Care and maintenance10 Care and maintenance10.01 Servicing and maintenance intervals

Check the air pressure .............................................................................

daily before use

Clean the hook compartment ........................

daily, more often if in continuous operation

Check the water container of the air filter ................................................

daily before use

General lubrication .......................................................................................

twice a week

Lubricate the front parts ..............................................................................

twice a week

Check the hook oil-container .........................................................................

once a week

Clean the hook ..............................................................................................

once a week

Lubricate the top-feed drive eccentric ..................................................................

Annually

 

 

These maintenance intervals are calculated for the average running time of a single shift operation. If the machine is operated more than this, shorter intervals are recommended.

10.02 Cleaning

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Turn the machine off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● Clean the hook compartment daily with a

 

 

 

 

brush, more often if in continuous

 

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

● Thoroughly clean the hook once a week.

 

 

 

 

● Open the bed slide.

 

 

 

 

● Bring the needle bar to its highest

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position.

 

 

 

● Remove the bobbin case cap and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bobbin.

 

 

 

 

● Unscrew hook gib 1.

 

 

 

 

● Turn the handwheel until point 2

 

 

 

 

penetrates into groove 3 approx. 5 mm.

 

 

 

 

● In this position, remove bobbin case 4.

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● Clean the hook race with paraffin.

When inserting the bobbin case, ensure that horn 5 meshes in the groove of the needle plate (see arrow).

Finally, screw hook gib 1 back on.

Insert the bobbin case and close the bed slide.

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