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Troubles
Causes
Corrective measures
4. Thread slips off
the needle eyelet
simultaneously with
thread trimming.
①
Thread tension given by the tension
controller No. 1 is too high.
②
Thread take-up spring stroke is too large.
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Decrease the thread tension given by the
tension controller No. 1.
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Decrease the stroke.
5. Thread slips off the
needle eyelet at the
start of sewing.
①
Thread tension given by the tension
controller No. 1 is too high.
②
Clamp spring has improper shape.
③
Bobbin thread tension is too low.
④
Thread take-up spring stroke is too large.
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Decrease the thread tension given by the
tension controller No. 1.
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Replace the clamp spring with a new one or
correct the current one.
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Increase the bobbin thread tension.
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Decrease the stroke.
6. Faulty intertwining of
the needle thread and
bobbin thread at the
beginning of sewing.
①
The bobbin thread clamp pressure is
high.
○
Decrease the bobbin thread clamp pressure.
"8-5. Adjusting the position of
counter knife, knife pressure and clamp
pressure" p.110
.
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Hold the needle thread on the material.
7. Thread is not cut
sharply.
①
The blades of moving knife and counter
knife have been improperly adjusted.
②
The knives have blunt blades.
③
Bobbin thread tension is too low.
○
"8-5. Adjusting the position of
counter knife, knife pressure and clamp
pressure" p.110
.
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Replace the moving knife and counter knife
with new ones, or correct the current ones.
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Increase the bobbin thread tension.
8. Thread remains uncut
after thread trimming.
(Bobbin thread
trimming failure
when stitch length is
comparatively short.)
①
Initial position of the moving knife has
been improperly adjusted.
②
Bobbin thread tension is too low.
○
"8-5. Adjusting the position of
counter knife, knife pressure and clamp
pressure" p.110
.
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Increase the bobbin thread tension.
9. Thread breaks at the
start of sewing after
thread trimming.
①
The needle thread is caught in the hook.
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Shorten the length of thread remaining on the
needle after thread trimming.
10. When a heave-weight
material is sewn, the
material warps.
①
The feed amount of the top feed is
inadequate.
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Decrease the feed dog height and reduce
the feed amount of the bottom feed. (Refer
to the Engineer's Manual for the adjustment
procedure.)