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2231 ADJUSTMENT MANUAL This Adjustment Manual is valid for machines from the following serial numbers onwards: # 2 765 806 296-12-19 151/002 Justieranleitung engl. 11.10...
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Index Contents ................Page Adjustment ........................... 4 Notes on adjustment ......................4 Tools, gauges and other accessories for adjusting ............... 4 Abbreviations ......................... 4 Explanation of the symbols ....................4 Adjusting the basic machine ....................5 .05.01 Basic position of the balance wheel (adjustment aid) ............5 .05.02 Balance weight ........................
Adjustment Adjustment Please observe all notes from Chapter 1 Safety of the instruction manual! In particular care must be taken to see that all protective devices are refi tted properly after adjustment, see Chapter 1.06 Danger warnings of the instruc- tion manual! If not otherwise stated, the machine must be disconnected from the electrical power supply.
Adjustment Adjusting the basic machine Basic position of the balance wheel .05.01 (adjustment aid) Requirement When the needle bar is positioned at t.d.c., the marking "0" on the scale should be level with the top edge of the belt guard (see arrow). Fig.
Adjustment Balance weight .05.02 Requirement When the needle bar is positioned at b.d.c. (balance wheel position 180°) the largest ec- centricity of the balance weight 1 should be at the top. Fig. 1 - 02 ● Adjust balance weight 1 (screw 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Zero position of the bottom and needle feed .05.03 Requirement When the stitch length is set at "0", the bottom feed dogs and the needle bar should not make any feeding motion when the balance wheel is turned. Fig. 1 - 03 ●...
Adjustment Feed dog motion of bottom feed dog and needle feed .05.04 Requirement Bottom transporters, as well as the needle bar should not move, when stitch platen 3 is activated with handwheel at 190° or higher. Fig. 1 - 04 ●...
Adjustment Feeding motion of the bottom feed dog .05.05 Requirement When the balance wheel is positioned at 180°, the feed dog should be at t.d.c. Fig. 1 - 05 ● Adjust eccentric 1 (screws 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Height of the bottom feed dog .05.06 Requirement 1. When the needle bar is positioned at b.d.c. (balance wheel position 180°), the bottom feed dog should be positioned 0.5 mm horizontally above the top edge of the needle plate, when crank 6 is in the centre of the slot. 2.
Adjustment Feeding stroke difference .05.07 Requirement With the maximum stitch length set, when the balance wheel is turned the feeding stro- kes of the needle and the bottom feed dog should be the same. Fig. 1 - 07 ● With connecting rod 1 (nut 2) increase ("+") or reduce (-) the needle feed stroke in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Preliminary adjustment of the needle height .05.08 Requirement When the needle bar is positioned at t.d.c. (balance wheel position 0°), the clearance between the needle point and the needle plate should be 22 mm. 22 mm Fig. 1 - 08 ●...
Adjustment Needle rise, hook clearance and needle height .05.09 Requirement For stitch length setting "4.5" and needle bar position 2.0 mm to u.T. ( = handwheel positi- on 202°): 1. The hook point 5 should be positioned at needle centre with a needle cut clearance of 0.05 –...
Adjustment Bobbin winder .05.10 Requirement 1. When the bobbin winder is engaged, the winding spindle must be driven reliably. When it is disengaged, friction wheel 3 should not be touching drive wheel 1. 2. When it is switched off, the bobbin winder must click securely into its end position (knife raised).
Adjustment Thread check spring and thread regulator .05.11 Requirement 1. The movement of thread regulator 3 must be completed when the needle point enters the material. 2. When the thread loop is at its largest while being passed around the hook, the check thread spring 3 should rise slightly from the rest 1.
Adjustment Sewing foot pressure .05.12 Requirement The material should be fed properly even at maximum speed and with the smallest stroke. Fig. 1 - 12 ● Turn adjustment wheel 1 in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Lubrication .05.13 Requirement After a running time of 10 seconds a thin fi lm of oil should be visible on paper strip 1 when this is held over the hook. Fig. 1 - 13 ● Check that the machine is fi lled with oil and that the oil lines are free of air. ●...
Adjustment Limiting the stitch length .05.14 When exchanging the parts kit with stitch lengths differing from the as-deliv- ered state of the machine, limit the max. stitch length using stitch adjuster 4. Fig. 1 - 14 ● Set the desired max. stitch length at control button 1 (on model BN and CN = 6.0 mm).
Adjustment Basic position of the machine drive .05.15 (only on machines with PicoDrive) ● Switch on the machine. ● When the machine is commissioned, "Pulley" appears on the display. ● Call up the parameter input by pressing the scroll key. ●...
Adjustment Adjusting the thread trimmer -900/91 Basic position of the thread trimmer .06.01 Requirement 1. When the thread trimmer is in its resting position (cylinder extended), the point of thread catcher 6 should be fl ush with the cutting edge of knife 7 (see arrow). 2.
Adjustment Control cam to roller lever clearance .06.02 (resting position) Requirement When the thread trimmer is in its resting position (balance wheel position 270°) there should be a clearance of 0.1 mm between the roller lever 5 and the outside edge of con- trol cam 1.
Adjustment Adjusting the control cam .06.03 Requirement When the take-up lever is at the top of its stroke (balance wheel position 70°), the cutting operation should just have been completed. Fig. 1 - 17 ● Adjust control cam 1 (screw 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Knife pressure .06.04 Requirement The thread should be cut reliably at all times. Fig. 1 - 18 ● Increase ("+") or reduce ("-") the knife pressure accordingly with screw 1.
Adjustment Manual cutting test .06.05 Requirement Both the needle and the bobbin thread should be cut neatly. Fig. 1 - 19 ● Bring thread catcher 1 by hand to its front position. ● Take a double thread and place it into the catcher slot. ●...
Block diagram Version 29.03.07 Circuit diagrams Block diagram PFAFF 2231 PLUS with control pack P45 PD-L Synchronizer PD 6 2231 PLUS Optional Light barrier power Netzteil supply unit Ministop drive unit (long) with incremental transducer software Speed control unit download Control unit QA40 PD Q1;...
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