skg55 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I have a APQS freedom and having a problem with it... hoping I can get some advise.... It seems to act up after I have turned on the glide.... it stiches good(and no problems with her sewing) but every now and again the needle will have a jerky-ness about it... like it doesn't have a good connection... I have checked all connection and they are fine.... Even after I have everything off (except the power) it sounds like it miss-fires... it is pretty loud and the needle goes down on it own.. but only half way... Then I can shut my machine off... and come back to it the next day (with the glide off) and she seems fine.... When she is acting up I am afraid to change the bobbin as I just don't know when she will miss-fire.... as I call it..... I have never changed the needle position and need to as it is too slow for me now... I don't know if this might have anything to do with it or not... but will be working on it tomorrow... didn't want to do anything these last couple days as I had a quilt to finish and didn't want any surprises that I couldn't finish the quilt... as she sews fine... just has this little problem that I want to fix... as I like to use my glide to do detail work.... love that little stuff.... appreciate any advise on this.... will probably call APQS help in the next few days if I don't get her fixed.... I had a talk with her today and hope she just had a bad day.... Thanks everyone in advance for your help Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 This sounds like it could be a #8 screw problem. What year is your Freedom? The manual will have directions on adjusting it. In the older machine you will need to take off the back cover on the New Gen machines there is an access hole to get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skg55 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 My Freedom "Chatty Abby" as I call her..... is 2012.... a wonderful machine... yes I have checked my manual a re-watched all my videos... and will try adjusting the #8 screw.... thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Sue, Give us a call on Monday and we can check on a few things with you. Ask for the service team. It could be a grounding issue--for some reason this year has been a particularly annoying year for static build up that can cause electrical issues. Your system should already have several grounding mechanisms in place, but we can review those with you. It's also possible that we need a new part called a Crydom or that we need to add a part to the Crydom. But we'll know better when you call in and we can do some diagnostics with you. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skg55 Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Thanks Dawn I will call next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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