Fault Finding; Machine Skips Stitches; Needle Thread Breaks; Needle Breaks - Pfaff Creative 1473 Instruction Book

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Fault finding
Cause:
1. Machine skips stitches
Needle not inserted correctly.
Wrong needle used.
Needle bent or blunt.
Machine threaded improperly.
Needle too thin for thread used.
2. Needle thread breaks
For any of the above reasons.
Thread tension too strong.
Poor-quality or knotty thread used, or
thread that has become too dry by
excessive storage.
3. Needle breaks
Needle not pushed up as far as it will
go.
Needle bent.
Needle too thin or too thick.
Needle bent and strikes needle plate
because fabric is pushed or pulled.
Bobbin case improperly inserted.
4. Seam is not uniform
Tension out of adjustment.
Tread too thick, knotty or hard.
Bobbin thread wound unevenly.
Remedy:
Push needle up as far as it will go, its flat
shank side facing rear.
Insert system 130/705 H needle.
Insert new needle.
Check threading.
Insert thicker needle.
See par. 1 above.
Regulate thread tensions.
Use only goocFquality thread.
Insert new needle and push it up as far as
it will go.
Insert new needle.
Refer to needle table.
Let machine feed the fabric. Only guide the
material lightly.
When inserting the bobbin case, push it in
as far as it will go.
Check upper and lower tensions.
Use firstclass thread only.
During bobbin winding, do not hold thread
in hand, but pass it through the winder ten
sion stud.
Thread machine properly and check both
tensions.
Kinks appear on top and bottom of
material.
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