Brother PE-180D- Manuals

- 8 - 1. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY PROCEDURES FOR EXTERNAL PARTS AND MAJOR COMPONENTS ........................................................... 9 2. SECURING THE LEADS................................................................................ 12

- 9 - 1. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY PROCEDURES FOR EXTERNAL PARTS AND MAJOR COMPONENTS 1. Raise the presser foot lever, remove the screw, and then remove the face plate from the left side. 2. Remove the two screws of the needle plate and then lift out the needle plate. 3. Loosen the screw of the X c...

- 12 - 2. SECURING THE LEADS Please note the following.1. Be sure the LCD module leads are not pinched by the handle when passed through the shutter cover andthe handle is lifted. 2. The sew light leads from the power supply PC board extend to the front from the right side of the main PCboard amount...

- 14 - 1. TEST MODE SETTING METHOD STANDARD To enter the test mode, press and hold down both the left and right sides of the CHARACTER PATTERNS buttonwhile simultaneously turning on the power switch (Fig. 1).The test mode numbers will be displayed in the touch panel (Fig. 2).Select the desired test ...

- 15 - 2. TENSION OF MOTOR DRIVE BELT AND ROTARY HOOK SHAFT BELT STANDARD Motor belt tension: The belt should move in by 5 - 7 mm when a force of approximately 2 N (200 g) is appliedmidway between the drive pulley and motor shaft. Rotary hook shaft belt tension: The belt should move in by 6 - 8mm wh...

- 16 - 3. POSITION OF SENSOR SHUTTER STANDARD When the needle bar is at its highest position, the rotary shutter should be positioned so that the screw is facingtoward the front of the machine. ADJUSTMENT 1. Turn the hand wheel to raise the needle bar to its highest position. 2. Loosen the screw of ...

- 17 - 4. ADJUSTMENT OF NEEDLE DROP POINT STANDARD The needle should enter 0.9 mm inward from the left end of the needle hole in the needle plate when the handwheel is turned. ADJUSTMENT 1. Turn the hand wheel by hand and observe the position of the needle in the needle hole. 2. Loosen the screw and...

- 18 - 5. CLEARANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND ROTARY HOOK POINT AND LOOP LIFT STANDARD When the needle is raised 2.2 - 2.6 mm from its lowest position, the rotary hook point should be at the side of theneedle. The gap between the needle (75/11) and rotary hook point at this time should be less than 0.1 mm ...

- 19 - 6. HEIGHT OF NEEDLE BAR STANDARD The distance from the top edge of the needle eye to the bottom of the rotary hook point should be 1.6 - 2.0 mmwhen the rotary hook point is at the side of the needle by turning the hand wheel. ADJUSTMENT 1. Turn the hand wheel so that the rotary hook point is ...

- 20 - 7. ADJUSTMENT OF THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING (ADJUSTMENT OF THREAD BREAKAGE SHUTTER) STANDARD When the thread take-up spring stroke is 8 - 9 mm and test mode 26 is selected, the buzzer should sound whenthe thread take-up spring is raised 4 - 5 mm from the down position. ADJUSTMENT 1. Select test mo...

- 21 - 8. ADJUSTMENT OF BOBBIN WINDING (ADJUSTMENT OF BOBBIN WINDER SWITCH) STANDARD The thread should be wound parallel to the bobbin core to 85% - 90% of the outside diameter of the bobbin.The gap between the bobbin winder switch and the bobbin winder spindle base should be 0.5 - 1.0 mm. ADJUSTMEN...

- 22 - 9. POSITION OF INNER ROTARY HOOK BRACKET STANDARD When the inner rotary hook bracket and the rotary hook meet, the spring of the inner rotary hook bracket and theinner rotary hook should overlap each other by 1.9 - 2.1 mm. ADJUSTMENT 1. Loosen the screw of the inner rotary hook bracket. 2. Ad...

- 23 - 10. ADJUSTMENT OF INNER ROTARY HOOK TENSION STANDARD The inner rotary hook tension should be 0.12 - 0.14 N (12 - 14 g) when a #90 polyester thread is pulled gentlyusing a tension gauge. ADJUSTMENT 1. Thread a #90 polyester thread normally to the inner rotary hook and then pull the thread gent...

- 24 - 11. ADJUSTMENT OF THREAD TENSION DIAL STANDARD When the tension dial is set to [5] and a #60 polyester thread held in the tension disc is pulled gently using atension gauge, the thread tension should be 0.23 - 0.26 N (23 - 26 g). ADJUSTMENT 1. Set the tension dial to [5]. 2. Raise the presser...

- 25 - 12. POSITION OF TENSION RELEASE SOLENOID STANDARD When the tension release solenoid is off, the gap between tension release plates A and B should be 0 - 0.5 mm,and the gap between tension release plate A and the tension release solenoid shaft should be 0 mm. ADJUSTMENT 1. Lower the presser fo...

- 26 - 13. NEEDLE THREADER USING THE NEEDLE THREADER The provided needle threader can be used with sewing machine needle sizes 75/11 to 100/16.A 75/11 needle is standard when embroidering, but a 90/14 needle is recommended when working with thickmaterial. OTHER PRECAUTIONS 1. Be sure the embroidery ...

- 27 - 14. NEEDLE THREADER (ADJUSTING THE NEEDLE THREADER) STANDARD • When the hook has passed through the hole of the needle (75/11 or 80/12), the hook should be in the middleof the hole with the same clearances between it and the left and right sides of the hole. • The clearance between the top of...

- 28 - 15. NEEDLE THREADER (REPLACING THE HOOK) • If the point of the hook becomes bent or broken, the hook must be replaced. STANDARD HOOK DIMENSIONS REPLACING THE HOOK 1. Remove the two hook mounting screws. 2. Replace the hook with a new one, and then tighten the two hook mounting screws. Caution...

- 29 - 16. X - Y CARRIAGE (X TIMING BELT TENSION) STANDARD When the X carriage is positioned all the way to the left, the timing belt should give 2 - 4 mm when pressed with a1N (100 g) load midway of the belt. ADJUSTMENT 1. Move the X carriage all the way to the left. 2. Loosen the screw of the X te...

- 30 - 17. X - Y CARRIAGE (Y TIMING BELT TENSION) STANDARD When the Y carriage is positioned all the way to the front, the timing belt should give 2 - 4 mm when pressed witha 1 N (100 g) load from the X carriage body measurement hole. ADJUSTMENT 1. Move the Y carriage all the way to the front. 2. Lo...

- 31 - 18. X - Y CARRIAGE (DRIVE GEAR ADJUSTMENT) STANDARD The drive gears of the X carriage and Y carriage must be assembled with the reference holes in middle gears Aand B aligned. The gears must also be assembled to minimize the backlash between the drive motor gear andmiddle gears and enable the...

- 32 - 19. X - Y CARRIAGE (X CARRIAGE POSITION) STANDARD The X carriage must be installed perpendicularly to the embroidery machine arm (upper shaft).Select the pre-programmed "frame pattern (square border)", enlarge the size to maximum, and then touch the"TRIAL" to move the embroide...

- 33 - 20. ADJUSTMENT OF INNER ROTARY HOOK HOLDER AND LOWER THREAD GUIDE PLATE STANDARD • The inner rotary hook holder should be 27.3±0.2 mm above the rotary hook shaft frame. ADJUSTMENT 1. Loosen the mounting screw of the fixed blade holder. 2. Move the inner rotary hook holder so that it is 27.3±0...

- 35 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TROUBLESHOOTING * When measuring resistance, always turn the power off and disconnect the connector to be measured from the circuit board before taking the measurement. * Refer to the figures for where to check. CONDITION PROBLEM SYMPTOMS COUNTERMEASURES 1. Power is ON but ...

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