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16. THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING
(1) Changing the stroke of thread take-
up spring
1
1) Loosen setscrew
2
.
2) As you turn tension post
3
clockwise (in direction
A
), the stroke of the thread take-up spring will be
increased.
3) As you turn the post
3
counterclockwise (in di-
rection
B
), the stroke will be decreased.
(2) Changing the pressure of thread take-up spring
1
1) Loosen setscrew
2
, and remove thread tension (asm.)
5
.
2) Loosen setscrew
4
.
3) As you turn tension post
3
clockwise (in direction
A
), the pressure will be increased.
4) As you turn the post
3
counterclockwise (in direction
B
), the pressure will be decreased.
17. ADJUSTING THE THREAD TAKE-UP STROKE
1) When sewing heavy-weight materials, move
thread guide
1
to the left (in direction
A
) to
increase the length of thread pulled out by the
thread take-up.
2) When sewing light-weight materials, move thread
guide
1
to the right (in direction
B
) to decrease the
length of thread pulled out by the thread take-up.
3) Normally, thread guide
1
is positioned in a way
that marker line
C
is aligned with the center of
the screw.
1
2
3
4
5
1
B
A
1
C
BA
WARNING :
To avoid possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, turn off the power to the
machine and check to be sure that the motor has totally stopped rotating in prior.