Ordered A Cobra Class 4

[Wizcrafts]

5 hours ago, fasn8ya said:

Where is the brake pad in the moter located? I didn’t know they had brake pads in them!

Clutch motors have a brake that is moved in or out of contact as the lever on the bottom is pulled down. The brake engages when the control lever is all the way up. You can adjust the position of the floor pedal to ensure that the brake engages when you lift your foot, or press your heel down. There is an adjustable coil spring on the lever that determines how much pressure is applied to the brake. This adjustment is separate from the clutch slack adjuster bolt.

[bladegrinder]

My machine is the Cowboy 4500 with a servo motor. taking off the back cover you can see the brake shoe and bracket it's attached to. I just removed that nut and took the bracket and shoe out and readjusted my foot petal. now with the machine at rest I can turn the flywheel. and there's no foot play, when you hit the go pedal...it goes.

 

[DieselTech]

Thanks guys for showing & explaining how to remove & or adjust the brake. I will have to see if my cobra class 4 has that brake like @bladegrinder cowboy cb4500 has. 

Thanks. 

[Wizcrafts]

3 hours ago, bladegrinder said:

taking off the back cover you can see the brake shoe and bracket it's attached to. I just removed that nut and took the bracket and shoe out and readjusted my foot petal. now with the machine at rest I can turn the flywheel. and there's no foot play, when you hit the go pedal...it goes.

Conversely, without the brake pad in play, when you back off the GO pedal, it doesn't stop on a dime, but can keep rolling on if you were already sewing fast. I often floor my machines when sewing long straight lines, especially when I'm using an edge guide. Even my CB4500 will run on if the brake pad is removed.