Originally Posted by mardilee
A Brother dealer down in Florida told me that the automatic threader has been left off the newer machines, because it was such a trouble maker. Maybe you should thread the machine by hand and not use the auto threader.
Don't feel bad about having a problem machine. My Janome 11000SE refuses to boot up, until you turn it on/off 10-20 times. When I take it in for repair, the repair person cannot duplicate the problem. No, it's not my power supply. I've tried it in different places, different surge protectors, even different houses. Plus the light comes on at first, then shuts itself off. I am just living with it. Guess you'll have to do the same with your Brother:-(
I figured out the auto threader, it operates about 90% of the time,it is the channels, "tracks" that the thread goes through to pull it through the tension discs sometimes it doesnt pull far enough to the back to go under the flat plate that loads it into the tension discs, no way to tell when you are pulling the threads through, and no way to operate the machine when that part of the cover is off (so the repairman says) but if it keeps happening, I am going to try anyway.
Sorry about your machine, it sounds to me like a loose connection (wire inside of coating may be separating,see if it happens with another foot control), or the other thing it might be since light comes on then goes off, make sure the wattage for your light bulb is correct. I have a few Featherweights and if the light bulb is anything more than a 15w they heat up and then lock up until the machine cools down.
:D :-)