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Question posted by patkatie on May 2nd, 2017

Machine Shuts Off After About 10 Seconds With Stitch Regulator On

The Grand Quilter 18.8 shuts off when using the stitch regulator. It operates fine on manual sewing

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Answer #1: Posted by techyagent on May 2nd, 2017 8:17 PM
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Related Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 Manual Pages

Owner's Manual - Page 2

...3 Remove the packing attached to your machine 3 Light Fixture ...4 Your Thread Stand 5 Belt guard ...6 Attaching your handle bars with controllers 7 Connecting your Mega Quilter 18x8 to your carriage assembly (deck)...Machine Part Names 15 The Control Unit 16 Threading Overview 17 How Do I Thread the Machine 17 How Do I Change the Needle 20 How Do I Make Adjustments to Make the Perfect Stitch...
Owner's Manual - Page 3

... to prevent the machine from rolling to help keep the machine from slipping on the carriage. Carefully place the machine on the carriage. Place the mat on the carriage before placing your machine on the carriage....wood next to the needle and save these pieces along with your machine to fast and falling off the frame. Placing your machine on there and you should ever need to the carriage. Be...
Owner's Manual - Page 4

...any wires crossed as this will create a short. Step 2. Find the plug which is shipped with your machine. Tighten the nuts on the base of the power box. Trim the wires flush with the plug we... the lamp support bracket. Caution before you do not have enough to reach the outlet on the machine in your plug by pulling on the side of the power box on your accessories. Loosen the nuts...
Owner's Manual - Page 5

.... On the side of the machine you will see two screws where you will see where to the side of the thread stand. On the side of the thread stand you can insert the thread tree into the holder on the thread stand. 5 Your Thread Stand Your Grand Quilter 18.8 comes with the two...
Owner's Manual - Page 6

Step 1. Belt guard Your machine comes with a belt guard to prevent damage to your motor sensor and protect you will find the plastic cover and attached to... guard in place. Remove the three screws. In the box you from getting caught in the belt. Locate the screws on the machine there are the screws used to the machine are two above the hand wheel and one can be found below the hand wheel.
Owner's Manual - Page 7

... the screws and move the handles up and down to adjust the angle of the handles you remove the screws the front of the machine and is used when following a pantograph with your Mega Quilter 18x8. If you need to help with the laser light. This block is on the back of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 8

... connects to . Connecting your Grand Quilter 18.8 to your Carriage Assembly (Deck) and Controls on the Handles For one year after the purchase of the Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 longarm sewing machine, we will repair or replace... that the stitch regulations will need to use the supplied Handle Bar Cable (9 pin) to connect your left handle controller to the power box of your machine and plugged ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9

...the fabric or base of the machine. The walking of the machine. The tension release lever raises the hopping foot and releases the tension on the thread the bottom stitches will be huge loops. First... and adjust the foot to adjust the walking of the machine is how much movement is no tension on the thread. NEVER start sewing with the lever up. You need to have the ability...
Owner's Manual - Page 10

Note: (Machine is shipped with this arm up and down. Loosen this bolt here To move this in the lowest position.) More Walk (higher) Less Walk (lower) Replace the side cover after you can move this part up . Next you will adjust the walk by loosing this bolt so that you tighten the bolt. 10
Owner's Manual - Page 11

... please purchase from Grand Quilter 18.8. (Note: the machine pictured here is extremely important to 4 drops of your machine. These things can lead to lubricate. Occasionally, place a drop of machine Oil Reservoir with... using a soft bristle brush you change the bobbin to wipe out the bobbin case and the bobbin area. Failure to oil your machine regularly can cause poor stitches....
Owner's Manual - Page 12

A sloppy or mushy wound bobbin will result in poor stitch quality. Place a cone of thread on the bobbin winder spindle. 2. Insert the thread through the top guide hole then around the tension disk and through .... 3. The thread on a properly wound bobbin should be snug and have even layers of thread. 4. Bobbin Winder and Bobbins A bobbin winder is included with your machine.
Owner's Manual - Page 14

If it needs less tension. Draw the thread down the thread. We suggest using the soft bristle brush you pick it up lever and remove the bobbin case, place a small drop of oil in the machine. Check the bobbin each time you change it to keep it engages in the bobbin hook area...
Owner's Manual - Page 15

...machine has the electrical outlet and stitch regulator plugs. The back of your long arm machine. Upper Thread Guide (note some machines do not have been assigned in place, extreme head injury may occur. Machine...the side of the machine faces the belly bar. Thread Guide 15 Check Spring 5. Three Hole Thread Guide 3. Silver Angle Bracket 7. Thread Guide 10. Thread Eyelet Above ...
Owner's Manual - Page 16

... you can now pull you can be found on . Now to the top. As the machine is moved movement is on either controller. The dial on the left side is shown here. Left controller with Auto Stitch (stitch regulation) and Manual Stitch Knob adjust stitches per Inch in manual Stitch. The Control Unit The control unit is for the...
Owner's Manual - Page 19

... the thread down through the thread eyelet directly above the needle. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. Figure 5 TIP: Use a dental floss threader to thread the guide directly above the check spring. See .... This guard is not a handle keep your hand clear as your needle. 10.Bring the thread through the two thread guides on the left side.
Owner's Manual - Page 20

...machine. To remove the needle use the smaller teal colored screwdriver included with the needle smoothly. The scarf must face the back of the machine and turn the hand wheel a complete turn your Grand Quilter 18...the screw. Your home sewing machine needle shank (top of the machine? When the hook ... how machine on the needle bar while holding the needle up to create a stitch. the...
Owner's Manual - Page 21

...different directions as a home sewing machine except the quilter is held in place by the presser foot. On a long arm quilting machine a stitch is mechanically created the same as it is moving the machine head over the fabric. ... depends greatly on both top and bottom. If the pokies are where you use to slide between the quilt top and backing. The upper and lower threads play...
Owner's Manual - Page 22

... of your threading. Is it as high as it has loopies on the quilt held between the quilt and the machine bed. The Stitch Regulator does not keep up bar after finishing your machine's movement. Higher will go in properly? Did you also must have correct tension on the back or puckers, "What changed...
Owner's Manual - Page 23

...while large and small stitches in the check spring? While the backing fabric needs to see that your machine is threaded correctly. Look at the check spring, does the thread lay in regulated mode means the ...of thread create the biggest headaches. 23 Machine Drags Making it is all that might be snagging as you move up and down as it has been used for lint or other debris on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 24

... broken Spring (old tension knob) Fig 2: Tension Assembly with tension assembly removed Fig 6: Tension assembly out of machine loosen only DO NOT REMOVE Fig 4: Remove assembly from barrel Fig 9: Tension assembly, Barrel Fig 10: Remove spring Fig 11: Spring removal Fig 12: Spring removed 24 Be careful of release pin (see fig...

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