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WolfTribe63 08-01-2023 08:10 PM

Need help with a slightly older QCC setup
 
Does anyone here know if I can use my Quilters Cruise Control on my Pfaff Hobby Grand Quilter 1200 Machine... WITHOUT putting it on a Frame? I have the older style QCC which is Red in color and made of metal I believe but the set up is the same as the current model. In other words can this unit be used without encoders as a stand alone unit for free motion quilting if I put my machine on a table vs.a frame?

dunster 08-02-2023 02:36 PM

I hesitate to say this definitely can't be used, because I'm unfamiliar with the QCC. However, in general, a stitch regulator relies on encoders to tell it how far the machine is moving across the fabric, so it knows when to take another stitch. If the encoders say that the machine is moving slowly, the SR knows to slow down the motor; if moving quickly, the SR makes the motor run faster. A SR that relies on encoders wouldn't know what to do without them and wouldn't work on a stationary machine.

WolfTribe63 08-02-2023 04:36 PM


Originally Posted by dunster (Post 8611407)
I hesitate to say this definitely can't be used, because I'm unfamiliar with the QCC. However, in general, a stitch regulator relies on encoders to tell it how far the machine is moving across the fabric, so it knows when to take another stitch. If the encoders say that the machine is moving slowly, the SR knows to slow down the motor; if moving quickly, the SR makes the motor run faster. A SR that relies on encoders wouldn't know what to do without them and wouldn't work on a stationary machine.

Ok, I thought it wouldn't work but didn't hurt to find out for sure before I sell it. I don't need it anymore with the new frame and system I recently aquired. Thank you for responding to my question.


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