Resilient Quilter Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hi, I'm hoping someone will have an answer to this. this last week, my APQS Freedom has stalled on me. Miniscule amount of time each time, almost like more of a hiccup. up to today when we spoke with our electrician, I thought it was because we are on rural electric. We had 200 amp service put in this last summer, because of my sewing room, and other factors. He checked, there has been no line surges, and he said it has to be within the machine itself. When it happens, I will be quilting along, and it just does this hiccup, the light goes out on it and comes back on, and if I don't stop, it makes a thread mess on the back. its happened three times this last week with no warning, no set pattern so I could anticipate it happening. it just kind of stutters. Anyone have this problem, what was your solution? Thanks much! Andi - Resilient quilter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hi Andi. Check the motor brushes. If they're worn you'll get erratic power to the machine. Look in the manual for location, replacement info, and what the worn brushes look like. It's an easy fix. If they aren't worn, you may have a loose connection somewhere and a call to Amy will walk you through the places to check. Hoping you're quilting happily again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Is it on a Bliss Table? Does it have a grounding wire or is it one of the new gen machines? Few more questions that need to be answered to help trouble shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resilient Quilter Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 My Freedom is on a new Millie table, with the braking system. It has black wheels, and no, it isn't on the bliss system. No grounding wire either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resilient Quilter Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I got the machine from APQS almost a year ago, and I bought it used. Of course, it was gone through completely at the factory at that time, so I can't see it needing new brushes already, IMHO. I am planning on calling APQS tomorrow. Static at my house is an issue, we heat with wood, so even with a humidifier you can get some whopping shocks off of light switches. Maybe that is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Static may definitely be the problem. Give us a call and we'll walk through a few more trouble-shooting steps, and will also discuss additional grounding measures you can take to help stop the hiccups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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