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1163 ADJUSTMENT MANUAL This Adjustment Manual is valid for machines from the following serial numbers onwards: # 6 001 000 296-12-19 175/002 Justieranleitung engl. 03.12...
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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 instruction manual! If not otherwise stated, the machine must be disconnected from the electrical power supply.
Adjustment Adjusting the basic machine Pre-adjusting the needle height .05.01 Requirement With the needle bar at TDC, the distance between the needle point and the needle plate must be 16 mm. 16 mm Fig. 5 - 01 ● Without twisting it, adjust needle bar 1 (screw 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Setting the bottom feed dog at its neutral position .05.02 Requirement With the stitch length set at "0", cranks 1 and 3 should be in alignment, and there should be no feeding motion of the bottom feed dog when the balance wheel is turned. 76-026 Fig.
Adjustment Bottom feed dog motion .05.03 Requirement 1. When the needle bar is at its t.d.c., the bottom feed dog should be in its top point of reversal when the stitch length is set at "0". 2. When the needle bar is positioned 0.6 after t.d.c. and the largest stitch length is set, the bottom feed dog should not move when the reverse feed switch 3 is operated.
Adjustment Bottom feed dog position .05.04 Requirement When the stitch length is set at "0" and the bottom feed dog 5 is at t.d.c., it should 1. Be positioned in the centre of the needle plate cutout in the feeding direction. 2.
Adjustment Needle rise, hook clearance, needle height and bobbin case position fi nger .05.05 Requirement When the needle bar is positioned 1.8 mm above BDC, 1. the point of hook 1 should be centred to the needle and at a distance of 0.04 – 0.10 mm from the groove of the needle, and 2.
Adjustment Thread check spring and thread regulator .05.06 Requirement 1. 1. The movement of the thread check spring should be completed, when the needle point penetrates the material (spring stroke approx. 7 mm). 2. 2. When the thread is being looped round the hook and the loop is at its largest, the thread check spring should have moved approx.
Adjustment Knee lever stop .05.07 Requirement When knee lever 3 has been moved as far as possible, the presser foot should rise approx. 9 mm above the needle plate. Fig. 5 - 07 ● Adjust screw 1 (nut 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Presser foot pressure .05.08 Requirement The material should be fed without diffi culty at all times and there should be no sign of pressure marks on the material. Fig. 5 - 08 ● Adjust milled screw 1 (milled nut 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Adjusting the thread trimmer -900/93 Adjusting the synchronizer .06.01 Requirement 1. When the machine has stopped it should be positioned in b.d.c. needle bar. 2. After thread trimming the machine should be positioned in t.d.c. take-up lever. Fig. 5 - 09 ●...
Adjustment Adjusting the control cam .06.02 Requirement When the take-up lever is at its t.d.c., the cutting operation should have been concluded (roller lever is pushed out of the control cam). Fig. 5 - 10 ● Adjust control cam 1 (screws 2) in accordance with the requirement. Make sure that the control cam 1 is touching retaining collar 3, when the screws 2 are tightened!
Adjustment Position of the stationary knife .06.03 Requirement The centre of the stationary knife 1 should be at needle hights and should have a distance of 3.5 mm . Fig. 5 - 11 ● Adjust stationary knife 1 (screws 2) in accordance with the requirement. For technical reasons it may be necessary to alter the specifi...
Adjustment Needle thread tension release .06.04 Requirement When magnets 3 are attracted, there should be a distance between the tension disks 4 of at least 0.5 mm. 0,5 mm Fig. 5 - 12 ● Adjust tension cable 1 (nuts 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Adjusting the thread wiper -909/93 Requirement 1. During its movement thread wiper 1 should not have any contact. 2. When the take-up lever is at its t.d.c., and the thread wiping device is switched on, the thread wiper 1 should pass behind the needle point with a clearance of approx. 1 mm and under it with a clearance of approx.
Adjustment Adjusting the automatic presser foot lift -910/93 Requirement When the automatic presser foot lift is operated, the presser foot should be 9 mm above the needle plate. Fig. 5 - 14 ● Adjust shaft 1 (screw 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Adjusting the backtacking mechanism -911/93 Requirement When the reverse feed switch 3 (reverse sewing) is operated, the stitch length should be the same as during sewing. Fig. 5 - 15 ● Adjust solenoid 1 (screws 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Adjustment Parameter settings (for MH-4-7W-215-CE ) ● Parameter settings are described in the separate operations manual for the drive, and may only be changed by qualifi ed technicians!
Block diagram Version 08.01.10 Block diagram PFAFF 1163 with MH-4-7W-215-CE 1163 Synchronizer Control panel C 200 - 2.0 Speedcontrolunit Control unit Power switch Mains plug...
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