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Manual switching of the additional tensioner
Fig. 20: Setting the needle thread tension (2)
(4) - Handle
On machines without a push button panel on the machine arm the
additional tensioner is switched on and off via the lever on the
tensioning triangle.
To switch the additional tensioner on:
1. Push the lever (5) on the handle (4) to the left.
To switch the additional tensioner off:
1. Push the lever (5) on the handle (4) to the right.
Main tensioner
The main tensioner (1) determines the normal tension during
sewing.
Proper setting
The main tensioner should be set as low as possible. The thread
interlacing should be exactly in the middle of the sewing material.
Faults due to excessively high tension
• Ruffing
• Thread breaking
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(5) - Lever
Operating Instructions 867 - 04.0 - 03/2018
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