Originally Posted by
PaperPrincess
Don't know, but some service people reset the stitch count back to zero when they do maintenance.
Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
No, that would be dishonest, same as a mechanic turning back the odometer on a car. The stitch count isn't as important as maintenance. There are machines that have stitch counts in the tens of millions that are still going strong because they are serviced and maintained.
Cari
I got my info from a service tech that they reset the stitch count to zero so that you can determine when to bring the machine back in for maintenance. According to them, it's not like a car odometer, more like the newer gauges that tell you when to change your oil.