Needle Very Slow

[grammydiane]

Didn't really know how to label this problem. Seem to be having my share the last couple of days.

When I turned on my machine this morning and started to baste one side down, I pushed the yellow button and it moves like molasses. I have had this happen before, but it seems like when the machine warmed up it was OK. But the machine has been on long enough to warm up and it is still slow. Everything else is OK...SR, etc.

Is there something I can check?

[John Mitchell]

Remove the four screws on the front top cover, then loosen the two that go through the back cover also. Lift the front of the cover up and on the right side there is a brass screw (facing out to the side (this is a adjusting pot.) turn it ccw to speed up the needle speed and cw to slow it down. Start with 1/2 turn ccw.

John

[Guest LA]

Hi Diane,

This is a normal "break-in" adjustment.

Follow this & you should be good to go!

Let me know if you want me to E-mail you the pictures for a visual aid.

Adjusting the APQS Millennium?s

Needle Up/Down Speed

There is a tiny screw #8, under the top cover of the APQS Millennium that needs to be adjusted. It is very easy to access and adjust if you follow these steps.

Step 1: Before you do anything, you first need to unplug your machine!

Also, as you are working on it, it is a good idea to touch the metal on the cover frequently to be sure you don't have any static.

Step 2: Now that the machine is unplugged, you can remove the front two bolts on each side of the top cover. Follow the arrows in the following picture for the location of those screws.

Step 3: Next, you need to slightly loosen the 3rd bolt from the front on each side of the top cover as shown below. You don't need to remove it, just loosen it. It becomes the hinge for the top front cover (as you'll see in the Step 4).

Step 4: Now pull up on the front of the top cover so you can access the tiny screw as shown below.

Step 5: Look at the following photo to see which screw to adjust. It is the only screw pointing to the side, so that makes it easy to find. Turn this screw counter clockwise to increase the needle up/down speed, and clockwise to slow it down.

I would suggest turning it one full rotation, then close the cover (you don't have to put the bolts back in yet), plug your machine back in, and push your needle up button to see if the speed is okay. If it's not quite right yet, then unplug your machine, lift the front of the cover, and adjust the screw again. Repeat these steps until the speed is about where you want it. You can rotate it a half a turn at a time to fine tune it.

Final Step: When the speed is where you want it, you can close the cover and put the bolts back in. Don't tighten the bolts until they are all in because you might have to move the cover slightly to get the bolt holes to line up.

If the needle up/down speed is too fast, it will start to over-cycle, which means that when you press the button to stop stitching, it will continue to stitch a few extra stitches. If it does this, you will simply need to turn that little screw clockwise one full turn, and try it again.

Also remember, that as the machine breaks in (and also as it warms up) the needle up speed will increase slightly. So you may have to slow it down a little bit if it starts over-cycling.

So that's it. You now know how to adjust the needle up/down speed for an APQS Millennium. Feel free to call if you have questions.

[grammydiane]

Thank you John and Linda. When I went back to the machine after writing about the problem, it seemed to be a little faster. Why does it just do it once in a while? It worked just fine yesterday.

A picture would be great....I am mechanically challanged. Will need DH to help me with this one. I will be in touch.

Thanks again.