Thanks for all the input so far: I don't think I got oil on anything but the needle rods (one drop on each one). The amount of smoke than came out of the machine seemed like more than a control board would produce. I will not turn the machine on again and the first thing I did was call Tech Support...closed today. Thanks everyone. I'll let you know what burned up....freaked me out. Dana Sandergaard wrote: >Sounds like when you were doing the oiling, some oil either dripped or got >sprayed onto an electrical board that it should not have....causing a board to >short out and causing smoke. > >I don't have my book handy to look at everything that gets oiled at 4 mil to >see which board may have got burned out > >good luck and call a tech > >Dana @ >Ram Printing & Promotions Inc. >(780) 875-5073 >www.ramprinting.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Body Cover <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Date: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:31 pm >Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya Smoke > > > >>This doesn't sound good! >>I'm no tech but don't turn it on again >>it sounds like something electrical shorted out. >>especially if it was stinky and dark colored smoke. >>You may do even more damage with electricity >>through burned out components or a fried wire. >>Call tech support ASAP. >> >>Good luck and keep us posted on your findings >> >>Ron Vinyard >>Body Cover / Magic Stitches >>www.bodycoverdesign.com >> >>Grants Pas >> >> >s, Oregon > > >>1-888-435-0716 >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: "amayausers list" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 10:25 AM >>Subject: [amayausers] Amaya Smoke >> >> >> >> >>>I'm new to the list and had a problem this morning. I was >>> >>> >>wondering if >> >> >>>anyone has experianced this: >>> >>>I was doing a 4,000,000 stitch maint. on an Amaya I have had for >>> >>> >>almost >> >> >>>1 year. >>>The machine was just sitting there after the oiling part of the >>>maintenance and it started smoking. >>>The smoke started pouring out of the front of the machine and >>> >>> >>filled the >> >> >>>office. Before I could shut it down, it went dead. After the >>> >>> >>smoke >> >> >>>cleared it did power back up but would not function. >>> >>>Anybody? >>> >>>Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > >