8. ELECTRIC MECHANISM

Error status

#16 Error code appears on the display window after the machine operates.

 

 

 

Probable causes

Check/ repair/ adjust

Parts to be replaced

2. A malfunction occurs due to

a. Make sure that the ground wire is surely

 

noise or main PROM is

grounded and there is no equipment that

 

defective

when error code

generates strong electrical noise in the

 

E-21 appears after the

vicinity.

 

machine is started.

 

b. If the machine has been remodeled,

 

([E.21]: KE-436B, 436C).

return the machine to its original condition

 

 

 

 

before checking.

 

 

 

 

c. If the error still occurs after replacement

PROM

 

 

 

of PROM, put the original PROM back

 

 

 

 

before checking.

 

 

 

 

3. Power supply voltage ab-

a. Make sure that the power supply voltage

 

normally

lowers when error

of the wall socket is within ±10% of the

 

code E-90 appears after the

voltage specification.

 

machine is started.

 

b. See #1-2 and #1-3.

 

([E.90]: KE-436B, 436C).

If 550VA/machine is not allocated at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power source, the voltage will drop as soon

 

 

 

 

as the machine is started, resulting in this

 

 

 

 

error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error status

#17 The machine cannot produce correct stitches.

 

 

 

 

Probable causes

Check/ repair/ adjust

Parts to be replaced

1. Synchronizer defective

• See #16-1.

 

 

 

 

2. Pulse motor is defective or

a. See #8-4.

 

mechanical adjustment is not

b. If stitching deviates because of

 

appropriate when

stitching

insufficient pressure of the work clamp,

 

deviates from what it should

see “Adjusting the work clamp lift

 

be.

 

 

amount” for adjustment.

 

 

 

 

c. Make adjustments if the feed mechanism

 

 

 

 

has any unnecessary looseness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error status

#18 The thread trimmer does not operate.

 

 

 

 

Probable causes

Check/ repair/ adjust

Parts to be replaced

1. Home position sensor not

• Adjust the thread trimmer mechanism

 

adjusted properly

 

(page 54, 55 and 86).

 

 

 

 

(When it is obvious that the thread trimmer

 

 

 

 

does not operate, perform the check/

 

 

 

 

repair/adjust items of #18-2 and #18-3.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Thread

trimmer

solenoid

• Separate P5 (SOL) connectors on the

Thread trimmer sole-

defective

 

 

main circuit board, and then measure the

noid

 

 

 

resistance between pins 1 and 2 in the

 

 

 

 

connector on the cable.

 

 

 

 

If the resistance is 7–8 Ω, the solenoid is

 

 

 

 

not defective.

 

 

 

3647Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KE-430B, 430C series