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    Old 06-16-2012, 02:45 PM
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    My longarm won't turn on. I left on for about an hour while I ran an errand, when I got home and started quilting the machine was off. So I tried to turn it on. Come to find out the "on" switch was already on.. The motor was hot to the touch so I thought I would let it cool off and everything would be fine. Still won't turn on. Any ideas why????
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    When you say hot, do you mean warm or burning hot. Did you smell anything when you came in to the house. Is it an older machine. I burned up a motor recently and I have to tell you it was older, it was burning hot and it gave off an odor that wouldn't be missed. Just a thought...
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    Old 06-16-2012, 03:04 PM
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    Don't know, but the fact that the motor was hot to the touch does not sound good.
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    Old 06-16-2012, 03:06 PM
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    Might want to check to see if you blew a fuse on the machine. I know where they are on apqs machines, but not on others.
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    I have never had mine get hot. They do have a fuse but seems like it would lose power and not be hot. What type of machine do you have?
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    hot.. I could leave my hand on it so it was not HOT HOT .. No smell. Have not checked for a fuse. But suspect it should have one somewhere.
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    Old 06-16-2012, 04:27 PM
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    Husvargna/Viking Mega Quilter which is computerized. I took the "lid" off where the power goes in and all I see is small computer circuit boards. Nothing looks damamged but don't guess by looking.
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    The 18 X 8? This is the machine I have, the fuse is located in the black piece where the on and off swith is. First pull the plug, there is a little drawer you can open with a screwdriver. It is right below the plug a drawer will open that is the fuse drawer, look inside there should also be an extra fuse.
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    Originally Posted by mighty
    The 18 X 8? This is the machine I have, the fuse is located in the black piece where the on and off swith is. First pull the plug, there is a little drawer you can open with a screwdriver. It is right below the plug a drawer will open that is the fuse drawer, look inside there should also be an extra fuse.
    THANKS I found the fuse.. Swithed them out...BLEW that fuse too!!!!!
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    I asked DH, and his opinion is you need to have a professional repair it. He said there are 2 things that will cause it to blow multiple fuses; 1. a bound-up motor, 2. a shorted-out motor. Either one of those things could make it hot, also.
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