Cannot get the two thumb screws to thread in. Picture is much darker than before

Its in the owner manual but generally:

Unplug the set first

remove plate beneath screen on front of set, usually pulls out or has a thumb wheel on either side on rear to back out first.

Locate the Lamp Door directly behind it and remove the screw/s that secure it.

Inside you will find the lamp cartridge, back out the two screws until the cartridge is free, and pull cartridge out by the handle it has.

Do not just buy a bulb unless you want a darker picture and a short lamp life--get a replacement with the cartridge.

A word of caution, when you slide the new one into the set take care the two pins on the lamp line up perfectly with the socket in the set where the lamp goes, it is easy on these sets to have the lamp not engage and bend the socket in the set out of position, it can be dealt with but easier to avoid that pit fall.

Door and plate and all screws etc and power set up to see what you have.

There should be a little **** in the back of the pressure foot bar that you cut the thread on. It normally is about an inch above the pressure foot attachment screw running horizontally.

Elna also bought out a a little black pressure foot screw/combination thread snip that replacded the silver thumb screw holding on the pressure foot shank which serves the same purpose. You wind the thread around it on the left side into a spring loaded crack and pull, it cuts and holds the two ends.

Failing that, a cheap pair of thread snips is another way to solve the problem.

Auctions and search engines.
Some plane Mfgs. had custom threads made. Modern bolts and screws from the hardware store may not work. Take the plane to a genuine hardware store where someone will help.
There are typically 2 slotted machine screws that secure a frog to the plane.
The plane will work fine without the slotted frog adjustment screw near the brass thumb wheel.
Really old metal planes had no frog adjustment screws.
The new frog adjustment feature did boost sales though.
If the threaded bolt for the brass thumb wheel is missing it will need to be replaced so the cutter can be easily adjusted.

I have a PT61SX60 forsale. It works too. Anyone want it?

Hello,

Cameras have a threaded hole underneath. See this photo:

Tripods have a threaded screw with a large thumb wheel to lock it in place. See this photo.


That's all there is to it. Good luck.

Thanks for using Fixya.

souns like an over heating isue
try cleaning out the unit
take it to the local mechanic have him give your tv a ******* (with compressed air )
heck hes been screwing you so his kids can go to coledge for years whynot get a freebe?

Thread the machine as if you were going to sew. When you thread the needle, pull the thread off to the left and wrap it around the thumb screw on the left and just above the needle. Wrap it only 2 or 3 times and hold the end of the thread. With bobbin in place and the face plate slid open, push the thumb lever on the left under the face plate to the left. Begin to 'sew'. As you do, the bobbin will wind and the thread you are holding will detach. Once the bobbin is full to the outside line, slide the face plate the closed position. As it closes, it will release the thumb lever. Put the needle in the slightly lowered position and slide something blunt under the pressure foot pulling thread from both the bobbin and the needle; cut the thread when you've pulled it out sufficiently.

first thing i would look at is it is probabily dust on the lences and miror, you need to take the screws out all the way arount the screen from the back, then lean the screen out tward you from the front, do this while the tv is on, you will be able to see the dust alot better, take a soft cloth and glass cleaner and clean little miror, and lences

Need new board, Letter D - Item Number afteer you take out the 10 or more screws.

TNPAO609

The part thats dont work any more would be C518 on the TNPAO609

Hardware stores should have thumb screws in different sizes and thread lengths ... box stores , local hardware ....