Rhonda Shoop Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hello - First post to this forum, so please bear with me I have the Millie (3yrs new) and when I depress the button to stop the stitching, it continues to give me a couple extra stitches. The yellow indicator lights also "flash" while this is happening too. Reading our "trouble shooting problems" of manual, this sounds like the idling is set too high and needs to be adjusted. I have the hood open and do not see the Idling positioning screw or the 50/60 Hz adj. screw, as noted in Appendix E of the control circuit board diag. I am putting the hood down and will wait for assistance:) Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrogers Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi Rhoda Look for the blue component #8 under the top hood and turn it to the right one full turn while at the front of the machine. Call me or APQS if you need further assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue in Australia Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi Rhonda You may have already spoken to Mark or Connie but just in case you haven't - you should warm your machine up before making the adjustment to the No 8 pod. You can do this after you have been quilting for maybe 15 minutes or run the machine without thread for about 15 minutes and then make the adjustment. Best wishes Sue in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Shoop Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Dear Sherry and Sue - Thank you for the information. First chance to run the machine for a few straight hours and it is running smoooothly:) Again, thank you so much and I look forward to being a member of this valuable forum! Enjoy your first week of June, Rhonda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb OMelia Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I'm having the same problem with the stitch regulator running on after stopping. My manual does not have an electronics diagram so I can't tell which of the little blue guys is #8. Can someone help? Thanks in advance Barb O'Melia Millennium Oak Ridge TN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janey A. Smith Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Help!!, I am having trouble with my machine running after I have pressed a button to stop, it even started the sr without me giving the command! I have already tried the little gold screw on the #8 pod. Nothing I do seems to help. On my indicator lites the 4 and 5 flutter on and off and the motor speed sensor lite is on also. Can anyone walk me through this one. I am just going to walk away from it for now until I hear from someone. I'm sad, I wanted to start the new year off with control of this pup!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Janey, I can't help you with your machine but trust me when I say we have all had days like that please don't get to depressed it will be up and running in no time at all. I have had so many days with my tension messing up I just wanted to sell my machine I think we all get a little impatient at some point with these machines at times. You will have so many good days its all part of learning process. I am sure someone on here or APQ will fix it right away. Kim Cates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'm having the same problem...the machine continues to cycle after trying to stop her. Have made the adjustment to the little screw on the #8 blue pod thingy. Made the adjustment after running the machine for about 30 minutes yesterday. Started out today just fine, but am doing tedious stitch-in-the-ditch work, so it's very, very slow going (I'm just learning this technique). After running her for about 2 hours, she's started her cycling bit again--won't shut off. Sometimes I have to run around to the back of the machine & hit the power switch!! Should I adjust the screw on the #8 pod a little more? If a whole turn was good, would another half be even better? Or is there a different adjustment I need to make? Should I let her rest for a bit, turning her completely off, to get her back into "cold" mode? That doesn't seem right... SID is hard enough anyway, but to have the machine keep on stitching while you're trying to stop it is most frustrating! Ideas? Suggestions? Thanks. Pat AZ:cool: Mille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Barb, When you remove your top cover, the screw you adjust will be on the little blue pod that is the only one with a screw on its side, the same side you see your tension disks on. The blue pod is labeled #8. As was mentioned earlier, make the adjustment when the machine is "warmed up". Pat, You can rotate the screw even more. Sometimes it will take two or more complete revolutions to get the needle adjustment right. I actually like to OVERDO the adjustment until the needle hardly goes down and up when I touch the needle up/down button, then start going back the other way giving it more speed. Janey Alice, If you've adjusted that #8 limiting screw already (and have tried turning it several revolutions without success) then you may have another issue that Amy or Mark at the factory can help you with. Give them a call and see what happens--they are techie gurus! Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Adjusting the little screw one more full turn helped tremendously, Dawn. Thanks a bunch! Pat AZ:cool: Mille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernview Cottage Aust Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 HELP I have this same problem - but I can\'t find anywhere in my manual where I find the #8 screw (blue pod) that you are all talking about Can someone please let me know exactly where I find the "top hood" that this is uder? I have a quilt loaded up and can\'t quilt as it will not not stop stitching at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Do you have the maintenance video that came with the machine? I remember watching and remembering...it clearly shows how to open the hood and how to adjust this screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 The front of your machine, the hood is the top just behind your front laser light post. Take out the front 2 screws on each side and loosen the third back on each side. You will then be able to lift to top enough to adjust the tiny screw on the first blue house, (post) # 8 Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernview Cottage Aust Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 thanks Myrna I just found another thread on the same problem and Sue in Aust described it perfectly and I found it straight away, my manual is not very informative. I was opening the very front and the back not the long middle part of the top of the machin. Fixed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.