Dürkopp Adler 868-M Operating Instructions Manual page 39

Operation
Operating Instructions 868-M - 01.0 - 12/2020
8. Guide the needle thread clockwise around the main
tensioner (8).
9. Guide the needle thread clockwise to the thread tension
spring (5).
10. Lift the tightening lever (6) with the needle thread.
11. Pull the needle thread under the spring tip (4).
Threading the left needle thread at the tensioning plate
Fig. 18: In 2-needle machines (4)
(10) - Pre-tensioner (left needle thread)
(11) - Additional tensioner
(left needle thread)
12. Insert the left needle thread from the rear to the front left
through the thread guide (2).
13. Insert the left needle thread in a wavelike manner through the
3 left holes of the thread guide (3): From the center at the top
right to the bottom, from the bottom to the top and from the
top to the bottom.
14. Guide the needle thread clockwise around the
pre-tensioner (10).
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⑪ ⑫
(12) - Main tensioner
(left needle thread)
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