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Maintenance of the knitting machine 6
Cleaning the knitting machine
9. Lift the suction tube in the middle until the fixing clip is pulled out of the
carriage.
Suction tube
Suction tube
10. Blow out the suction tube with compressed air.
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Vacuuming off knitting machine
6.2.3 Vacuuming off knitting machine
1. Stop the knitting machine.
2. Vacuum fluff and dust off the knitt
ing machine.
NOTICE
Damage to the suction tube!
The suction tube will be damaged at the coupling point of the
suction tu
be and the hose if you lift it by the suction nozzle.
➜ Lift the suction tube always in the middle so that
the
coupling point "suction tube - hose" is separated.
In order to avoid any dust being deposited on the inaccessible
points of the machine, we recommend that the dust should be
vacuum cleaned and the machine not to be cleaned by
compressed air.
NOTICE
Damage of needles!
The spring-mounted needle latches will be damaged if the
needles are
blown out with compressed air.
➜ Always vacuum fluff and dust off the
needles, never blow
them out.