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BAS-6150 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual before using the machine. Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference. AUTOMATIC LOCKSTITCH POCKET WELT SEWER...
) indicates what you must not do....This symbol ( ) indicates what you must do. The picture inside the circle indicates what must be done. (For example, the symbol on the left means "you must set the ground connection".) BAS-6150...
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Place the leveling sheet on the sound floor Be sure to connect ground. Insecure ground- and secure the machine with casters so that ing may cause problems with correct opera- it will not move. tion and a serious electrical shock. BAS-6150...
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Contact your Brother dealer or a Attach all safety devices before using the qualified technician. machine. Operation without safety device may cause injury. Contact your Brother dealer or a qualified technician when the machine is in trouble. BAS-6150...
When adjustment has to be done with the power switch and air supply on, pay enough attention to safety. Detach the air tube of air source and set the pointer of the pressure gauge to [0] for inspection, adjustment, and repair of air using devices. BAS-6150...
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Operate with safety devices. Turn off main switch before changing needle, cleaning etc. Safety devices: cover, take-up lever cover, guard bar Moving parts may Direction of operation cause injury. Tale-up lever cover Cover 1434S Guard bar 1432S BAS-6150...
2-4. How to adjust the marking light beam ............37 3. Machine stop ................... 38 3-1. How to stop the machine ................38 3-2. Machine stop reset ..................38 3-3. Post-process after the machine stop due to errors ........38 BAS-6150...
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3-2. How to sharpen the fixed knife ..............72 4. Center knife (Upper knife).................73 5. Center fixed knife ..................74 5-1. How to dismount the fixed knife ..............74 5-2. Position adjustment of the center knife(upper knife) and fixed knife ..74 BAS-6150...
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DIP-SW B (Main print circuit board) ............94 DIP-SW C (Main print circuit board) ............95 Chapter 9 Error code List ............. 97 Error code List ..................... 98 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting ..........101 Reference table in trouble ................. 102 BAS-6150...
Chapter 1 Machine Preparation 2. Name of parts Marking light Cotton stand Marking light Cover Binder Control panel Table R Emergency stop switch Stacker (option) Power switch Flap clamp Guard bar (option) Carriage feed Table L 3-pedal switch Caster 1435S BAS-6150...
Up lever e, then the main body can be movable. (Note) If the floor is not solid enough, the machine may become unstable. Lay something solid like concrete plates and precede the installa- tion steps. 1437S BAS-6150...
3-3. Installation of the 3-pedal foot switch Plug connector w of 3-pedal foot switch q into the connector on the front side. 1438S 3-4. Attachment of the cotton stand Put cotton stand q into bracket w and fix with screw e. 1439S BAS-6150...
1440S 3-6. Attachment of the stacker (option) I How to attach 1. Set tap plate q at the bottom and the stacker base w at the top of the leg. Fix them with four bolts e respectively. 1441S BAS-6150...
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3. Attach chain o to stacker i and guard t with bolt u. 1442S 4. Connect air hose !1 from manifold !0 on the stacker to plumber module !3 of regulator !2 . 1443S 1444S BAS-6150...
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Chapter 1 Machine Preparation 5. Connect bar stacker harness !4 to P20 on main circuit board !5 in the control box. 1445S BAS-6150...
0.49 Mpa. 3. When water is noticed in bottle t, drain water by pressing the button of the drain cock y. (Note) When bulb u is opened, pay due attention to movement of the stacker bar. 1447S BAS-6150...
(Note) Open or close main plate w with binder e held up by hand not to touch the needle when the binder e is in down position. ( Binder e goes down when the power or air supply is OFF.) BAS-6150...
2. Pull up the plunger and lock it, and then open the main plate. (Refer to "3-8. How to open the main plate") 3. Loosen set screw q. 4. Thrust needles w up straight with their long grooves facing to the inside and fasten up set screw q. BAS-6150...
“4-3. How to wind the lower thread” and “4-4. How to thread the lower thread”. 1450S 1. Rotate the pulley to lift needle q to the highest point. 2. Open the slide plate. 3. Dismount bobbin case e and bobbin r after pulling up rotary hook hold w. BAS-6150...
(Note) • The winding amount of thread should be less than 80 % of full roll. • If threads are wound onto the lower thread remaining amount detection bobbin (option), start winding from the end of bobbin because a mirror is placed on the center of the bobbin. BAS-6150...
2. Let the thread through slit e and go through under timing spring r. 3. Pull out the thread by approx. 50 mm from the thread hole at the end of spring r. 4. Put bobbin case q and bobbin w into the rotary hook. 1455S BAS-6150...
• Pull out the end of thread by about 50mm. 1456S 4-6. Adjusting the thread tension After the lower thread tension has been adjusted, adjust the upper thread tension. Stronger Stronger Weaker Weaker 1630S Weaker Stronger 1631S BAS-6150...
7. Press the "FEED" key q to move the carriage feed to the standby position. * When the setting for the memory switch 3 (environment parameter No.63) is set to ON, press the "ENTER" key r with the "FEED" key q being pressed. 1459S BAS-6150...
1. Loosen the set screw !1 . 2. Loosen the knob y, and then turn the left and right thread take-up spring guides !0 1636S to adjust the tension. 3. Tighten the screw !1 , and then tighten the knob y. Earlier Later 1637S BAS-6150...
3. Initialization is performed as for the memory by pressing "ENTER" key w. 4-9-2. Initialization of the counter When you turn on the power switch while holding down "RESET" key q and "SELECT" key e, both counters for the lower thread and the production will be reset to 0. BAS-6150...
"SELECT" Menu display !3 is changed. If pressed while the production counter is displayed, the production counter is set to 0. y "ENTER" Contents of the displayed menu are set to be configurable. BAS-6150...
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Li, Mo Setting for the center and corner knives Reference position Seam length Front reference Center reference Left flap Rear reference Right flap Stacker used When the cycle program is selected, the progress is changed within the cycle program. BAS-6150...
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Program No. Program No. change The cycle program is not used. Contents display window !1 Li, Mo Contents of the cycle program Setting for the center and corner knives The program No. for the current progress blinks. Stacker used BAS-6150...
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When the cycle program is selected, the progress is changed within the cycle program. !4 [!CAUTION] The lamp turns on or blinks when an error occurs. The contents of the error is displayed in the contents display window !1 . BAS-6150...
The above description illustrates the initial settings. Setting for the addition is performed with the envi- ronment parameter No. 17 [Start switch allocation]. (Refer to [Chapter 7 Environment setting].) After set- ting change, press the switch again after all pressers go down with the forward switch pressed. BAS-6150...
, the center knife moves up and down. Be careful in order not 1463S to be injured and not to put cloth and the like around the knife. 3. Press ∆∇ key to select the sewing program. BAS-6150...
7. One step backward is performed by pressing the backward switch t. 8. Continuous backward operation is performed by continuous press of the backward switch 9. Press the "RESET" key w when the test operation is not performed to stop the test operation mode. BAS-6150...
7. Press down the start switch and sewing is started. Press the emergency stop switch to stop sewing that is going on. 1469S (Note) Be sure not to touch the machine while sewing. BAS-6150...
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1. Operate in accordance with steps 1 through 6 "Standard sewing". 2. Set the left flap. 3. Press down the forward switch five times and flap clamp (left) w goes down. The cloth can be set with steps above completed. 1470S BAS-6150...
3. Set the mark " " at the best position (for startup and end of sewing) by loosening fly screw r. (Note) Find the front and rear position of sewing startup by adjusting bolt t. 1471S BAS-6150...
If an error is displayed when the power supply is on or in sewing, check the corrective action for error codes displayed in the contents display window q by referring to [Chapter 9. Error Code List]. After checking, press the "RESET" KEY w. BAS-6150...
• 10 kinds of sewing program (1-9, 0) can be set. 1457S Sewing pattern BAS-6150 : Parallel sewing BAS-6150 (flap specifications) : Parallel sewing, flap sewing (right and left) When the standby mode is ON (the power supply ON and the start switch pressed), the following settings can be performed for items in the menu q on which LED is lit.
Tack stitch pitch - start of Condense: 0.4 - 2.0mm (0.1mm pitch) sewing and end of sewing Back tack: 0.8 - 3.4mm (0.1mm pitch) in common Needle drop number on the 1 to 5 needles same spot - start of sewing BAS-6150...
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High air compression after T-gauge goes down Low air compression Not used Settings for folding plate Only left used Only right used Both used Folding plate movement at Both open corner knife up Only left open Only right open Both used BAS-6150...
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Marking light OFF time 0.1 - 9.9sec (0.1sec) Roller stacker Not used Used (Automatic sensing) Roller drive distance -999 - 999mm (1mm pitch) Roller speed 30 - 300rpm Program copy Specify the program No. of the original program to be copied. BAS-6150...
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Foot switch Next foot switch values operation (1) Not used 0, 1, 2, 3 — — Only left 0, 1, 2, 3 — used Only right 0, 1, 2, 3 — used 0, 3 — Both used — — — BAS-6150...
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5. Adjust the front and rear position of the feeder with key. Start of sewing position End of sewing position 1478S 6. Press down the start switch to memorize the value and the feeder moves to the standby position. BAS-6150...
The correction value ranges from -9.9 to 9.9 in the unit of 0.1 mm. (Nos. do not show the real dimension but does a rough idea.) Center knife Corner knife Start of sewing Start of sewing End of sewing End of sewing 1480S 1479S 6. Press the "ENTER" key r to memorize the changed contents. BAS-6150...
"SELECT" key e. When the stacker operation is set, a dot appears at the lower and right side of the program No. 6. Press the "ENTER" key r to memorize the changed contents. Return to step 4, 5 if you have other programs to change. BAS-6150...
"RESET" key y is pressed. 3. The production counter is set to 0 by pressing the "SELECT" key w while the production counter is displayed. 4. The display is returned to the lower thread counter display by releasing the "RESET"key y. BAS-6150...
Items shown below only can be changed while the program is locked. Program No. Sewing distance Cycle program No.(mode) Operation setting for the center knife, corner knife and stacker (Note) Setting function can not be used. BAS-6150...
6. Press "FEED" key q with the binder up and the carriage feed is returned to the standby position. * When the setting for the memory switch 3 (environment parameter No.63) is set to ON, press the "ENTER" key w with the "FEED" key q being pressed. BAS-6150...
• Supply oil when the quantity of oil is reduced to the lower part of the oil meter short too fast. window w. • Be careful not to supply oil excessively lest the oil spills over when the machine is raised upright. BAS-6150...
Chapter 4 Oiling 2. Oiling For initial operation or after long repose of the machine, be sure to apply a couple of drops of oil to the arrow-pointed places. 1487S BAS-6150...
3. Pull and lock shaft stopper e located at the rear and lower end. 4. Dismount hook t from support metal fitting r at front and lower side and raise the machine. 5. Detach catch clip y and oil pan u. 1488S 1489S BAS-6150...
(standard: 2.4 mm) Excessive increase of lift amount causes the loose tension of the thread and the frequent stitch skip. 3. Adjust the timing between the needle and Gauge rotary hook written above. 2.4 2.8 3.5 2.4 2.8 3.5 1589S BAS-6150...
3. Clearance adjustment between rotary hook and needle plate 0.6~0.9mm 0.6~0.9mm 1491S 1495S Loosen screw q and let the rotary hook w up and down so that the clearance between rotary hook w and needle plate e be 0.6 - 0.9mm. BAS-6150...
Adjust the height of the top end of carriage feed, when it is up, to be 20mm from the slide plate. Shaft Approx. 20mm 1497S 1. Loosen nut q. 2. Rotate cylinder w shaft to adjust the height of carriage feed e top end (about 20mm). 3. Tighten nut q to lock after height adjustment. BAS-6150...
Which one of detection output 1 or 2 is selected is indicated. Rotation of the jog switch can change 1 to 2 and vise versa. For this equipment, output 1 is used. t Detection output action indicator lamp LED is turned on when the sensor is ON. For this equipment, the indicator 1 shows the sensor condition. BAS-6150...
The right end position of the flap may not be detected if the folding plate is contaminated with dirt. When the reflective tape loses its function, replace the tape with new one. 5. Reset the emergency stop switch. BAS-6150...
6. Pull up lever w and mount cover q for the sensor amplifier. (Note) Be sure to cut the top of fiber only by the dedicated fiber cutter, which comes with at supply of the fiber. Cutting by a nipper and other tools may cause low sensitivity and detection error. BAS-6150...
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8. Pinch the sensor holder R•L with fingers and slide it to set the light spot on the reflection seal on the folding plate for adjustment of right and left flap detection sensors. Also adjust the value of the sensor amplifier to be the maximum. If required, loosen the bolt and adjust the direction of rotation. BAS-6150...
8-1. How to wind the lower thread (Note) Be sure to wind the thread either right or left Thread end of the groove. Winding from the center can not guarantee the precise detection of remaining amount of threads. 1509S BAS-6150...
Chapter 5 Adjustment 8-2. How to set the detection sensitivity 8-2-1. Threshold value setting Refer to "7-2-1. Threshold value setting" 8-2-2. How to insert the fiber Refer to "7-2-2. How to insert the fiber" BAS-6150...
6. The sensor on the right is adjusted with same steps as those of 4 and 5 above. 7. Let the upper thread pass through between photo sensors. 8. Close lid q for the upper thread breakage sensor box. BAS-6150...
(Note) Be careful not to cut yourself on the finger with a corner knife. 3. Loosen screw w and replace corner knife e. Fix the corner knife e aligning its end surface with that of the knife base. 1533S BAS-6150...
4. Detach fixed knife r, moving knife t, upper knife guide e, and thread retention plate y by pulling upper knife guide e forward or backward. * For attachment after replacement, follow above steps the other way around from 4 to 1. 1513S BAS-6150...
• Sharpen fixed knife u with oil whet stone i as illustrated when cutting gets uneasy. • Movable knife t can not be sharpened with regular whet stones. Replace it with new one when the cutting gets uneasy. 71˚ 1516S BAS-6150...
(Note) Press the upper knife to the deepest position for attachment. 1518S 4. Rotate the upper shaft pulley and confirm the upper knife r goes up 5 mm high from needle plate t when the upper knife reaches to the highest point. 1519S BAS-6150...
A. 3. Rotate C and slide D. Press the center knife jig A and the fixed knife together tightly in the E plane and fasten the screw B, holding the pressed condition. 1583S BAS-6150...
3. Press ∆∇ key to change the environment parameter No. 4. Press key to change the contents. Return to step 3 if you have other environment parameters to change. 5. Press the "ENTER" key q to memorize the changed contents. BAS-6150...
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Movement speed to the 15 to 40m/min (5m/min pitch) standby position Movement speed to the 15 to 40m/min (5m/min pitch) feed position Center knife offset - start of -9.9 to 9.9mm (in the unit of 0.1 mm) sewing correction BAS-6150...
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0 to 50 mm (in the unit of 1 mm) knife descent timing Distance from the end of sewing to the start of the upper thread’s descent. (This setting is performed to adjust the amount of the remained upper thread.) BAS-6150...
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Timer for standby time 0.1 to 9.9 second after the flap clamp ON Standby time for the start of the clamp’s movement after the flap clamp ON. Flap sensor and needle drop 30.0 to 40.0mm 35.0 distance - start of sewing BAS-6150...
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The distance between the reference mark after clamping and the home position at the stacking position. Test sewing speed 200, 500, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2500, 1000 2800, 3000 rpm Center knife setting during the machine test BAS-6150...
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When the setting for the memory switch 1 (environment parameter No. 61) is set to ON and the home position is to be set , the center knife moves up and down. Be careful in order not to be injured and not to put cloth and the like around the knife. BAS-6150...
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52.1 127.9 51.0 128.5 (mm) Table 3. Initial values for the stacker operation timer Stacker Kind STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 STEP4 STEP5 STEP6 STEP7 operation mode — — — — Standard bar stacker (option) High-feature bar stacker (option) — (Second) BAS-6150...
3. With that condition, press the start switch q and then the machine starts to operate. The "ENTER" key e is not pressed 4. Press the "RESET" key w and then the machine stops to end the machine test mode. 5. Press the "ENTER" key e to end the environment parameter setting. BAS-6150...
Pressing the backward switch w returns one step of operation. 4. Press forward switch q to descend all clamps. 5. Contents of the parameter of [No.21 Foot switch operation] is set to ON display. 6. Press the "ENTER" key e and the environment parameter setting is ended. BAS-6150...
2. With that condition retained, press "RESET" key q and the bar stacker or the roller stacker operates independently as specified by the contents of setting. The "ENTER" key w is not pressed. 3. Press the "ENTER" key w to end the environment setting. BAS-6150...
The start switch is not pressed. When the sensor or the switch is set to ON, the corresponding LEDs in the program No. display window q and contents display window w turn on. 3. Press the ∆∇ key, key, "ENTER" key e, and "SELECT" key r to change items to be checked. BAS-6150...
The corresponding segment lights on when the DIP switch is ON. 5-3. Voltage of 210 V and 55 V 220V 1581S 1525S The voltage is displayed. 5-4. Voltage of 30 V and 24 V 1582S 1526S The voltage is displayed. BAS-6150...
Version No. (A-Z) MOTOR COUNTER 1527S 3. Press the "SELECT" key r, "ENTER" key t, ∆∇ key, and key to change the kind of PROM to be displayed. 4. Press the "RESET" key e and the ROM version display is ended. BAS-6150...
1638S DIP-SW B (Main print circuit board) Description Initial value Clamp type setting standard (220mm) long (250mm) Corner knife and base adjustable BAS-6150 type Bottom feeder (Option) unuse — — Sensor check don't Feeding sensor adjustment don't Corner knife sensor adjustment don't When both 7 and 8 are set to ON, the following sequence of steps are to be performed.
Refer to the table below. Correction quantity Initial set value Delay by 1 slit Delay by 2 slits Delay by 3 slits Initial set value Gain by 1 slit Gain by 2 slits Gain by 3 slits BAS-6150...
Abnormal carriage feed motor Turn off the power supply. E-400 Right flap front edge detection error Press RESET switch. E-401 Left flap front edge detection error Press RESET switch. E-402 Front edge of right flap could not be detected Press RESET switch. BAS-6150...
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Main PCB communication error Press RESET switch. E-721 Panel PCB communication error Press RESET switch. E-722 Sewing PCB communication error Press RESET switch. E-723 Main PCB communication error Press RESET switch. E-724 Motor PCB communication error Press RESET switch. BAS-6150...
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Corner knife home position detection error Turn off the power supply. E-801 Corner knife motor over current error Turn off the power supply. E-802 Corner knife operation error Turn off the power supply. E-999 Internal processing error Turn off the power supply. BAS-6150...
→ Refer to "Adjusting the thread tension spring". • Is the tension of upper thread too weak ? → Adjust the upper thread to correct tension. • Is the tension of lower thread too weak ? → Adjust the lower thread to correct tension. BAS-6150...
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→ Confirm connection of fiber unit and sensor amplifier. Detection of the lower thread • Is the sensitivity of sensor amplifier correctly set ? → Refer to "Adjustment of lower thread detection sensor". detection with the tread remained in the bobbin BAS-6150...