Sears 385.1915 Seam puckering, Cloth is not feeding, Smoothly, Machine doesntwork, Working

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Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

 

1.

The

needle

thread

tension

is

too

 

tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

thread

is not

threaded

correctly.

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

21

Seam puckering.

3.

The

needle

_stoo

heavy

for

the

fabric

being sewn,

 

 

Refer

to

page

17

 

 

Make

stitch

dense

 

 

4,

The

stitch

 

length

 

is too tong for the fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

The

presser

foot

pressure

is not

correctly

 

adjusted,

 

 

Refer

to

page

8

 

 

1,

The

feed

dog

is packed

 

with

 

int.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

99

The cloth is not feeding

2,

The

presser foot

pressure

is too

weak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make

stitch

coarsen

smoothly,

 

3.

The

stitches

are

too

fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

32

 

 

4.

The

feed

dog

was

not

raised

 

after

"drop

 

feed"

was

used.

Gathering.

 

1.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too

 

loose.

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

23

 

2.

The

needle

is too

heavy

or

bight

for

the

fabrics

being

sewn,

Refer

to

page 17

 

 

1.

The

machine

is not

plugged

 

in or

plugs

are not

fully

inserted.

Refer

to

page

7

The machine doesn'twork,

2.

A thread

is

caught

in the

hook

race,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

19

 

 

3,

The

bobbin

winder

 

spindle

 

is kept

in

the

winding

posit_on.

Patterns are distorted.

1.

The

bobbin

winder

 

spindle

 

is kept

in

the

winding

position.

Refer

to

page

19

The automatic

buttonhole

1.

The

stitch

 

length

 

is

not

suitable

for

the

fabric

being

sewn.

Refer

to

page

68

stitches are not

working.

2.

Interfacing

 

Js not

used

w=th

 

stretch

fabrics.

 

 

 

Use interfacing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

t.

There

is thread

caught

 

in

the

hook

race.

 

 

 

 

Refer

to

page

99

Noisy operation.

2,

Lint

 

has

built

up

in

the

bobbin

holder

 

or

hook

race.

 

Refer

to

page

99

 

 

3.

When

turn

 

on

the

power

 

switch,

 

slight

 

resonant

sound is coming out from the

Not abnormal

 

 

 

 

stepping

motors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine is stopped on the Safety circuit for static electricity countermeasure is working, sewing, ignore the button

you pressor does not change the display on the LCD.

Turn off the power switch once, and turn on the power switch again.

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