JUDY-MN Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Today when I went to advance my fabric the motor started to make a strange sound.......my husband removed the motor from the roller and ran the motor it still made the noise...he seems to think the fan which cools the motor has maybe slipped on the shaft and is now hitting something inside the motor housing. any suggestions????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 I don't know if this is your problem or not, but I remember that my motor was acting up. It stopped advancing, but was making a noise. I looked on the APQS site and in the manual and learned there was a hexagon screw I needed to tighten. That fixed everything. I hope that's all it is with yours. Here are some links to posts I found that discuss the advance. http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=19218 http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=19458 http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=18990 http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=13844 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Judy it might be the motor bushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDY-MN Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Thanks for the info. My machine a Freedom SR new was delivered the Thuesday after Thanksgiving! Only have done two practice pieces & when I went to remove the piece it was making a stange sound..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 When I got the fabric advance there were no instructions included with it. I found the installation instructions in the APQS owners manual, but nothing tells me how to properly use it, aside from information relating to how the switches operate. I have the brake on the quilt top/backer rollers set so they won't slip, yet loose enough that I can turn the rollers by hand. Is that correct? Just wanting assurance that I'm not doing any damage to the advance motor. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Couch Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Carmen - Be sure to disengage the brake in addition to removing the side clamps before advancing. I blew a fuse by not doing that, then had trouble locating the correct fuses. They must be SLOW BLOW and my Radio Shack only has fast ones. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I forget those side clamps half the time! And I just replace the originals from APQS with the OXO clips. Are you saying that I have to disengage the brake before using the advance? That doesn't seem right because then the only tension on the quilt will be from holding it by hand. How is everyone else using the advance? Re. the fuses, my Radio Shack had them 4 in a package for just a couple of $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Couch Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Yes, disengage the brake before advancing the quilt, then reengage (is that a word?). If you have too much drag on the quilt, it will blow a fuse. After you put the brake back on, you may have to put a little tension on the front rollers by rolling, but it's not much. If your Radio Shack has slow blow fuses, that's great - mine didn't, so I just ordered a bunch from APQS. I'll be interested to read the comments from others. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy-ON Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I've never disengaged the brake when advancing and knock on wood never had issues. One thing that I learnt recently though....from my own personal mechanic that I should periodically blow out the little motor for my fabric advance (I use my compressor) because all that dust/lint etc that we make while quilting can wreck havoc with a motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I don't fully disengage, but just lift the release to take some tension off the brake. This still holds the fabric with some pressure so that both layers roll evenly, but it does not have full pressure on the brake. Once the quilt is advanced, I then put the brake down fully. I can adjust the layers if necessary. If you advance without releasing any pressure on the brake, that is when the velcro will start to shift on you. My original brake is 6 yrs old now and I have never had any problem with the velcro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thanks, Patty! Makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Couch Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Oops I just realized what was so confusiing about my response above. I guess I don't really "disengage" the brake, just release it by lifting up on the lever. Sorry for the confusion. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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