Troubleshooting

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Condition

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

The needle

thread

1.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded

properly.

 

 

Page 24

breaks.

 

2.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight.

 

 

 

Page 28

 

 

3.

The

needle

is bent or blunt.

 

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

4.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

 

 

 

 

:Page

10

 

 

5.

The

needle

thread

and the bobbin

thread are

not set properly

;pages

22, 24

 

 

 

under the presser foot at the beginning of sewing.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

The

threads are

not drawn

to the rear after

previous sewing.

 

34

 

 

7.

The

thread

is too

 

heavy, or too fine for the need

 

:_ge

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

....... ...............

 

I

 

The bobbin

thread

1.

The

bobbin

thread

is not threaded

p_e#_ i:

 

i_ bobbin

;

 

22

breaks,

 

 

case

and shuttle ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Lint has collected in the shuttle:_ea :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

The bobbin

is damaged

and_

_rn smoothi ;

 

 

the bobbin

The needle

breaks.

1.

The

needle

is incorrec!!y

inserte_

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

is b_

 

_J_ ....

 

.......................

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Theneedle

i

_::_ re

i

]: ose.

 

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

4.

The need!_:_: _d

 

 

 

 

 

 

........

 

Page 28

 

 

5.

Thethre_:

ienot

 

 

reara_

:i_

previous

sewing.

Page 34

 

 

6.

The

neeai8

i_::too fine for

 

 

 

....

 

Page

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..............

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 10

 

.................

sewn.

 

 

 

 

 

suitable

for the work

being

Page

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

................4.

A blu_

ale is not being

used for sewing

stretch, very fine

Page

14

 

 

 

fabric

_nthetics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

::

5

::_he _:eedle thread

is not threaded properly.

 

Page 24

 

 

.... :

_

_

rongneedleisbeingused.

 

Change the needle

Seam puckering

1.

The

needle

thread

tension is too tight.

 

Page 28

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

 

Page 24

 

 

 

3.

The

needle

is too heavy for the fabric being

sewn.

Page 14

 

 

 

4.

The

stitch length is too

long for the fabric.

 

Make stitch

shorter

The cloth is not

1.

The

feed dog

is packed

with lint.

 

Page 58

 

feeding

smoothly.

2.

The

stitches

 

are too fine.

 

Make stitch

longer

 

 

3.

The

feed dog is not raised after "drop feed" sewing.

Page 40

 

The machine

1.

The machine

is not plugged in.

 

Page 6

 

doesn't work.

2.

A thread is caught

in the shuttle race.

 

Page 60

 

 

 

3.

The

push-clutch

is disengaged.

 

Pages 18, 20

Noisy

operation

1.

There is thread

caught

in the hook race.

 

Page 60

 

 

 

2.

Lint has built

up in the shuttle or the shuttle

race.

Page 60

 

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