| In time sewing machine motors often get progressively | | | | carbon deposits, dust and dirt, and old lubricants. |
| sluggish in their performance. Here are some tips to | | | | Gradually, this debris takes its toll on the operation of |
| solve this sewing motor weakness disorder. | | | | the motor. |
| Most of us, live our lives with certain expectations. | | | | You do not need to be an expert on motors, to |
| We expect the light to turn on when we turn the | | | | understand how deposits of debris can make it more |
| switch. We expect our cars to go when we press | | | | and more difficult for the motor to perform as |
| down on the accelerator. So, when we press down on | | | | expected. Over time, the motor loses its ability to work |
| the foot control of our sewing machines we expect | | | | properly and may even fail to turn at all. |
| the sewing machine to work. | | | | How do you fix this problem? Simple, remove the |
| At times, we get to thinking of your sewing machine | | | | deposits. One way to do this is what we can describe |
| like a friend or in a sense like a real person. We talk to | | | | as a motor burn. The ideas is to burn away the |
| it. We touch it. We listen to it. Sometimes, it may | | | | deposits by running the motor at peak power levels |
| appear that our friend is stricken with an infection or | | | | for several minutes. |
| disease. This is especially true when we press down | | | | Begin by setting the hand wheel to turn without turning |
| on the power and very little happens. | | | | the sewing machine. Then apply full pressure to the |
| Here is the situation. You are ready to sew. You press | | | | foot control. If needed help the motor turn by turning |
| down on the power pedal and little or nothing happens. | | | | the hand wheel toward you. The motor may gradually |
| The sewing machine may move sluggishly or not at all. | | | | get faster, but keep it running several minutes. |
| It is possible that your sewing machine has been | | | | Caution: avoid excessive heat or potential sparking. Do |
| infected by the malady known as Motor Weakness | | | | not leave the motor unattended. |
| Disorder . | | | | Sometimes the motor will get really hot, and should be |
| You can determine if this is your problem fairly quickly | | | | shut down and allowed to cool. Sometimes a motor |
| with a few basic tests. | | | | may begin to smoke. This may be the collected oils |
| You set up your sewing machine and are ready to | | | | inside the motor burning off. Watch it closely and shut |
| sew, but when you press down on the foot pedal the | | | | down if the smoke does not dissipate quickly. Keep an |
| machine barely moves at all. It is as though the | | | | eye on the machine for sparking. General rule, a little is |
| machine is tired from a long hard summer. No matter | | | | tolerable, but too much is a fire. Use common sense |
| how hard you press down on that foot control; no | | | | when attempting to perform a motor burn. Do not run |
| matter how much power you put in; the sewing | | | | the motor at full force for more than ten minutes at a |
| machine just drags along. You can probably do your | | | | time. |
| own sewing machine repair in this case with just a little | | | | Sewing motors that fail to recover through a motor |
| caution. | | | | burn may require more aggressive service or |
| There may be several different problems, but the | | | | replacement. In many cases you can remove the |
| most common are a motor issue or a binding issue. To | | | | motor cover, replace the motor brushes, and clean off |
| repair sewing machines with this difficulty determine | | | | the armature of the motor manually. You must be |
| which is the major culprit, turn the hand wheel toward | | | | very cautious with solvents making sure they are |
| you several times. Feel for any resistance, drag, or | | | | totally dry before turning the power back on. |
| binding. Listen for any strange sounds. If the machine | | | | Attempting to service a motor can be very dangerous. |
| moves freely without significant drag or noise, the | | | | Therefore do it only with great care and caution. |
| problem is most likely in the motor. | | | | Usually, you can fix the Sewing Machine Motor Fatigue |
| The AC motor in your sewing machine or mounted | | | | Syndrome. with a ten minute motor burn or service. |
| behind the head of your machine, will often accumulate | | | | There are also several sewing machine manuals that |
| debris inside. This debris may consist of partially burned | | | | may be helpful should you need them. |