE
SOLUTION
6. Needle breaks
1. Sewing too close to the bag
contents.
2. Looper setting is off.
3. Needle is askew in the sewing
lever.
4. Poor synchronization with the
system.
5. Operator pulling or holding the
bag.
6. Needle guide worn or misaligned.
7. Presser foot is misaligned.
1. Adjust the machine a little higher.
2. Reset looper distances.
3. Check needle adjustment.
4. Examine synchronization.
5. Let go of the bag.
6. Replace or reset needle guard.
7. Reset the presser foot.
7. Bag gets stuck
in the machine.
1. Sewing head starts too late.
2. Synchronization with system is not
correct.
3. Drive belt between the motor and
sewing head pulley too loose.
4. Bag too full.
5. Feed dog worn.
6. Throat plate worn or damaged.
7. Faulty feed into the machine.
8. Pressure on the presser foot base
too high or too low.
1. Check photoeye alignment.
2. Synchronize again.
3. Replace or tension the belt.
4. Reduce contents.
5. Replace feed dog.
6. Replace throat plate.
7. Check system before feed into
sewing head.
8. Readjust presser foot spring pressure.
8. Bag tears
1. Throat plate damaged.
2. Too much pressure on presser foot.
3. Damaged presser foot.
4. Stitches too close.
1. Replace throat plate.
2. Reduce pressure.
3. Replace presser foot.
4. Reset and check stitch length.
9. Bag tears on
sewing line
1. Too much thread tension.
2. Bag too thin.
3. Stitch too short.
1. Reduce tension.
2. Change bag type.
3. Increase size of stitch.
10. Skipped
stitches
1. Poor thread tension.
2. Thread pull off badly adjusted.
3. Poor thread quality.
1. Adjust thread tension.
2. Adjust thread pull off.
3. Use higher quality thread.
(Fischbein lubricated thread)
