Troubleshooting Chart - Singer HD0400S Manual De Instrucciones

27. TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
Problem
Fabric does not feed
well
Needle breaks
Thread breaks
Stitches skip
Irregular stitches
Fabric puckers
Irregular trimming
Fabric jams
Machine does not
operate
Solution
- Lengthen stitch length.
- Increase presser foot pressure for heavy weight fabric.
- Decrease presser foot pressure for light weight fabric.
- Insert needle correctly.
- Do not pull fabric while sewing.
- Tighten needle set screw.
- Use a larger needle on heavy fabrics.
- Check threading
- Check for tangled or caught thread
- Insert needle correctly
- Insert new needle, current needle may be bent or have a
blunt point.
- Use a high quality thread.
- Loosen thread tension.
- Insert new needle, current needle may be bent or have a
blunt point.
- Tighten needle set screw.
- Insert needle correctly.
- Change type or size of needle.
- Check threading.
- Increase presser foot pressure.
- Use a high quality thread.
- Balance thread tension.
- Check for tangled or caught thread.
- Check threading.
- Loosen thread tension.
- Check for tangled or caught thread
- Use high quality light weight thread.
- Shorten stitch length.
- Decrease presser foot pressure for light weight fabrics.
- Check alignment of knives.
- Replace one or both knives.
- Close looper cover before sewing.
- Check for tangled or caught thread
- Compress thick layers of fabric with conventional
machine before sewing with overlock.
- Connect machine to power source.
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