Service manual

2-6
S-105
Released 01/2010
e-mail: service@amfreece.cz; parts@amfreece.cz; website: www.amfreece.com
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TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
SERVICE
SECTION
Needle breakage
Weak needle
Needle contact the clamp foot
Needle contact the looper or
spreader
Needle support too far
Sewing stop not adjusted
Incorrectly adjusted
needle bar height
Incorrectly adjusted trimming knife
Use properly needle
Adjust the play between the
needle and clamps
a) Adjust the play between the
needle and loopers
b) Adjust timming of sewing
Bent for 0,3 mm max.
Check adjutment
Adjust correctly
Adjust optimal
Breakage of lower thread
Incorrect threading
Excessive thread tension
Damaged needle
Left spreader has axial play
Damaged left spreader
Damaged threads guide
Incorrectly adjusted trimming knife
Correct it
Adjust it optimal
Replace
Adjust
Repair or replace
Check
- replace damaged part
Adjust it optimal
Buttonhole quality
fluctuating
Density of stitches
Number of stitches in eye
Size of material spreading
Sewing distance from buttonhole
Upper and lower thread tension
Used threads
See appropriate adjustment
The functional an aesthetic of a buttonhole can be influenced by the
following factors:
Breakage of upper thread
Incorrect threading
Excessive thread tension
Incorrect threads (week, asleep)
Damaged thread guide
Incorrectly installed needle
Damaged needle
Damaged loopers (spreaders)
Needle hits the throat plate
Needle and looper touch
(
contact)
Incorrectly adjusted trimming knife
Correct it
Adjust optimal
Use firmed threads
Repair or replace
Correctly install the needle
Replace
Repair or replace
Adjust
Adjust the clearance
Adjust it optimal
4. APPEARANCE DEFECT ON SEWING BUTTONHOLE
C - 3
D - 11
C - 2
C - 2
C - 3