HIGHLEAD GC1088 Series User manual

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® HIGHLEAD
GC1088 Series
Hig Speed Sing Needle Lockstitch
Industrial Sewing Machine
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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BEFORE OPERATION
l. Never operate the machine unless its oil pan has been filled
with oil.
2. After setting up the machine,check the direction of motor
rotation. To check it, turn the handwheel by hand to bring
the needle down, and turn the power switch ON while observing
the handwheel. ( The handwheel should turn counterclockwise
as observed from the handwheel side.)
3. Do not use a larger motor pulley for the first one month.
4. Confirm that the voltage and phase ( single or 3-phase)
are correct by checking them against the ratings shown on
the motor nameplate.
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
l. Keep your hands away from the needle when you turn the power
switch ON or while the machine is operating.
2. Do not put your fingers into the thread take-up cover while
the machine is operating.
3. Be sure to turn the power switch OFF before tilting the
machine head
or removing the V belt.
4. When an operator leaves from the machine,make sure to turn
off the power.
5. During operation, be careful not to allow your or any other
person' s head or hands to come close to the handwheel, V
belt, bobbin winder or motor. Also,do not place anything
close to them. Doing so maybe dangerous.
6. If your machine is provided with a belt cover, finger guard
or any other protectors, do not operate your machine with
any of them removed.
7. Don' t clean the face of machine head with thinner.
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1. INSTALLATION (Fig. l,Fig.2,Fig.3,Fig.4)
* Installing the oil pan
1) The oil pan should rest on the four corners of the machine
table groove.
2) Fix two rubber seats CD on side A ( operator' s side) using
nails® as illustrated above. Fix two cushion seats@ on
side B ( hinged side) using nails®· Then place oil pan
@ on the fixed seats. ( Fig. 1, Fig. 2 )
3) Fix hinge CD into the opening in the machine bed, and fit
the machine head to table rubber hinge ® before placing the
machine head on cushions @ on the four corners. ( Fig. 3 ,
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2.LUBRICATION ( Fig.5, Fig.6)
1. Information on lubrication ( Fig.5)
* Before staTting the machine
1) Fill Oil pan CD with sewing machine oil (10 white oil) up
to HIGH mark A.
2) When the oil level lowers below LOW mark B, refill the oil
pan with the specified oil.
3) When you operate the machine after lubrication, you will
see splashing oil through oil sight window @ if the
lubrication is adequate.
4) Note that the amount of the splashing oil is unrelated to
the amount of the lubricating oi 1.
* Precaution
When you first operate your machine after set up or
after an extended period of disuse, run your machine
at 3, 000 s. p. m. to 3, 500s. p. m. for about 10 minutes
for the purpose of break-in.
Fig.5 Fig.6
2. Adjusting the amount of oil supplied to the face
plate parts( Fig.6)
1) Adjust the amount of oil supplied to the thread take-up
and
needle bar crank@ by turning adjust pin CD.
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