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4 Adjusting knitting machine
Advanced adjustments
Changing the position of the knock-over wi re
4.2.30 Changing the position of the knock-over wire
The position of the knock-over wire affects the stitch appearance.
Position 1: Under normal circumstances the position of the knock-over
wir
e does not need to be changed.
Position 2: For some patterns it is possible to improve the
stitch
appearance if the stitch is taken down from the needle with a steeper
angle.
Valid for:
Type
Component type
(or higher)
Gauge
CMS 530
621
002
E12
E16
E18
E6.2 (E12m.10)
E7.2
E8.2
CMS 520
CMS 502
CMS 740
CMS 822
CMS 933
620
626
630
623
773
001
Application area
To be observed
1
Default
◆ all the fabric types
2
Special
Only in case of a
problem with:
◆
single jersey fabric
◆ Plating
◆ multi-system knitting
◆ Adapt the stitch tension of the
net row.
◆ with a double jersey fabric the
selvedge stitch might tear.