3.6

Rotating Hook

Oil Supply

Adjustment

Unused machine should run idle for 3 minutes (Moderate intermittent operation).

The amount of oil confirmation paper must be inserted in the state when the machine is running (Figure 9).

Make sure the oil in the oil reservoir is within ‘MAX’ and ‘MIN’.

The confirming time of the oil amount is 5 seconds (check the period of time with a watch).

Figure 9

Sample showing the appropriate amount of oil (Figure 10)

The amount of oil can be adjusted according to the different sewing process but it must be a suitable amount. Otherwise the hook will

generate heat or the sewing material will be contaminated.

Use the amount of oil confirmation paper for three times to observe the amount of oil. Adjust the screw until the mark on the paper unchanged.

Figure 10

Adjusting the amount of oil supplied to the hook (Figure 11)

Turning the oil adjusting screw of the hook shaft bushing on bed toward ‘+’ in direction ‘A’, the oil amount will be increased, and toward ‘-‘ in direction ‘B’, the oil amount will be decreased.

After adjustment the machine must

Figure 11

 

be idling for thirty seconds. It can be

 

confirmed the state of oil supplied.

 

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