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5.9
Lifting the sewing feet
The sewing feet are raised mechanically or electro-pneumatically, depending on which
mechanism is fitted to the machine.
Mechanical sewing-foot-raising mechanism (with the machine at a halt)
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Operate knee lever 1.
The sewing feet remain raised as long as pressure is maintained on knee lever 1 [].
Electro-pneumatic sewing-foot-raising mechanism
(when FLP 14-2 or RAP 14-1 are fitted)
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Push pedal half-way back.
The sewing feet are raised with the machine at a halt.
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Push pedal all the way back.
The thread clipper is activated and the sewing feet raised.
5.10 Locking the sewing feet in the raised position
The mechanically or pneumatically raised sewing feet 3 are locked in the raised
position with lever 2 (e.g. for the looper thread to be wound on or the sewing foot
changed). Lever 2 is located on the back of the machine arm.
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With the machine at a halt, swivel lever 2 up.
The sewing feet 3 are locked in the raised position.
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Swivel lever 2 down.
The sewing feet are no longer locked.
5.11 Adjusting the sewing-foot stroke
The height of the sewing-foot stroke is determined by the position of tension bar 6.
Adjusting the sewing-foot stroke
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Undo nut 4 on the back of the machine arm.
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Push tension bar 6 into rocker lever 5.
tension bar fully up: maximum sewing-foot stroke (4.5 mm)
tension bar fully down: minimum sewing-foot stroke (2.5 mm)
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Tighten nut 4.
Caution: danger of injury
Turn off the main switch.
The sewing-foot stroke may only be adjusted with the
sewing machine switched off.
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