Help with Bernina 730
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My Bernina stops after a few stitches and tells me to check the bobbin. I cleaned the area and oiled. I thought perhaps it was the prewound bobbin from Superior Threads so changed it for one of mine. Same thing! I don't know what else to do. Any suggestions other than taking it for repairs? Makes me want my old Singer back. Thanks so much for any suggestions. Hilda
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You might have a thread caught somewhere. Re thread the machine top and bottom, clean it really well. Also you might want to turn it off and back on. Remember it is a computer so "Reboot" is sometimes the answer. The TOL machines can be fussy but they are a dream to sew on as far as I'm concerned.
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I have problems with that as well. I had my serviced and it still did it. My solution was to just go to the control panel and shut the empty bobbin function off. I miss it but that is better then pushing the ok button every few stitches.
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Mine started doing that as well. I cleaned it THOROUGHLY, checked for tiny slivers of thread and fuzz, etc, and it sewed fine for a while and then started showing the message again. I repeated the cleaning process again and evened oiled the hook. Sewed fine for a few days, then up pops the same error message. I thought the third time of cleaning would be the charm. Nope. Same message. Sooooo, the fourth time I got the error message to check the bobbin area, etc., I sat there looking at it for about thirty seconds wondering what would happen if I just keep sewing. It sewed perfectly without missing a beat. I now get the message once a month or so, but I just keep sewing and so far, so good.
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My problem was with the empty bobbin sensor. It would pop up a hundred times doing an embroidery (I have an 830) and less on regular sewing. It happened since I had it. I was able to push the button and continue but it was a real pain and took the fun out of using it. I was ready to send it back to Bernina in Chicago area and gave my dealer one last try. I took my hoops, quilting samples, sewing samples, etc with me and sat with him showing how it kept popping up. They (salesman and technician) tried everything, even calling Bernina. There are apparently 8 sensors on the Bernina. They ended up replacing a sensor and it works great now. My problem was extreme but if it continues, I would insist on going to dealers when technician is there and staying until it is fixed.
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