17. How to replace the right hook with the left hook for the 1-needle sewing machine ....29 CAUTION This Instruction Manual for the PLC-2710NVM only describes their differences from the standard models (PLC-2710V). For safety-related information, carefully read and fully understand "Safety precautions"...
Lubrication Automatic lubrication by semi-dry head plunger pump (with oil gauge) Lubricating oil JUKI New Defrix Oil No. 1 (equivalent to ISO standard VG7) or JUKI MACHINE OIL No. 7 Bed size 643 mm × 178 mm Space under the arm 347 mm ×...
2. Threading the machine head WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Thread the machine head following the order as illustrated in the figure.
3. Take-up thread guide WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. If you want to change the feed amount of thread fed from the thread take-up lever, loosen the setscrew of take-up thread guide ❷...
4. Adjusting the hook needle guard WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the sewing machine, be sure to change over the operation mode to the "hook timing adjustment mode". The presser foot automatically goes up when changing over the operation mode to the "hook timing adjustment mode".
6. Adjusting the timing of the opener WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Place the machine in the hook timing adjust- ❷...
7. How to correct the main shaft reference angle After you have adjusted the origins of the motors (main motor, feed motor, presser motor and alternating vertical movement motor), correct the reference angle of the main motor. ❶ on the sewing Press and hold down screen and select "9.
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Enter a correction value on the operation panel so that the angle you have checked in Step 3 becomes "0" (zero) or "360". For example, enter "-5" if the angle you have Correction value checked in Step 3 is "5". Enter "8" if the angle you have checked is "352".
8. Position of the thread trimmer cam WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. ❼...
9. Adjusting the position of the moving knife WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. ❸...
10. Adjusting the position of the clamp spring WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Loosen clamp spring setscrew ❶...
11. How to adjust the cam timing 11-1. Timing of the vertical feed cam WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt startup of the sewing machine, be sure to press the standby switch and confirm that the screen has changed over to the standby mode screen before starting work.
11-2. Top feed cam timing WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt startup of the sewing machine, be sure to press the standby switch and confirm that the screen has changed over to the standby mode screen before starting work.
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Press the standby switch. [Conditions] ・Amount of feed: 6 mm Remove the top cover. ・Alternating vertical movement amount: 3 mm Loosen top feed cam setscrews ❻ (two pieces). ・When the needle and the walking foot come down On the condition that the amount of the alternating vertical movement of the walking foot and presser ❸...
12. Needle sway (Adjusting the bottom feed amount) WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt startup of the sewing machine, be sure to press the standby switch and confirm that the screen has changed over to the standby mode screen before starting work.
13. Tension correction ❶ on the sewing screen under Press the maintenance personnel mode. The "sewing data edit screen" is displayed. ❶ <Sewing screen (Maintenance personnel mode)> ❷ to proceed to the next page. Press ❸ . Press The "S113 Needle thread tension correction screen"...
13-1. Tension correction and sewing speed The needle thread tension can be corrected according to the sewing speed. The needle thread tension can also be set on the operation panel. The needle thread tension data is stored in memory. ❶ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❷ ❾...
13-2. Tension correction and remaining amount of bobbin thread The needle thread tension can be corrected according to the bobbin thread remaining amount. The needle thread tension can also be set on the operation panel. The needle thread tension data is stored in memory.
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(Example of use) In the case the correction is made as shown in the figure The needle thread tension correction starts when the bobbin-thread remaining amount shown on the bobbin counter reaches "70 % (U201)", and the final correction amount "150 % (U202)" is reached when the bobbin counter reaches "0"...
14. Thread clamp device 14-1. How to install the thread clamp device WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Remove the top cover, face plate, handwheel and motor cover.
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Pull the 6-gang switch toward you. Place the thread clamp solenoid cord on the step part. Then, put the 6-gang switch back into place and secure with the setscrews. At this time, lightly pull the thread clamp solenoid cord to make sure that it can be moved. If the cord cannot be moved, it may have been caught under the 6-gang switch.
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11) Bundle the thread clamp solenoid junction cable (asm.) with cable clip bands (large) (at three loca- tions) together with other cords. 12) Connect the connector of the thread clamp sole- noid junction cable (asm.) to the PCB. Install the top cover, face plate, handwheel and motor cover in place. When installing the covers, take care to prevent the cords from being caught under the covers.
14-2. How to set up the thread clamp device When you use the thread clamp device, make the following settings. If the thread clamp device is placed in ON, the sewing machine will carry out condensation stitch at the beginning of sewing.
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Select "ON". ❷ to confirm the setting. Press ❷ (2) Setting the items that are related to the beginning of sewing ❶ ❶ . Press Select "1. Memory switch". Select "2. Start of sewing". – 23 –...
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Select "U001 Soft-start function". Change the numerical value to "3". ❷ to confirm the numerical value. Press ❷ Select "U037 Sewing speed for soft-start". Change the numeric value to "250". ❷ to confirm the numerical value. Press ❷ If the thread clamp function is placed in ON in order to entwine the threads at the beginning of sewing without fail, the sewing machine will carry out condensation stitch at the beginning of sewing.
14-3. How to set the thread clamp operation while the presser foot is in its upper position When you want to use the thread clamp function, set the "Thread clamp function while the presser foot is in its upper position" to ON. ❶...
15. How to replace the hook cover WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Handling of the material on the sewing machine can be improved by changing the standard hook cover with the hook cover for the sewing machine without thread trimmer.
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Loosen counter knife base setscrew to remove counter knife base ❾ . When removing counter knife base ❾ , turn the ❽ handwheel to bring hook ❽ to the position shown in the figure beforehand. ❾ Attach throat plate ❹ in place. Tighten throat plate ❺...
16. How to install the oil filter OIL_FILTER_C Achieve close contact OIL_FILTER_A OIL_FILTER_B OIL_FILTER_B Fit the notch of the filter in Fit in the rib Fit in the rib the rib on the oil pan. ❻ ❶ ❺ ❹ ❸ ❷...
17. How to replace the right hook with the left hook for the 1-needle sewing machine WARNING : To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the following work after turning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest. Remove bed cover A ❶...
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Loosen shaft setscrew located on the lower side ❾ of feed lever support ❾ to pull out connecting link pin A . Remove feed lever base . Replace feed dog of feed lever base with feed dog for the left hook.
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Loosen clamping screw of the feed base arm and clamping screw of the vertical feed front arm. Then, move the feed base toward the frame side by 0.7 mm. Temporarily tighten clamping screw of the feed base arm and clamping screw of the vertical 0.7 mm feed front arm.
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12) Detach hook shaft base from the bed. 13) Attach hook shaft base to the left side of the bed and temporarily secure it. Adjust the position of the hook shaft base so that a clearance of 0.05 to 0.1 mm is provided be- tween the blade point of the hook and the needle.
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16) Adjust so that the needle is aligned with the center of the needle hole in the feed dog. Needle Adjust so that the needle enters the center of the needle hole in the feed dog. (B=B') Condition: Needle bar is at its lower dead point; the feed amount is 0 mm [Lateral position] Move feed lever base to adjust its lateral posi-...
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18) Detach tube holder of the tube that supplies oil to the bevel gear and tighten it together with setscrew of the Vilene holder. 19) Change or extend the tubes connected to the distributor (ABC). To extend the tubes, use the oiling connecting arms and caps. Oiling connecting –...
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20) Secure distributor to the hook shaft base . 21) Attach cord holder that has been attached to distributor to the bed. 22) Connect tube that supplies oil to the hook shaft to distributor . 23) Attach cord clamp to the thread trimming sole- noid to secure the tubes.
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24) Bundle the tubes with cord holder mounted to the bed. Secure the tubes to the thread trimming solenoid cord with a cable clip band where neces- sary. 25) Detach the lower shaft set collar and the thread trimming cam (right). Replace the thread trimming cam (right) with the thread trimming cam (left).
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28) Secure plunger eccentric cam with aligned with the flat part of lower shaft C . 29) Turn lower shaft C (hollow) to ad- just so that the blade point of the hook is aligned with the center of the nee- dle when the needle bar goes up from its lower dead point by 2.3 mm.
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32) Attach bed cover A ❶ , bed cover B ❷ , side cover ❶ A ❸ , side cover F ❹ and feed lever base cover ❺ ❹ in place. ❷ ❺ ❸ 33) Replace the current throat plate with throat plate for left hook and attach the latter in place.
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