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Adjustment Procedures
Results of Improper Adjustment
①
Loosen two setscrews
1
in the tension release notch, and move
the tension release notch up to the maximum in the normal
rotating direction (
➡
) of the main shaft. Then securely tighten
two setscrews
1
to fix it.
②
After the adjustment, pushing the cam installing link in the
direction of arrow mark (
⇦
) by hand, rotate the main shaft in
the normal direction (
➡
), and ride the tension release roller
on the tension release notch. After that, let go from the cam
installing link, and make the main shaft rotate in the normal
direction.
Make sure that the tension release roller separates from the
tension release notch after the thread take-up lever has passed
the upper dead point.
①
Remove the tension release return spring.
②
Loosen two setscrews
1
and when the thread tension release
stopper with the tension release adjusting arm closely contacted
is moved in the direction of arrow mark
⇨
, the clearance is
decreased, and it is moved in the direction of the arrow mark
⬅
, the clearance is increased.
③
Adjust the clearance to 1.2 mm, tighten setscrews
1
, and hook
the tension release return spring.
④
After the adjustment, the tension release arm slightly comes
down by its own weight in the direction of B. Move the tension
release arm in the direction of A or B and make sure that there
is a play.
Note)
After adjusting the position of the tension release
stopper, be sure to check the floating amount of the
thread tension disk. (For the adjusting procedure,
refer to the Instruction Manual.)
™
If the clearance is excessive,
when adjusting the disk floating
amount to rather excessive, the
disk cannot close completely
w h e n t h e d i s k f l o a t i n g i s
released, causing stitch failure.
™
I f t h e r e i s n o c l e a r a n c e ,
malfunction of the thread
t r i m m e r s h a f t ( a l o a d i s
produced) will occur, causing
thread trimming failure or
machine lock.
™
Length of remaining needle
thread after thread trimming will
be shortened.
Also, the length will vary.
™
Needle thread may slip off from
the needle at the sewing start.
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