Duerkopp Adler 550-867 offers advanced thread tension control, enabling precise adjustment and optimization of thread tension during sewing operations. This enhances seam quality, reduces thread breakage, and improves overall sewing efficiency. The device also includes a built-in sensor that monitors thread tension in real-time, allowing for quick identification and rectification of any tension issues. This helps prevent sewing defects and ensures consistent stitch quality.
Duerkopp Adler 550-867 offers advanced thread tension control, enabling precise adjustment and optimization of thread tension during sewing operations. This enhances seam quality, reduces thread breakage, and improves overall sewing efficiency. The device also includes a built-in sensor that monitors thread tension in real-time, allowing for quick identification and rectification of any tension issues. This helps prevent sewing defects and ensures consistent stitch quality.
550-867
Upgrade manual
BTSR sensor
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Contents
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1 Kit components........................................................................... 3
2 Work preparation ........................................................................ 4
3 Replacing the thread tension PCB............................................ 6
4 Dismantling the old parts........................................................... 9
4.1 Dismantling the thread lever protection and thread clamp ........... 9
4.2 Dismantling the BTSR sensor and thread guide......................... 10
5 Fitting the new parts................................................................. 12
5.1 Fitting the thread guide............................................................... 12
5.2 Installing the BTSR sensor ......................................................... 13
5.3 Fitting the thread clamp .............................................................. 14
5.4 Installing thread lever protection................................................. 15
5.5 Machine following upgrade......................................................... 16
Contents
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Kit components
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1 Kit components
Check whether the scope of delivery for parts set 0867 590094 is correct
prior to upgrade.
Figure 1: Comparison of replacement parts
Material number Quantity Description
9835 200344 1 PCB for thread tension sensor
0867 100540 1 Thread lever protection
0867 110183 1 Thread guide
0867 110431 1 Threading procedure sticker
9835 901006 1 Antistatic armband
0791 550662 DE 1 BTSR sensor upgrade manual
Old
Old
Old
New
New
New
PCB
Thread lever protection
Thread guide
Work preparation
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2 Work preparation
Before performing the upgrade, the power needs to be switched off:
1. Turn the power switch (1) to the O position.
Figure 2: Turning off the main switch
The lamp (2) on the UPS power unit (4) lights up.
Figure 3: Switching off the power
2. Press and hold down the off button (3) for 3 seconds.
DANGER
Risk of injury from electric shock.
Switch off the machine and disconnect the power
plug before you upgrade the sensor.
Make sure the power plug cannot be accidentally
plugged back in.
(1) - Main switch
ཱ
ི
(2) - Lamp
(3) - Off button
(4) - UPS power unit
ཱི
Work preparation
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The lamp (2) goes out, the machine is powered down.
Figure 4: Machine powered down
ཱ
(2) - Lamp
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3 Replacing the thread tension PCB
Checking the
power
1. Open the control cabinet, the key for which is included with the machine.
2. Check whether LED (1) is lit up.
If LED (1) is NOT lit up, there is no power.
3. If LED (1) is still lit up, turn off the power, 2 Work preparation, p. 4.
Figure 5: Checking the power
WARNING
Risk of injury from electricity
Double-check that the power is turned off.
Disconnect the machine from the power supply.
ATTENTION
Electrostatic charging may cause damage to equipment!
Work on the machine is ONLY permitted while wearing the antistatic
armband.
Handle the PCB only by its edges.
Do not push the PCB over a surface.
(1) - LED
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Putting on the
antistatic armband
1. Fasten the antistatic armband (2) to the mechanic's arm.
2. Fasten the clamp (3) of the antistatic armband (2) to equipotential
bonding (4) on the control cabinet.
Figure 6: Antistatic armband
Removing the PCB 1. Loosen all four screws (7).
2. Remove the PCB (5).
3. Release the screws (6) on the plugs.
4. Pull off the plug (6).
Figure 7: Removing the PCB
(2) - Antistatic armband
(3) - Clamp
(4) - Equipotential bonding
ཱ
ི
ི
ཱི
ཱ
ཱི
(5) - PCB
(6) - Plug
(7) - Screws
ུ
ཱུ
ྲྀ
ཱུ
Replacing the thread tension PCB
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Figure 8: Pulling off the plug
Inserting the PCB 1. Remove the new PCB from its antistatic bag.
2. Connect the plug (6) to the PCB.
3. Tighten the screws (6) on the plugs.
4. Screw the PCB (5) onto the stud bolts.
5. Tighten the PCB (5) to the stud bolts using the 4 screws (7).
Figure 9: PCB packed in antistatic bag
(6) - Plug
ཱུ
ཱུ
Dismantling the old parts
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4 Dismantling the old parts
4.1 Dismantling the thread lever protection and thread clamp
Figure 10: Dismantling thread lever protection
1. Loosen the screws (4) on the thread lever protection (5).
2. Remove the thread lever protection (5).
3. Loosen screw (1) on the head cover (2) and remove it.
4. Loosen screw (3) on the head cover (2).
5. Turn the head cover (2) back slightly.
6. Refit the screw (3) in order to keep the head cover (2) in its position.
ཱི
ཱ
ུ
ི
(1) - Screw
(2) - Head cover
(3) - Screw
(4) - Screws (concealed)
(5) - Thread lever protection
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Figure 11: Dismantling the thread clamp
7. Release screw (6) on the thread clamp (7).
8. Remove the thread clamp (7).
4.2 Dismantling the BTSR sensor and thread guide
Figure 12: Dismantling the BTSR sensor
1. Loosen the nut (1) with a 7 mm wrench.
2. Remove the nut (1), washer and screw of the BTSR sensor.
ཱུ
ྲྀ
(6) - Screw (7) - Thread clamp
(1) - Nut
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Figure 13: Dismantling the thread guide
3. Loosen the screws (2).
4. Remove the thread guide (3).
(2) - Screws (3) - Thread guide
ཱ
ི
Fitting the new parts
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5 Fitting the new parts
5.1 Fitting the thread guide
Figure 14: Installing the thread guide
1. Attach the thread guide (2).
2. Tighten the screws (1).
3. The thread guide (2) must lie flush against the machine - bend the thread
guide (2) by hand if necessary.
Bend
if required
Figure 15: Position of thread guide
1. Check the position of the thread guide on the sewing machine arm.
2. If the position is correct, continue fitting the BTSR sensor.
3. If the position is NOT correct, the thread guide will have to be bent slightly.
(1) - Screws (2) - Thread guide
ཱ
Position correct, lying
fully flush against the
sewing machine arm
Too far away from the
sewing machine arm
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Figure 16: Bending the thread guide
4. Bend the thread guide using a pair of pliers in the upper left area (3).
5. Bend the thread guide back again afterwards in the right-hand area (4)
if necessary.
5.2 Installing the BTSR sensor
Figure 17: Installing the BTSR sensor
6. Fit the nut (3), washer and screw of the BTSR sensor.
7. Tighten the nut (3) with a 7 mm wrench.
(3) - Upper left area (4) - Right area
ི
ཱི
(3) - Nut
ི
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5.3 Fitting the thread clamp
Figure 18: Fitting the thread clamp
1. Insert the thread clamp (1) ensuring that the edge (4) of the thread clamp
is parallel to the edge (4) of the BTSR sensor.
2. Tighten the screw (2).
Figure 19: Attaching the sticker
Attaching the
threading
procedure
3. Remove the white protective film from the sticker (3).
4. Place the sticker (3) into position.
5. Press down on the sticker (3) so it is firm.
6. Carefully remove the transparent mounting film.
(1) - Thread clamp (2) - Screw
ཱ
ི
(3) - Sticker
(4) - Edges, parallel
ཱི
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5.4 Installing thread lever protection
Figure 20: Installing thread lever protection
1. Attach the thread lever protection (6) so that it is located as far down
from the sensor and as much to the right as possible from this and
thereby does not collide with the thread lever (4) .
2. Check the thread lever protection (6) does not collide with the thread
lever (4).
3. Tighten the screws (5) on the thread lever protection (6).
4. Loosen the screw (3) on the head cover (2).
5. Position the head cover (2) so it is flush with the machine again.
6. Insert the screw (1) on the head cover.
7. Tighten screws (1) and (3).
Figure 21: Positioning the thread lever protection
ཱི
ཱ
ུ
ི
(1) - Screw
(2) - Head cover
(3) - Screw
(4) - Thread lever
(5) - Screws (concealed)
(6) - Thread lever protection
ཱུ
Fitting the new parts
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5.5 Machine following upgrade
To be able to use the sensor, it is important to pay attention to the following
points:
• the thread guide (1) must lie flush against the sewing machine arm
5.1 Fitting the thread guide, p. 12.
• the edge (2) of the thread clamp must be parallel to the edge (2) of
the BTSR sensor, 5.3 Fitting the thread clamp, p. 14
Figure 22: bMachine with mechanical thread tension plate
Figure 23: Machine with electronic thread tension plate
(1) - Thread guide (2) - Edges, parallel
ཱ
(1) - Thread guide (2) - Edges, parallel
ཱ
DÜRKOPP ADLER AG
Potsdamer Str. 190
33719 Bielefeld
Germany
Phone +49 (0) 521 925 00
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.duerkopp-adler.com
Subject to design changes - Printed in Germany - © Dürkopp Adler AG - Additional instructions - 0791 550662 EN - 00.0 - 02/2014
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Duerkopp Adler 550-867 offers advanced thread tension control, enabling precise adjustment and optimization of thread tension during sewing operations. This enhances seam quality, reduces thread breakage, and improves overall sewing efficiency. The device also includes a built-in sensor that monitors thread tension in real-time, allowing for quick identification and rectification of any tension issues. This helps prevent sewing defects and ensures consistent stitch quality.
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