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Member since 3/25/09
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Posted on: 3/25/09 3:11 PM ET
i need any of your help please. i just got a refurbished janome 19606, took it out of the box last night and attempted to use it. i read the entire manual first and when i attempted to do the bobbin winding, the computerized screen alarmed "STOP FOR SAFETY PURPOSES". i reread the instruction and looked at the drawing and it keeps saying the same thing. do any of you have any tips, suggestions please

  
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Posted on: 3/25/09 5:12 PM ET
The exact same thing happened to me when I first used my 19606. In my case, the problem was the piece of thread hanging out of the little hole in the top of the bobbin. When I started winding the bobbin, it somehow got wound around the metal spindle. I guess the machine didn't like that, and it gave the error message. Now, I wind a few turns, then stop and cut off the hanging thread and continue winding. And looking at the manual, it actually says to do that. So in my case, it was operator error. I haven't had the problem again. Your problem may be something else, though.
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Posted on: 3/28/09 9:54 PM ET
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Quote: Susee
The exact same thing happened to me when I first used my 19606. In my case, the problem was the piece of thread hanging out of the little hole in the top of the bobbin. When I started winding the bobbin, it somehow got wound around the metal spindle. I guess the machine didn't like that, and it gave the error message. Now, I wind a few turns, then stop and cut off the hanging thread and continue winding. And looking at the manual, it actually says to do that. So in my case, it was operator error. I haven't had the problem again. Your problem may be something else, though.

Me too. I just got mine a week ago. Even w/my old machine I always rolled a few rounds of thread around the bobbin by hand before I place it on the winder rod. I always snip the little piece of starter thread that hangs out of the bobbin too. I once had a bobbin jam under the foot plate because it was too long. I still stop the winder before the bobbin is totally full though, not sure why but my old machine used to get uneven at the end of the fill. I will be a regular on the 19606 thread now. Always looking for tips.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. ~ Franklin D Roosevelt 1843
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Posted on: 3/28/09 11:47 PM ET
When I go to wind my bobbin on my Kenmore I start by putting the thread to be wound through the inside of that little hole in the bobbin. I thread it through the hole with enough thread to hold on to as the bobbin spins. The thread will either break off or I can cut it off even with the top of the bobbin then continue to wind the bobbin.
This prevent the thread from accidently tangling around the bobbin spindle and also prevents any little extra thread ends in the bobbin that can cause problems.
  
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