Needle Drop Position - Janome DC3018 Service Manual

NEEDLE DROP POSITION

SET THE STITCH PATTERN AT "
CENTER OF THE NEEDLE PLATE HOLE.
WHEN THE NEEDLE SWINGS IN MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH "
ENDS OF THE NEEDLE HOLE ON THE NEEDLE PLATE AND THE NEEDLE SHOULD BE 0.2 MM OR
MORE. IF NOT, ADJUST AS FOLLOWS.
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
1. TURN ON THE POWER SWITCH, SET THE STITCH PATTERN AT STRAIGHT "
WIDTH AT MAXIMUM "
2. IF THE NEEDLE DROP POSITION IS NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE NEEDLE PLATE HOLE WHEN THE
STRAIGHT STITCH IS SELECTED, OR IF THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND EDGE OF THE
NEEDLE PLATE HOLE ON BOTH SIDE IS LESS THAN 0.2 MM WHEN THE STITCH PATTERN IS SET TO
MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH, REMOVE THE FACE COVER AND LOOSEN THE SETSCREW, THEN ADJUST
THE NEEDLE DROP POSITION BY TURNING THE ECCENTRIC PIN.
NOTE
MAKE SURE THE ECCENTRIC PIN IS POSITIONED WITH ITS OFF-CENTER HEAD FACING DOWNWARD.
3. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED ADJUSTING THE NEEDLE DROP POSITION, TIGHTEN THE SETSCREW
AND INSTALL THE FACE COVER.
SETSCREW 3 X 4
ECCENTRIC PIN POSITION
(OFF -CENTER HEAD)
ADJUST THE NEEDLE DROP POSITION BY
TURNING THE ECCENTRIC PIN AS
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT
"; THE STANDARD NEEDLE DROP POSITION SHOULD BE AT THE
" THEN CHECK THE NEEDLE DROP POSITION.
", THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTH
ECCENTRIC PIN
NEEDLE PLATE HOLE
0.2 MM OR
MORE
10
" AND THE ZIGZAG
0.2 MM OR
MORE
A=B