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opalstar, the large spring that you can see in...
opalstar, the large spring that you can see in the fourth pic of post #30 is the one you have to worry about, I think the smaller springs you're talking about are the motor brushes, which you don't...
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opalstar, the motor should be pushing against the...
opalstar, the motor should be pushing against the handwheel at all times, it sounds like that spring still isn't quite right.
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leonf, the spring just slides over a rod, I can't...
leonf, the spring just slides over a rod, I can't photograph it but it's pretty obvious.
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opalstar, there's a coil spring inside the arm of...
opalstar, there's a coil spring inside the arm of the machine that pushes the motor against the handwheel, yours is probably just out of place. Here's how you can check, its fairly simple:
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Yup, I have one and it works fine with 15x1...
Yup, I have one and it works fine with 15x1 needles, it's just a matter of timing the eye of the needle to the hook. Distance from the eye to the hook doesn't really matter.
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Also I want to point out these machines use C1221...
Also I want to point out these machines use C1221 needles, like Mickey2 said, but it's actually quite
simple to reset the needlebar height to take 15x1 needles.
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opalstar, does the motor just rotate downwards...
opalstar, does the motor just rotate downwards when you let go of it? It's supposed to be spring loaded to hold the pulley against the handwheel.
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