I have played around with the bag placement (I've used this machine plenty of times before), almost stood on the thing pressing so hard, manually pressed the switch (motor works just fine) and the heat strip looks perfect. Is it okay to open the machine up? What would I look for? Do I access it through the little legs? Note the older model number. I've used it a fair amount of times but not enough to have worn it out by any means.
You need new tape to replace the one presently covering the heat element. You can get a roll of it for just US$7.99. Look at the FixYa question "where [or how maybe] can I get a new tape." I think that you have to be sure that the heat element is flat. I bought a used unit with that problem and the element had somehow gotten bent. Ordered the tape this morning and the cost is worth the hopeful fix.
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My husband is a fisherman here in Key West and swears by his vacuum sealer, but he was about to throw it through the window last week when it stopped working. The motor would just run and run, but the vacuum never kicked on. I found an answer online that solved his problem and may help some, but not all of you. Apparently, it was all about bag placement for us. When you're just trying to seal one end of the plastic to make a bag from a roll, make sure the end of the plastic is just on the front, flat heat seal strip and is NOT touching the black, rubber gasket that lines the vacuum tray, Also, make sure the end is NOT hanging over the gasket and into the vacuum tray. Apparently, the machine was sucking, but air was constantly come through the other, open end. Once you've sealed a bottom into your bag and have added your contents, then you put the open end (after making sure it's dry) all the way into the vacuum tray. Hope this helps, good luck! I was so happy to find an answer online that I figured I'd share it with others. Here's to fresh fish!
Could be the heating element (wire that gets hot enough to melt plastic) is going bad, how long have you been sealing bags with the unit? If you have used it for some time there is the possibility of build up plastic/residue on the the wire or the surface that actually comes in contact with the bag as I would suspect there is a coated surface the element heats up as opposed to the element / wire coming in contact with the plastic itself!
BBC DVD's are generally Region 2. Is your player able to play them?
Before blaming the player try them on somebody else's machine. There are plenty of fake DVD's around so they might not play at all on any machine.
check in the manual and see if it's self oiling or not,, some machine parts are soaked in oil from the factory & don't need to be oiled other machines have to be oiled,,if the manual doesn't say then contact elna customer service and ask them. I won't promise the machine will work or won't work if it's been sitting for years ,sometimes the grease can become sticky and hard. you'll be able to tell as soon as you start sewing, make sure you read the manual completely, that way you know what the machine will do and what it won't do. always use the proper needle for the fabric and the proper foot if you go over a seam and the machine seems to struggle, take your foot off the foot pedal and use the handwheel to move the needle manually over the seam, that way you don't bend a needle and cause the machine to jump time. also make sure to have a comfortable chair and good lighting and a good seam ripper just in case of a mistake. if you get frustrated while sewing, get up and walk around, that can help clear your mind, I've had to do that plenty of times and I've been sewing for 30 years. if you don't have a manual send me a comment and I'll try to find you one. there are several websites that have tutorials and other things for a quilter,, happy sewing
My husband is a fisherman and swears by his vacuum sealer, but he was about to trthrow it through the window last week when it stopped working. The motor would just run and run, but the vacuum never kicked on. I found an answer online that solved his problem - apparently, it's all about bag placement. When you're just trying to seal one end to make a bag cut from a roll, make sure the end of the plastic is just on the front, flat heat seal strip and is NOT touching the black, rubber gasket that lines the vacuum tray, Also, make sure the end is NOT hanging over the gasket and into the vacuum tray. Apparently, the machine was sucking, but air was constantly come through the other, open end. Once you've sealed a bottom into your bag and have added your contents, then you put the open end (after making sure it's dry) all the way into the vacuum tray. Hope this helps, good luck! I was so happy to find an answer online that I figured I'd share it with others. Here's to fresh fish!
I would first fill the tank with fresh fuel especialy if the bike has stood for any length of time also determine as to wether or not fuel is actualy reaching the barrrels remove the spark plugs & check if they are wet or dry if they are found to be dry open the drain plugs on the carby float bowls if fuel runs out of the drain it must be asumed that your broblemis carburation & will require the carbies to be removed stripped & cleaned this will involve the removal of all the jets the float & the needle & seat once these have all bean cleaned thoroughly [compressed air is usefull for this part of the operation] &reasembled return them to the machine &
well if you are working on this car and you are working around air bag you need to disconnect the battery and wait about 15min so module gose down that will disarm it while you work around it it still can go off if any power gets at any time be careful
My machine stopped working because the sealing ribbon was broken and the tape was worn. FoodSaver no longer does repairs. I knew the wire was called nichcome ribbon so I searched that. I checked the resistance of the ribbon on my machine, it was about 3.8 ohms. I found a site called mpakonline.com and from their site I bought 1/16 x .005 nichrome ribbon and 3/8 x 5 MIL. x 18 YD Acrylic Teflon Tape. The total cost of these items was about $36.00, the ohm value of their ribbon was 1.66 somewhat less.I used ends from radio shack made the repair and it has been working fine for the last two months and I have enough material leftover for about ten more repairs.
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