6.6 Changing the looper-thread bobbin
Caution: danger of injury
Turn off the main switch.
The looper-thread bobbin may only be changed with the machine
switched off.
Removing the e mpty bobbin
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Raise the needle bar.
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Lift the bobbin-housing flap 1.
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Extract the upper part of the bobbin housing 2 together with the
bobbin 6.
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Remove the empty bobbin from the upper part of the bobbin
housing 2.
Inserting the full bobbin
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Insert the full bobbin in the upper part of the bobbin housing 2.
Check the bobbin’s direction of rotation.
This is correct if the bobbin rotates in the opposite d irection to that
in which the thread is drawn off.
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Pull the looper thread through the slit 4, under the tension spring 3
and into the hole 5.
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Pull about 5 cm of looper thread out of the bobbin housing 2.
When the thread is drawn off the bobbin must turn in the direction
of the arrow.
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Replace the bobbin housing 2.
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Close the bobbin-housing flap 1.
Danger of breakage !
Press firmly on the bobbin housing and make sure it is properly locked
into position.
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