MoMatt Report post Posted November 3, 2016 Hi, I have a Nick o sew patcher equipped with a servo motor. If I take the belt off the hand wheel is very easy to spin and it sews easily. It sews fine with the motor too, but its still hard to stop with the needle up or down and I should be able to grab the hand wheel and turn it easily I think. It is really hard to turn by hand with the belt connected to the motor, is it the motor causing resistance? I noticed Arthur Porter rotates his wheel by hand to sew slowly on his youtube videos. Seems like it should be easier. Thoughts appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted November 3, 2016 Overtight belts can cause this however, try to push the pedal just a little bit and then turn the handwheel, some motors have a brake that releases a little before the motor actually kicks. You may be able to adjust the pedal linkages to change when this brake engages. My motor has a brake and it works on the heel action of the pedal when adjusted correctly. I never use it, however if i run the machine fast and then let off the pedal all of a sudden the brake comes on and the whole machine bucks a bit as it stops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoMatt Report post Posted November 3, 2016 Thanks, is it an electric break or a manual break on your machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted November 3, 2016 electric. http://www.techsew.com/supplies/motors/techsew-smartservo-industrial-sewing-machine-motor.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
