nworthington Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I am using Bottom Line for my top thread and for some reason my thread break sensor was going off like crazy. I rethreaded the machine 3 times, checked the manual, the tension looked great top and bottom. I finally turned off the sensor to keep my sanity. Any ideas why it kept going off? Is it because of the thin thread? I usually use So Fine in the top... Any help would be much appreciated! Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Did you try wrapping the thread up to three times around the thread sensor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nworthington Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Yes, it was wrapped around like always...and I rethreaded it a few times because I thought something was hung up, but stitches looked great. I've been quilting away with the sensor off and things still look good. I won't turn it on again until my next project I guess. Thanks! Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I had to replace my sensor. The new one arrived and work fine for about a month. Now it goes of constantly. I need to call APQS back. I love it when my sensor works correctly. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraphappyquilting Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I just had to replace my sensor too in my new demo Millie. Works great now. Covered under warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbaker804@yahoo.com Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 I have an Apqs Millennium and the thread break sensor goes off constantly regardless of what top thread I’m using. Any ideas? Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Grace Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 How does the upper thread break sensor on a Millennium affect tension? I was using 40 weight YLI machine quilting cotton on my last quilt, a small horizontally wound spool so I had it on the accessory horizontal spool pin, and I had it wrapped around the upper thread break sensor 3 times as instructed by the little sticker on the machine. I felt like that triple wrap around the thread break sensor wheel was putting a LOT of additional tension on the upper thread, even when I loosened the tension dial to the point that the tension discs were no longer touching. I did experiment with skipping some of the other thread guide holes along the thread path, but delld's suggestion to wrap a lightweight thread "up to three times" around the sensor has got me thinking... With a heavier weight quilting thread such as 40 weight, do experienced quilters wrap the thread only once or twice around that sensor wheel -- or would I be better off not using the upper thread break sensor at all in these situations? I've been wrapping three times around that wheel routinely with whatever thread I'm using; felt like I ought to use the feature since I have it, but honestly when I'm doing custom quilting from the front of the machine, I can see the thread break when it happens and don't need the machine to tell me about it like I would if I was quilting a panto from the rear. I feel like the upper thread break sensor is restricting my ability to fine-tune upper thread tension. Any thoughts/feedback appreciated especially as I'm about to attempt some quilting with Superior Metallic thread for the first time and I don't want to deal with snapping thread trauma! Rebecca Grace, newbie owner of preowned 2013 Millennium www.CheekyCognoscenti.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaG Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I only wrap once with heavier threads and non slippery threads. Glide and a few others I wrap two times. If the sensor keeps going off and the thread isn't broken, I adjust the wraps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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