Mercedes Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I finally figured out why I kept feeling a "drag" when I'm quilting. The cord is plugged into a battery backup and gets stuck either where the wheel is on the back of the machine or it just drags because of how it's plugged ingot the battery backup. I have a 2005 Millennium and I put the cord over the top of the machine and let it hang in the space behind the machine. This just isn't working. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to fix the "drag" problem. I can't plug it into the ceiling because of wanting to keep it plugged into the battery backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne from Guam Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 My cord did that too, so I hooked the cord around the empty thread spool holder and it doesn't get stuck on the wheels any more or cause drag. I know some have rigged up a way to lift the cord while still being plugged into a regular wall plug in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I have a power strip mounted in the middle on the table frame, secured with tie wraps. Everything is plugged into the power strip and the cord from the power strip is tie wraped to the frame to the end of the table where it plugs into a UPS. I have the hydraulic lift, fabric advance, and Quilt Path, plus a small compressor, plugged into the power strip. When I shut down all I have to unplug is the UPS from the wall. There is no drag from cords and nothing gets tangled. Attaching pictures. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I don't have that many other cords, but that's how I did mine too. My machine seemed to be moving very sluggish the other day and I thought something was caught,,,,,,,,,,,,,instead I checked the wheels and cleaned all the gunk out of the tracks and wiped my rails down. Now the machine nearly flies off the table ! haha I had no idea they were that bad, as I try to clean them regularly. Evidently it had been longer than I thought. After I finished the quilt I was working on, I gave the machine a thorough WD40 cleaning and oiling. Again, shocked at the amount of lint under the needle plate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I like the idea of having the power strip under the table and use an extension to plug into the battery backup. Does it make any difference that the power strip is in between the machine cord and the battery backup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy (SewAsylum) Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Are your power cord strips serge protectors? If not, where do you put your serge protector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm not absolutely sure, but I don't think having a power bar between the UPS and the devices using the power, is a problem. Everything on the "bar" should have the same UPS as the machine. It looks like the power bar doubles as a surge protector. I think the UPS also serves that function. Again, I'm not absolutely sure. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I have mine set up like Carmen, but I have two power strips. I have a battery protected strip plugged into the wall, and the power strip under the machine is plugged into it. Hope that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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