[amayausers] Re: Amaya Smoke
- From: Mike Garber <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:47:53 -0700
Ed,
I applied one drop of oil to the needle rods (upper and lower) as part
of the 4mil maint. procedure. Tech support thinks its the Y motor and
unrelated to the maint. procedure. If it is, they want to replace it
and the main board. I can't see any smoke damage, but the back of the
machine does smell like smoke. The machine is under warranty and I am
waiting to hear from the Tech to schedule a repair appointment. I'll
let you know what happens....
The smoke that came out of the Amaya was light gray....my wife is dark gray.
Mike
E. Orantes wrote:
>Sounds like you've upset her(Amaya)...
>My wife lets off smoke when I upset her too.
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>Seriously,
>Can you tell us what you oiled and how much? I have heard of motors and
>circuit boards letting out the "magic smoke" before, but I just can't think
>what you could have gotten oil on that would burn something electrical. If
>it wasn't oil related, it may have just been a fluke situation - kind of
>like when a light bulb decides to go out. Only area where you should be
>liberal with oil (and this is my personal recommendation) is in the key slot
>(oil puddle) in that silver metal plate just to the left of and behind the
>needle case (when on needle 16). The maintenance schedule calls out for
>8-10 drops and wait about 1-5 minutes before running. I suggest 15-20 drops
>and wait about 15 minutes before running. The oil has to work with gravity
>and make it's way down a channel, then a small tube and finally absorb into
>a couple of felt washers that assist with the lubrication of the
>reciprocator and few other vital parts. If you were to over oil this area,
>the worst that may happen is you would have oil dripping on your garments to
>be embroidered while on the machine.
> When ever you have a burning electrical problem, one must make sure all
>compromised parts are replaced. For example, if you replace a burnt motor,
>you should also replace the circuit board that supplies power to that motor.
>The last thing you want is to go through the headache of an installation and
>timing procedure of a new motor when the compromised circuit board may just
>do the same thing to the new motor. Let's just hope it is in fact within
>the warranty period. You will most probably be asked to cover the travel
>costs for the tech.
>Best of luck to ya'.
>Ed
>
>Ed & Maralien Orantes
>E.M. Broidery
>900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200
>New Orleans, La. 70056
>504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Garber
>Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:26 PM
>To: amayausers list
>Subject: [amayausers] Amaya Smoke
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>I'm new to the list and had a problem this morning. I was wondering if
>anyone has experianced this:
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>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.
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>Anybody?
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>Mike
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