Performance Checklist; General Problems - Singer CE-200 Manual De Instrucciones

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5. PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST

GENERAL PROBLEMS

Machine does not sew.
* Power switch is turned off.- Turn on the switch.
Machine jams/knocks.
* Thread is caught in hook.- Clean hook (see page 96 - 97).
* Needle is damaged.- Replace needle (see page 30 - 31).
Fabric does not move.
* Presser foot is not lowered - lower presser foot.
* Feed dog control is lowered (see page 16 - 17).
STITCHING PROBLEMS
Machine skips stitches.
* Needle is not all the way up into needle clamp. - See page 30
- 31.
* Needle is bent or blunt. - Replace needle (see page 30 -
31).
* Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 28 - 29.
* Thread is caught in hook. - Clean hook (see page 96 - 97).
Stitches are irregular.
* Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 30
- 31.
* Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 28 - 29.
* Top thread tension is too loose. - See page 32 - 33.
* Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding
action. - Guide it gently.
* Bobbin has not been wound evenly. - Rewind bobbin.
Needle breaks.
* Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding
action. - Guide it gently.
* Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 30
- 31.
* Needle is not all the way up into the needle clamp (See page 30
- 31).
THREAD PROBLEMS
Thread bunches.
* Top and bobbin threads are not drawn back under presser
foot before starting seam. - Draw both threads back under
presser foot about 4 inches (10 cm) and hold until a few
stitches are formed.
Needle thread breaks.
* Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 28 - 29.
* Top thread tension is too tight. - See page 32 - 33.
* Needle is bent. - Replace needle (see page 30 - 31).
* Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric - See page 30
- 31.
Bobbin thread breaks.
* Bobbin case is not threaded correctly. See page 22 - 23.
* Lint accumulates in bobbin case or hook. - Remove lint
(see page 96 - 97).
Fabric puckers.
* Top thread tension is too tight. - Adjust thread tension
(see page 32 - 33).
* Stitch length is too long for sheer or soft fabric. - Shorten
stitch length.
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