Leclerc Looms VOYAGEUR User manual

VOYAGEUR
16 SHAFT
COMPUTER-DOBBY
2120-1624
D:\LECLERC\INST\VOYAGEUR\VOY16AN.FRP

The Loom shIpplng container includes the following:
LOOM ASSEMBLED AND FOLD
16 SHAFT FRAMES AND 32 HEDDLE
SUPPORTS
SHAFT SELECTOR
SOLENOID UNIT
STAND ASSEMBLED AND FOLD
(2 TREADLES)
Page 1

INTERFACE BOX WITH CONNECTING
CABLES
2 CRANK HANDLES
1000 INSERTED EYE HEDDLES (OR
TEXSLOV)
2 SQUARE HEAD SCREWDRIVERS
( black, red)
1 BOAT SHUTTLE
1 REED HOOK 6141-0000 (10 5/8")
1 REED SS 12 DT.
2 METAL LEASE STICKS
2 METAL WARP RODS
2 SOFT WOOD BOARD (with black mark)
10x 18" (46cm) LOOP CORD FOR LASHING
1 INSTRUCTION VDO
1 WARP & WEAVE BOOK Page 2

1 LOOP CORD 47" FOR TREADLE CONTROL
1 METAL WIRE/CHAIN 43" FOR TREADLE CONTROL
2 MACHINE SCREWS ¼"X1¼"
4 MACHINE SCREWS ¼" X 3/4"
2 CARRIAGE SCREWS 1/4" X 1 3/4" with washers
and nuts
8 ROUND HEAD SCREWS #8 - 1¼"
2 PLASTIC WASHERS FOR STAND BRACKETS Page 3

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Unfold the loom;
Unscrew machine screws that keep the loom
folded.
Open the Ioom (front and back)
Fix and tighten both side hooks in place.
Install the Warp and Cloth Beam Cranks;
Remove the machine screws holding the
Beams in place and screw the Cranks into the
same holes.( Retain the machine screws for
FoIding)
Lay the loom on its back. Insert
heddles in the heddle supports.
Insert heddle supports in the shaft
frame.
Slide from the buttom of the loom
each shaft frame .
(Heddles support top and buttom
slide inside side loom grooves)
To make it nicer insert shaft frame so
the twist in the top part is always on
same side.
When all the 16 shaft frames
are installed and before you
move the loom, put the 2 soft
wood board (with black mark)
under the shafts so they will
not slide out of the castle
frame.

Lay the loom on one side;
Assemble the front of the stand with
the loom using 2 machine screws
¼” x 1¼”.
Note: The treadles are fixed to the
back of the stand.
Using the 2 carriage bolts ¼ x 1¾",
the washers and nuts, affix back
posts of the stand to the back lower
cross-member of the loom.
Friction brake;
Friction brake system on this loom have a brake lever, a
loop so tension can be adjust easily, a spring, a brake
circle and a brake drum.
To advance the cloth, lift the lever and turn the front
beam. When sufficiently advanced, lower the lever, then
tighten the warp with the front beam crank. To warp,it is
wise to release the spring to let the beam turn freely.
brake lever
Side Hook
Side Hook
Page 5

Affix stand brackets with the 4
machine screws ¼” x ¾" and 4
white plastic washer (between
bracket and wood)
Page 6

Install the shaft selector in place using 4
round head screws #8 - 1¼"
Make sure to screw in the pre-drill holes.

Page 7
Hammer
Make connection of the loop cord
between the knife and the handle
outside screw at black mark.
Pass hole of black mark around the
screw.
The cord will probably have to be adjust
later.
If this cord is too tight, the action of the
handle will be too hard.
If the cord is too loose, the knife will not
go completely down producting
weaving mistakes.
Connect shaft frame loop cords to each
hammer at the black mark. Just pass
hole of black mark around each screw of
the hammer.
Make sure to pass loop cord outside the
gold plated rod as in the picture.
Knife
Knife hook
Screw
Hammer screw
Gold plated rod
Magnet

When all shaft frames are connected to
the correspondant hammer, remove the
soft wood (black mark) board from
under the shaft frame.
All loop cord should be now under
tension (weight of the shaft frame) and
loop cord should pass outside of the
gold metal rod.
Page 8

Install metal wire joining the screw hook
of right treadle and screw hook at the
back of the handle.
Chain end’s goes to the treadle screw
hook.
Cable from the treadle have to pass
between shaft frame 2 and shaft frame 3,
then pass in front of the forward inside
pulley to go to the handle hook.
Adjust length of that wire so shed is wide
open (handle in the bottom of the slot)
when treadle is depressed.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The loom with the stand is designed to
operate with two treadles. The right one
lifts the shafts to open the shed. Never
release right treadle until all shafts are in
rest position then complete the sequence
by pushing the left treadle. It is very
important to depress the left treadle in
order to make sure all shafts are in
neutral and to control the pattern
advance.
SEE ALSO FIRST PICTURE OF NEXT PAGE
Page 9

Install loop cord joining the
screw hook of left treadle
and hook under the knife,
threading it between shaft
frames. Adjust length so
knife gets to the low
position when the left
treadle is depressed.
Make sure that loop cord in
the knife hook does not
catch hammer when knife
raise. Put end of cord in
front of knife.
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Page 11
LOOM CONNECTION
You should now have:
1 loom with shaft selector installed
1 Solenoid unit
1 Interface Unit (black box)
2 Connection cables
Remove the cover of the solenoid unit.
(Picture here shows the unit installed on the
loom but not yet attached)
Install the solenoid unit using 4 round head
screws #8, 1¼" .
To do that, pass the screwdriver throught the
4 holes made for this purpose. Make sure
you screw in the pre-drill holes.
Solenoide box cover can remain off until you
complete the installation and test the unit.
Make sure that the control box and computer
are turned off and then connect the cables
between:
1)Computer serial (com) port and the
interface box.
2) Interface box and the solenoid unit.
(Female to female cable)
The standard cables supplied are for the PC
Rs232 serial port. For PC lap top you will
need an 9 pin adaptor.
Shaft Selector
Solenoid Unit

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STARTING THE UNIT
BEFORE YOU START SOFTWARE AND AFTER ALL CABLE ARE CONNECTED, PUT THE
SWITCH OF THE BLACK BOX ON. LEAVE IT OPEN UNTILL YOU CLOSE SOFTWARE. MAKE
SURE THE KNIFE IS IN DOWN POSITION. (HANDLE IN TOP POSITION) TO CHANGE ANY
CONNECTION, PUT THE SWITCH OFF.
The solenoid unit is adjusted and tested before
shipping.
When the solenoids are in push position (on) they
must be at their maximum extension (or very
close to it). If they are not at there full extension for
some reason, they will overheat quickly.
It is important to check the action of each solenoid
before you start, to determine that they are all
functioning correctly. The easiest way to do this is
with the self-test that is usually available with your
design software.
Each plunger should move freely when not in
action. If they are sticking, try to determine the
cause or call for technical assistance.

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Knife
Knife hook
KNIFE ACTION
The knife, as illustrated in the photograph, catches
any fingers that have been pushed forward by the
solenoid. It is VERY IMPORTANT that the knife is in
the lower position before you start weaving (first
selection)
When you raise the knife with the front handle
or the left treadle, the magnet (see page 7 picture),
which is glued to the back of the knife, passes in
front of two magnetic sensors. As it passes the top
sensor, the solenoids
will release.
As you complete this pick, by closing the shed
completely (handle in the uppermost position or right
treadle pushed down completely) the magnet will
pass by the lower sensor and cause the pattern to
advance one pick and then actuate the solenoids for
the new pick.
The magnetic sensors are mounted in a slot
behind the fingers. The sensors have been adjusted
and glued in place before shipping. The position is
marked on the block that the sensors are mounted
on. Small adjustments can be made, but be careful,
the sensors are very delicate.
Both the sensors and the magnet work only on
one side. If the magnet must be replace do a test first
and reverse if necessary.
Sensors
One pick sequence
a) Start Pattern (software). The solenoids
activate, pushing the fingers forward.
b) As the knife moves up, the fingers are
caught by the knife and the solenoids are
then released.
C) After the pick is woven and the shed
closed, the next pick is made.
Down system function
There is a time out after 60 seconds of no activity.
To continue weaving, you will have to stop and
start your sequence in the loom control of your
software.

Loosen
Loosen
Pull Push
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Adjust the height of the beater so
the yarn just touch the shuttle
race.
The beater has been adjusted here before shipping, but; if the batten doesn't
touch the two bumpers equally, loosen the bolts of the batten sley and batten
handtree and exert pressure on the batten centering it in its proper place.
Tighten the bolts again while keeping pressure in the batten.

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PREPARING (Stringing) WARP AND CLOTH BEAMS
1) Into 5 evenly chosen holes on each beam,
thread one lenght of the loop
cord.
2) Thread each loop cord back thru itself,
useing the first hole in the Cord, as it comes
out of the beam and pull tight.
3)Useing the last hole of free end on each
Cord, pull a portion of the Cord thru the hole
forming a Loop. ( A crochet hook can help
you)
4) Slip a Bar thru each loop of all cords and
pull tight.(See diagram)
PROMPTLY CALL YOUR
DEALER OR LECLERC FOR
ANY QUESTIONS.
LECLERC LOOMS
P.O. BOX 4
1972 SIMONEAU
PLESSISVILLE QC. CANADA
G6L 2Y6
819-362-7207
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