Needle Bar Height - Janome DC5100 Service Manual

SEWING MACHINE

NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE UPPER EDGE OF NEEDLE EYE AND THE TIP OF THE HOOK SHOULD BE
IN THE RANGE OF 1.6-2.0 MM WHEN THE TIP OF HOOK MEETS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NEEDLE IN
ASCENDING TRAVEL OF NEEDLE FROM ITS LEFT AND LOWEST POOSITION.
1. REMOVE THE NEEDLE PLATE AND BOBBIN HOLDER.
TURN ON THE POWER SWITCH.
3. SELECT THE PATTERN
4. TURN THE HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU UNTIL THE TIP OF HOOK MEETS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
NEEDLE.
5. LOOSEN THE SETSCREW (A).
6. ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE NEEDLE BAR BY MOVING THE NEEDLE BAR UPWARD OR DOWNWARD
WITHOUT TURNING IT. (MAKE SURE THAT THE NEEDLE SETTING GROOVE OF THE NEEDLE BAR IS IN
THE FRONT).
7. TIGHTEN THE SETSCREW (A).
8. INSERT THE BOBBIN HOLDER, THEN ATTACH THE NEEDLE PLATE.
SETSCREW (A)
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT (2)
(SIMPLE ZIGZAG). (MAXIMUM ZIGZAG WIDTH)
NEEDLE #14
HOOK RACE UNIT
NEEDLE SETTING GROOVE
TIP OF HOOK MEETS RIGHT
SIDE OF NEEDLE
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MODEL DC5100
HOOK RACE
1.6-2.0 MM
UPPER EDGE OF
NEEDLE EYE