Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 hi evereyone, thanks for all you good wishes, I am hoping this fixes it finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 hi evereyone, thanks for all you good wishes, I am hoping this fixes it finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Working to get Tracy's machine all sorted finally... She has been unlucky! Please remember to tell me about your machine quirks so I can pass the info on! I will ask if there is any news to update Lenni wheels any time soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Working to get Tracy's machine all sorted finally... She has been unlucky! Please remember to tell me about your machine quirks so I can pass the info on! I will ask if there is any news to update Lenni wheels any time soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Everyone at APQS and Linzi are trying to get this sorted. I have just been unlucky. Never mind, I have got plenty of quilts that I am hand/machine piecing on the go to keep me out of mischief. Don't ask how many, ignorance is bliss but I am the Princess of Unfinished Projects, I am sure the Queen title belongs to someone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Everyone at APQS and Linzi are trying to get this sorted. I have just been unlucky. Never mind, I have got plenty of quilts that I am hand/machine piecing on the go to keep me out of mischief. Don't ask how many, ignorance is bliss but I am the Princess of Unfinished Projects, I am sure the Queen title belongs to someone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Yes Tracy I have a fair few "on the go" that never quite seem to make it to the frame !! although since having Lenni, the pile has reduced. Happy piecing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Yes Tracy I have a fair few "on the go" that never quite seem to make it to the frame !! although since having Lenni, the pile has reduced. Happy piecing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Tracy I feel your pain! I had this problem occur a couple of weeks after I got my machine back from its 'Spa' trip to Iowa in March. After we checked everything Amy sent me new circuit boards & a new optical sensor. It took me a few days to pluck up the courage to work on the innards & I was so proud of myself for being able to change the circuit boards and the sensor but my Milli still wouldn't work. It was, of course, too late in the day to get hold of Amy or Kristy(sp) again & I was deeply depressed. Next morning I went back into my studio & went back over everything I had done. I had had to change the optical sensor at the same time and it has five wires that go into the rear facing end of the complex green plug with about 30 alphabet screws. Does the Lenni have the same arrangement? Anyway, the black wire from the optical sensor went into it's alpha screw together with 2 other black wires. Everything felt tight & secure but I undid & re-inserted those 3 wires - & HEY PRESTO! it worked. My point is that everything looked & felt OK when I checked it with Amy on the other end of the phone (she had me tug gently on each of the alphabet wires/screws) but those 3 wires were still not making a proper connection. As soon as they were, problem solved. I noticed that someone else had had a similar problem in the last week or so after their Millenium came back from its 'Spa' trip to Iowa. It seems that the wires may have come loose in shipping. I certainly know they can be loose, or at least, not making a connection even when they seem to be OK. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that perhaps all of these wire connections need checking, particulary those with more than 1 wire to each screw. Amy, if you're reading this please chip in! Good luck Tracy, I hope you are happily quilting again very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Tracy I feel your pain! I had this problem occur a couple of weeks after I got my machine back from its 'Spa' trip to Iowa in March. After we checked everything Amy sent me new circuit boards & a new optical sensor. It took me a few days to pluck up the courage to work on the innards & I was so proud of myself for being able to change the circuit boards and the sensor but my Milli still wouldn't work. It was, of course, too late in the day to get hold of Amy or Kristy(sp) again & I was deeply depressed. Next morning I went back into my studio & went back over everything I had done. I had had to change the optical sensor at the same time and it has five wires that go into the rear facing end of the complex green plug with about 30 alphabet screws. Does the Lenni have the same arrangement? Anyway, the black wire from the optical sensor went into it's alpha screw together with 2 other black wires. Everything felt tight & secure but I undid & re-inserted those 3 wires - & HEY PRESTO! it worked. My point is that everything looked & felt OK when I checked it with Amy on the other end of the phone (she had me tug gently on each of the alphabet wires/screws) but those 3 wires were still not making a proper connection. As soon as they were, problem solved. I noticed that someone else had had a similar problem in the last week or so after their Millenium came back from its 'Spa' trip to Iowa. It seems that the wires may have come loose in shipping. I certainly know they can be loose, or at least, not making a connection even when they seem to be OK. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that perhaps all of these wire connections need checking, particulary those with more than 1 wire to each screw. Amy, if you're reading this please chip in! Good luck Tracy, I hope you are happily quilting again very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 thanks Anne for the words of encouragement fortunately for me My other half is an electrical engineer so he is quite used to changing circuit board and checking wiring. This has us all totally baffled, but I am sure with the help of everyone this machine isn't going to have an attitude problem for much longer:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 thanks Anne for the words of encouragement fortunately for me My other half is an electrical engineer so he is quite used to changing circuit board and checking wiring. This has us all totally baffled, but I am sure with the help of everyone this machine isn't going to have an attitude problem for much longer:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Never heard of an optical sensor before!... Will have to investigate:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Never heard of an optical sensor before!... Will have to investigate:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Neither had I but lift up the top, rear cover on your Milli. In front of the motor is a flat metal disc which is attached to the motor shaft(?) It spins anyway. To one side is a small black contraption, mounted, I think, on the front end of the motor. The optical sensor has a square U-shaped aperture and the metal disc sits inside this but not touching it. The insides of the U-shape are the optical sensor & it operates in conjunction with the light passing through the holes on the metal disc to control stitch speed. It also has 5 wires which feed into the complex green alpha plug behind the circuit boards. I still don't know how I got my fingers in there to change all those wires! I never cease to be amazed at what I'm learning now I'm a Milli owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Neither had I but lift up the top, rear cover on your Milli. In front of the motor is a flat metal disc which is attached to the motor shaft(?) It spins anyway. To one side is a small black contraption, mounted, I think, on the front end of the motor. The optical sensor has a square U-shaped aperture and the metal disc sits inside this but not touching it. The insides of the U-shape are the optical sensor & it operates in conjunction with the light passing through the holes on the metal disc to control stitch speed. It also has 5 wires which feed into the complex green alpha plug behind the circuit boards. I still don't know how I got my fingers in there to change all those wires! I never cease to be amazed at what I'm learning now I'm a Milli owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Very impressed! When I did O - level Electronics I got "ungraded"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Very impressed! When I did O - level Electronics I got "ungraded"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 I went to a convent school. The only thing they taught that was in any way related to engineering was domestic 'engineering' & my victoria sponges always fell! I've learned more mechanical skills in the 5 years since I've owned my Milli than I could ever have imagined I would want to learn, and it's been painless (mostly)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 I went to a convent school. The only thing they taught that was in any way related to engineering was domestic 'engineering' & my victoria sponges always fell! I've learned more mechanical skills in the 5 years since I've owned my Milli than I could ever have imagined I would want to learn, and it's been painless (mostly)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 My Liberty has been back from it's spa treatment for just little over a week now and all of a sudden it too is having trouble, high/max speed is the only thing it does as soon as I turn my machine on. It had new circuit boards put on at the factory and a new optical sensor too...I wonder if my problem is the same as the rest of you guys? I hope it's as easy as a loose wire (was working fine all week, then it just went crazy!). The bad thing is My DH does all of this electrical stuff/ fixes on my machine and he works during the day when APQS' service dept is open, how am I suppose to get this thing fixed when the 2 parties (DH and APQS) are on different schedules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 My Liberty has been back from it's spa treatment for just little over a week now and all of a sudden it too is having trouble, high/max speed is the only thing it does as soon as I turn my machine on. It had new circuit boards put on at the factory and a new optical sensor too...I wonder if my problem is the same as the rest of you guys? I hope it's as easy as a loose wire (was working fine all week, then it just went crazy!). The bad thing is My DH does all of this electrical stuff/ fixes on my machine and he works during the day when APQS' service dept is open, how am I suppose to get this thing fixed when the 2 parties (DH and APQS) are on different schedules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Joann Talk to Amy or Kristy at APQS anyway. They know what else they worked on while they had your machine & can give you an idea of what specifically your DH should check. Hope it ends up being as straightforward as mine was. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Joann Talk to Amy or Kristy at APQS anyway. They know what else they worked on while they had your machine & can give you an idea of what specifically your DH should check. Hope it ends up being as straightforward as mine was. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 fingers crossed, there might be some good news. Betty got her a$& kicked today by the electrical engineer that I am married to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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