Pfaff tipmatic 6122 User Manual

Trouble-shooting
Problem:
1. The machine skips stitches
The needle is not properly inserted.
The wrong needle is inserted.
Needle is bent or blunt.
Machine is not properly threaded.
Needle is too small for thread.
2.
Needle thread breaks
See reasons above.
Thread tension is
too tight.
Thread is poor
or has slubs in it,
or has become dry after too-long storage.
Thread is too
thick.
3. Needle breaks off
Needle is not pushed fully in.
Needle is bent.
Needle is too thick or too thin.
Needle is bent, and has hit the needle
plate
because you are pulling or pushing
the fabric.
The bobbin case is not
properly inserted.
4.
Seam is sewn unevenly
The tension needs adjusting.
Thread is too
thick, slubbed or hard.
The bobbin thread is
unevenly wound.
Thread bunching at
top or bottom
side
of fabric.
5.
Machine does not feed or feeds irregularly
Sewing lint has collected between the feed
dog teeth rows.
Feed dog is lowered, slide B (see page 27)
at right.
6.
Machine is running with difficulty
There are thread remnants in the hook race.
Important note:
Remedy:
Push
needle fully upwards,
flat side facing the back.
Use
needle system 130/705 H.
Insert a new needle.
Check how machine is threaded.
Use a
larger needle.
See
above.
Adjust thread tension.
Only use good threads.
Use
needle with large eye
(System 130 N).
Insert new needle and push fully in.
Insert new needle.
See needle
chart (pages 82 and 83).
Let
the machine feed the fabric.
Only guide the fabric lightly.
When you insert the bobbin case,
push it fully into the stop.
Check
top and bottom tensions.
Only use perfect threads.
Do not
wind thread free-hand,
but run it on through the winding tension.
Thread
up correctly. Check needle
and bobbin thread tensions.
Remove
needle plate, remove lint with brush.
Push
slide B (see page 27) to left.
Remove the threads and apply one drop
of oil to the hook.
Before you
replace sewing feet or needles, you must switch off the main switch.
Do not start
the threaded machine without fabric in it.
If you leave the machine, even for a short time, do not forget to switch off the main switch.
This is important
if children are nearby.
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Pfaff tipmatic 6122 Specifications

General

Brand	Pfaff
Model	tipmatic 6122
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English