3. Adjusting the needle stop position
WARNING :
To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the
following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
B
A
❶
(1) Stop position after thread trimming
1) The standard needle stop position is obtained by align-
ing pointer A on the machine arm with white marker
C
dot B on the handwheel.
2) Stop the needle in its highest position, and loosen screw
❶
D
❶ to perform adjustment within the slot of the screw.
① The needle stop timing is advanced if you move the
screw in direction C.
② The needle stop timing is delayed if you move the
screw in direction D.
(2) Lower stop position
1) The lower needle stop position when the pedal is returned
to the neutral position after the front part of the pedal is
depressed can be adjusted as follows : Stopneedle ❶ in
A
its lowest position, loosen screw ❷ , and make adjust-
❷
ment within the slot of the screw. Moving the screw in
B
direction A advances the needle stop timing. Moving the
screw in direction B delays the timing.
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Do not operate the machine with screw ❶
loosened. Just loosen the screw, and do
not remove it.
Do not operate the machine with screw ❷
loosened. Just loosen the screw, and do
not remove it.