4-11 Adjusting the bobbin thread tension
Remove the throat plate.
1. Position the bobbin case and the tension gauge as illustrated and adjust the adjusting
screw
(4)
so that the tension is 0.1862±0.0098 [N] (19g±1g) with SHAPPE
#60 thread.
How to adjust
Bobbin case
Bobbin thread should not come
in contact with bobbin case.
Tension gauge
Tension gauge
4-12 Opening amount of the tension disk
Remove the face cover and the front panel.
1. Turn the adjusting screw in the thread
tension disk floating plate and adjust
so that the clearance between tension
disk (A) and tension disk (B) is 1 mm
when the thread tension dial is set to
the maximum and the presser lifting
lever is raised.
How to adjust
Adjusting
screw
Disk A
Disk B
-13-
-13-
-13-
-13-
-13-
(4)
1 mm
Thread tension
disk floating plate