Changing The Needle - Duerkopp Adler 550-16-23 Operating Instructions Manual

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Changing the Needle

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Caution Risk of Injury!
Turn the main switch off .
Change the needle only with the sewing machine turned off.
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Loosen screw 1.
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Push the new needle into the drilled hole of the needle bar 3 up to
the stop.
ATTENTION !
The furrow 2 of the needle must show to the hook point.
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Tighten screw 1.
ATTENTION !
After a change to another needle thickness the clearance of the hook
to the needle must be corrected (see Service Instructions).
The non-observance of the above correction can lead to following
faults:
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Change to a thinner needle: - Missing stitches
- Damage to the thread
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Change to a thicker needle:
- Damage to the hook point
- Damage to the needle
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