Thanks Jeff/Roland, With this group going I dont think I will have qualms about buying more Amayas. I did a 100K Jacket back yeterday while doing my accounts. Had to get out my chair about five times for bobbin changes and a birds nest. I am using my self wound bobbins at the moment. Are there any brands of ready wound bobbins recommend? Thanks Anand Anand, One of the changes to the XT is that it does not have the sensors that detect color change home and whether the machine is on needle or not. The XT does it differently using a Color Change Encoder on the color change motor. The Non-XT machines do not have the encoder. Do not look for the sensors, they are not there. Jeff Banks Melco Embroidery Systems