XT Manuals or Diagrams

[RickBFCCreations]

We have owned the Amaya XT for about a year and a half and have never had any formal technical training on it.

We do not do production work of any kind but use this machine for testing of the designs we digitize. We use the stitch outs to create projects that we then take pictures of to post on our website to sell the designs.

Any problems we have had I have solved by reading the operator and technical manuals that came with the machine, by reading posts on this group and I think one call to tech support. For the most part these manuals are semi-satisfactory. The problem is when I read solutions on this group and names of machine parts are mentioned I have no way of knowing where those parts are since these manuals have no exploded views or diagrams labeling parts. Even some of the maintenance steps have pictures that are not really clear where lubricant is to be applied and one is left to a best guess of what exactly should be lubricated or as in a solution to a problem on this group exactly what part is being discussed. I was stunned to find out from this group that the silver bar on the front of the needle case was actually a thread sensor. I have to wonder why isn't this even mentioned in the manuals that came with my machine and are there any other tidbits of information that would be good to know.

I guess my question is are there any more detailed manuals, pictures or diagrams available that show clearly what all the parts are? I don't want to take the machine apart and put it back together but I would like to be able to look something up when a term or part is mentioned on this very informative group. I also know that I am not a trained technician and do not have the desire to be a self taught one by attempting to do something that a technician should be doing.
Thank you very much for this most informative group

[Rod or Sharon]

Rick,

You said...."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We have owned the Amaya XT for about a year and a half and have never had any formal technical training on it. "......" I was stunned to find out from this group that the silver bar on the front of the needle case was actually a thread sensor. "......."Any problems we have had I have solved by reading the operator and technical manuals that came with the machine, by reading posts on this ."
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You answered some of your own questions in those statements. This is what "formal" training is all about. To become a tech is a time consuming and exspensive endeavor. There are no real short cuts to some areas of the commercial embroidery machine world when it comes to the the technical end of it.

You mentioned technical maual...I didn't hear you mention "parts CD." You also did not say whether you bought the XT new or used, so I will assume you bought it "new".

In the starter box that came with the machine, the one with the oil, grease, allen wrenches, etc, there was also a "parts and Technical CD". The CD gives you access to more detailed information than the operator manuals do and has a very sopisticated parts breakdown of the machine....with all of the part names, etc....

Maintenance on these machines(lubrication) is critical for their succesful operation. Poor lubrication procedures will lead to serious frustration on the part of the operaton/owner.

I have said this many times on this group....IF you are waiting for the timers to tell you when to lube your machine, you are waiting too long. The timers are assuming that all 16 needes are being used on an equal basis. In real life aplication, this does not happen. Some needles will be used more than others and unless you are diligent about swapping thread cone colors around on the pallet, then certain parts of the machine will be seriously overworked before the timers pop up. There are other varibles, too many to mention on this post without writing a tech manual myself....sooooo.....

The big 5 for extra maintenance are, pinch rollers, thread feed rollers, needle bars, reciprocator and the takeup lever cam disk.

Look for your Parts and Tech CD...one came with your machine...

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

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[RickBFCCreations]

I thought I made it very clear I was not trying to be a tech and therefore not looking for a shortcut to anything. I am also very aware how important impeccable maintenance procedures are.

Thank you for your input.

[Rod or Sharon]

Hummmm,

I re-read my post...it was not meant to be snide or curt, agressive, demeaning or condesending in any way and I apoligize it you read it that way.

Those were just statements of fact.....sometimes I get too focused, a little blunt at times , so don't get me wrong.....just trying to help...

Do you have the Parts & Tech CD?

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

[signman]

Rick...I'm not tech oriented, hate PC's...computer stuff puts me to sleep...but I learned fast with our original 'big red' that TRAINING was the best thing we ever did. My wife concentrated on the training for maintenance, setup, etc.-while I put in extra class time on digitizing and setups in the program. That helped us a lot-we were able to focus on what we did best. Once we finally found out there WAS a tech in our area (2 years later) he came up for warranty checkup-and spent time with us going over in detail the oiling and greasing, walked Sue through how to change out the rollers, etc. and also spent the time when he had the needle house apart to show us the 'invisible' parts you can't see from the outside and don't show up in the poor pictures...like where to airblast the sensors, and what they are, etc.
So I'd recommend you get your service tech up-and yes, it is no longer free-but consider it a 'training day' and sit with him and watch and learn the hows and whys and what isn't in the book-like Rod says-using the same needles over and over can lead to overheating, oil evaporation, etc. So call your tech in, get the coffee pot on and serve him a free lunch-you won't regret it!
For steak and lobster I"ve heard Rob and Sharon will show up....LOL...

[Rod or Sharon]

You're so funny Roland! Do you know Rod and I have never had steak and lobster! Guess you have to remember which side of the states we live on---maybe if over your direction we might try it!
Sharon

[Juli in Kona]

We have steak and lobster. That's it! I'll expect you early to mid Jan!

Juli in Kona