Brother PQ1500S Changing Needles and Light Bulb, Changing the Feed Pin, Changing the Needle

Changing Needles and Light Bulb

Note

Please make sure power is off before carrying out the following operations. There is a chance of injury if the machine accidentally starts running during this operation.

Changing the Feed Pin

1Set the feed dogs to “vel-

vet” position. (See page 5.)

2Remove needle, presser

foot and needle plate.

Note

Please make sure power is off before carrying out the following operation. The glass plate over the light bulb will be hot immediately after using the machine, therefore it is advisable to wait until the light bulb has had a chance to cool down before

Changing the Needle

1 Turn the sewing ma-

3Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel until feed

pin is in its highest position.

changing bulbs.

chine off. Raise needle

to highest position us-

ing hand wheel, and

lower presser foot.

2Loosen screw with screwdriver, and re- move needle.

3Hold the needle with the flat side to the right, and insert the needle as far as it will go. Make sure needle is screwed in tightly.

✽If the needle is not ad- equately inserted or the screw is loose, this may break the needle or cause a breakdown and the needle threader will not work.

✽Check needles on a flat surface to make sure they are not bent.

Note

Screwdriver

The needle should lay parallel to a surface.

Flat surface

Lay needle on a flat surface (such as the needle plate or a plate

of glass).

4Insert small screwdriver (in- cluded) as shown in diagram.

5While holding spring with fingertip, lower the feed pin changer onto the needle to pick it up.

6Attach new feed pin to feed pin changer, lower and attach while holding

spring with fingertip.

7Remove screwdriver.

8 Re-attach needle plate, needle and presser foot.

Changing Light Bulbs

1Turn off power.

2Remove screw from head.

3Remove bulb housing.

4Unscrew bulb and re- move.

5Screw in new bulb.

Sewing Light:

See page 20.

6Re-attach bulb housing and tighten screw.

Screwdriver

230V 120V

Light Light

HLX5 needles should be used; however, Schmetz 130/ 705H may also be used under normal circumstances.

Bulb Bulb

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