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Care and maintenance
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Care and maintenance
11
.01
Servicing and maintenance intervals
Cleaning the machine ...................................................... Daily, before starting the machine
Clean the hook compartment ............................... Daily, several times if in continuous use
Check the oil level ........................................................... Daily, before starting the machine
Greasing the bevel gears ....................................................................................once a year
Clean the blower air fi lter ................................................................................... as required
These maintenance intervals are calculated for the average running time of a
single shift operation. If the machine is operated more than this, shorter inter-
vals are recommended.
11
.02
Cleaning the machine
The cleaning cycle required for the machine depends on following factors:
●
Single or several shift operation
●
Amount of dust resulting from the workpiece
It is therefore only possible to stipulate the best possible cleaning instructions for each indi-
vidual case.
For all cleaning work the machine must be disconnected from the mains
by switching off the on/off switch or by removing the mains plug!
Danger of injury if the machine suddenly starts up .
●
Bring the needle bar to its highest position.
●
Open the post cap and remove the bob-
bin case cap and the bobbin.
●
Unscrew hook gib
1
.
●
Turn the handwheel until the point of
bobbin case
2
penetrates into the groove
of the hook race approx.
5
mm.
●
Remove bobbin case
2
.
●
Clean the hook race with paraffi n.
●
When inserting the bobbin case
2
, ensu-
re that the horn of the bobbin
●
case
2
engages in the groove of the
needle plate.
●
Screw hook gib
1
back on and close the
post cap.
Do not operate machine while
post cap is open!
Risk of injury from rotating
clamp!
Fig. 11 - 01
2
1
5 mm
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