[amayausers] Re: New AMAYA Feed Rollers
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:26:28 -0400
Sounds like we need to get one of those kits...is there a 'part' number on
them yet? We're getting down on replacement rollers (only ordered them once)
so I guess we might as well change when we run out?
Roland
> From: "Jeff Banks" <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:05:49 -0600
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: New AMAYA Feed Rollers
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> The recommended maintenance on the new rollers is 4,000,000 stitches. This
> is exactly the same as the old rollers. We have NOT found that maintenance
> is needed more frequently. We have found that keeping them clean and
> insuring they are oil and grease free is more important than the older ones.
> Unless you are using threads that have an unusual amount of lubricants used
> in their manufacture process, you should not see any issues. The 4,000,000
> maintenance now stresses that they be inspected, lubricated, and cleaned as
> they are more sensitive to oil and/or grease on them than the older ones. I
> have been using them for months in my test machines and have not yet had to
> clean them on a daily basis. In fact, I have yet to clean them at all, (I
> push things to the limit here) and I run the one test machine I have next to
> my desk on a daily basis. Actually, if care is taken when installing and
> lubricating the new rollers, and making sure the lubrication is added to
> the inside of the thread feed assembly, not on the HUB of the roller, then
> grease usually does not get on them. If you get grease on your fingers when
> handling the rollers, this can cause problems as well.
>
> Common sense has to prevail. If you are running 90% of your embroidery on 4
> or 6 colors, then these rollers are the ones that are going to need to be
> cleaned and inspected more often than ones that are not used on a daily
> basis.
>
> What is recommended for cleaning them is to use a clean cloth. Generally
> alcohol is not needed, nor recommended. The roller does not have to be
> removed to clean it. The plastic cover over it can be removed, and a piece
> of pique knit or other absorbent material used to hold on top of the roller
> and either spin the roller by hand from the back side, or use the one
> revolution key combination on the key pad and have the machine spin the
> roller. This usually is adequate to clean it well.
>
> The new rollers are made from a material that lasts much longer than the
> older rollers. We have designs here that can kill an older roller within a
> few hundred thousand stitches. Those same designs have been used for testing
> and setting the standards for the new rollers. We find that what would take
> only few hundred thousand stitches before, now takes 10's of millions. In
> fact, we had to make the ends of the rollers or the hubs that fit into the
> slots of the thread feed assembly with brass inserts in them, as the plastic
> in hub area would wear out before the material of the roller that contacts
> the thread. The rollers have been improved in 2 ways. The material that
> contacts the thread has a much longer life, and the hub area of the wheel
> that is in contact with the inside of the thread feed assembly now has metal
> to prolong the wear of that area as well.
>
> If you are one that has been replacing the thread feed rollers pretty
> regularly, I highly recommend trying the new ones. I am confident you will
> see an improvement in thread feed accuracy and longevity of the rollers.
>
> As Aaron mentioned, the kit includes more than just the rollers. All the
> covers that go over the rollers are replaced as the cut out area is bigger
> to allow better contact of the top red pinch roller, and the top red pinch
> rollers are replaced also and are included in the kits. They now have a
> knurled surface to help further reduce thread slippage.
>
> Jeff Banks
> Melco Embroidery Systems
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laughing Palm Inc." <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:14 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] New AMAYA Feed Rollers
>
>
>> Has anyone here installed the new Thread Feed Rollers on their AMAYA yet?
>> I
>> received a notice that the new kits would cost $100 for the 16 roller kit.
>> Is it worth it? Also, what are the downsides to switching to them?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> - Jim
>>
>
>
>
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