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Valerie Posted on Jul 22, 2012

Baby lock serger motor slows down after sewing 20 minutes. Why?

I have a baby lock pro line. After sewing for awhile, it will start to slow down. If I go do something else for a bit, the machine will work again for another 20-30 minutes. I can keep repeating the cycle but would like to correct the problem. Please help.

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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.


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You can buy the manual here. Sorry can not find free one for you.

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SOURCE: tension factory settings for Baby Lock serger Model BL400

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SOURCE: Looking for an owner's manual for an Imagine serger by Baby Lock

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SOURCE: do i need to oil my baby lock sewing machine?? Quiter's choice.

I cannot find a manual for this machine except at sew4less.com and the price is $14.95.

Contact Babylock to see if they will provide you with a download of the manual - http://www.babylock.com/contact-us/index.asp

If this is a mechanical machine, use sewing machine oil and the shuttle may be the only place it will need to be oil.

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