20 Most Recent Baby Lock Eclipse Serger - Page 3 Questions & Answers

what is the model number of the serger?

Perhaps was same as my problem.Call your local service shop. Baby Locks in closets for years often have this problem The manual recommends annual maintenance by a pro, and they will oil the internal lobes of the feed dog apparatus. It cannot be oiled from the outside, nor with covers off, but must be taken apart. If those lobes lose the oil and heat up you will feel "surging" then slowing repeatedly -- fast then slow then fast etc -- until the lobes over heat and sort of weld themselves to that small barrel looking case. So a Baby Lock can sew, then temporarily be sluggish then later slow till sluggish; and at worst, seem to be doing everything right BUT not advancing the cloth -- that's when the worst damage is done and professional repair is needed. In PA might cost $150 to fix. $70 in parts; $80 in labor (2012 prices)Been there, done that.

Call your local service shop. Baby Locks in closets for years usually have this problem The manual recommends annual maintenance by a pro, and they will oil the internal lobes of the feed dog apparatus. It cannot be oiled from the outside, nor with covers off, but must be taken apart. If those lobes lose the oil and heat up you will feel "surging" then slowing repeatedly -- fast then slow then fast etc -- until the lobes over heat and sort of weld themselves to that small barrel looking case. So a Baby Lock can sew, then temporarily be sluggish then later slow till sluggish; and at worst, seem to be doing everything right BUT not advancing the cloth -- that's when the worst damage is done and professional repair is needed. In PA might cost $150 to fix. $70 in parts; $80 in labor (2012 prices)Been there, done that.

I use my BLSE200 all the time and ran into the same problem just last week. After pulling out my hair in frustration, I finally realized it had to do with the stitch length. Something wasn't connecting after I adjusted the stitch length, so when I re-set the stitch length, it popped things back into alignment and the feed dogs started working again. *whew* Hope that helps!

Make sure bobbin is loaded correctly and unwinding in the correct direction. It does make a difference. Do a test seam. If not improvement.... Loosen top tension. Do a test seam to see if that helps. If it does, loosen some more until you have a balanced stitch. Finally... if neither of those really help. Look on the bobbin case for the tension "spring" (it is flat) with two tiny screws. One holds it on... the other tightens or loosens tension. Tighten the tension on 1/4 turn. Do a test seam. Etc., etc., etc.The only time one ever changes the bobbin tension is when they are either using substantially larger or substantially thinner thread. Good luck.

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The part number is B8200-01a and you can get it from any authorized babylock dealer.
Give them this number and they can order it.

Sounds like a broken belt. Take it in for repair (don't do it yourself... it's easy to mess up the timing.) have it cleaned, oiled and adjusted while there.

Recently I found this manual for Simplicity Easy Lock 804 on eBay...

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