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Trouble Cause Corrective measures Page
5. Stitch skipping
often occurs.
1
The motions of the needle
and shuttle are not properly
synchronized.
™
Correct the positions of the needle and
shuttle.
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2
The clearance between the
needle and shuttle is too large.
™
Correct the positions of the needle and
shuttle.
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3
The needle is bent.
™
Replace the bent needle. 18
4
The driver excessively bends the
needle.
5
Length of needle thread
remaining after thread trimming
is too long. (In the case of stitch
skipping within the 2nd to 10th
stitch from the beginning of
sewing)
™
Correctly position the driver.
™
Reduce the thread take-up spring
pressure or increase the thread
tension applied by the thread tension
controller No. 1.
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6. The needle
thread comes
out on the wrong
side of the
material.
1
The needle thread tension is not
high enough.
™
Increase the needle thread tension. 21
2
The tension release mechanism
fails to work properly.
™
Check whether or not the tension disc
No. 2 is released during bar-tracking.
3
The needle thread after thread
trimming is too long.
™
Increase the tension of the thread
tension controller No. 1.
™
Correct the position of the moving knife.
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4
Number of stitches is too few.
™
Turn OFF the thread clamp.
5
When sewing length is short (End
of needle thread protrudes on the
wrong side of sewing product.)
™
Turn OFF the thread clamp.
6
Number of stitches is too few.
™
Use the lower plate, the hole of which
is larger than the presser.
7. Thread end of
the 1st stitch
comes out on
the right side of
the material.
1
Stitch skipping at the 1st stitch
™
Adjust the hook timing faster by a 1/2
stitch.
2
Needle used and thread used
are thick in terms of the inner
diameter of the intermediate
presser.
™
Increase the inner diameter of
intermediate presser.
3
Intermediate presser is not
properly positioned in terms of
the needle.
™
Adjust the eccentricity between
intermediate presser and needle so
that needle enters in the center of
intermediate presser.
8. Threads break
at time of thread
trimming.
1
The moving knife has been
improperly position.
™
Correct the position of the moving
knife.
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9. The thread
clamp is
entangled with
needle thread.
1
The needle thread at the sewing
start is too long.
™
Tighten thread tension controller No. 1
and make the length of needle thread
40 to 50 mm.
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10. Uneven length
of the needle
thread
1
The tension of thread take-up
spring is too low.
™
Increase the tension of the thread
take-up spring.
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11. The length of
needle thread
does not
become short.
1
The tension of thread tension
controller No. 1 is too low.
™
Increase the tension of thread tension
controller No. 1.
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2
The tension of thread take-up
spring is too high.
™
Decrease the tension of thread take-
up spring.
22
3
The tension of thread take-up
spring is too low and motion is
unstable.
™
Increase the tension of thread take-
up spring and lengthen the stroke as
well.
12. The knotting
section of
bobbin thread
at 2nd stitch at
the sewing start
appears on the
right side.
1
Idling of bobbin is large.
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A just the position of the moving knife. 118
2
The bobbin thread tension is too
low.
™
Increase the bobbin thread tension. 21
3
The needle thread tension at 1st
stitch is too high.
™
Decrease the needle thread tension at
1st stitch.
™
Turn OFF the thread clamp.
13. Wiper fails to
work. (Return is
defective.)
1
Needle entry of the last needle
is the same as that of the sewing
start, and the resistance of
thread and cloth is large.
™
Shift the needle entry point of the last
needle.