SERVICE MANUAL

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MODEL 7422/7424/7426/7428
7442/7444/7446/7448
7462/7464/7466/7468

Original issue: April, 2005

Revised :
July,2005

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Part No. 77350

INDEX
Sec.

Disassembling of covers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6

Sec.

Test mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-9

Sec.

Adjustment of feed dog height - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Sec.

Needle bar height - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

Sec.

Needle position at zigzag stitching - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Sec.

Clearance between needle and shuttle - - - - - - - - - - - - 13-14

Sec.

Needle timing to feed dog - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

Sec.

Needle timing to shuttle hook - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -16

Sec.

Needle stopper at right position - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

Sec. 10

Adjustment of thread tension - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

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Sec. 11 Zigzag bight & stitch balance - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19-25

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Needle stops at heighest position - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26

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Electrical parts area

AC power board - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
CPU board - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -28-29
Switch board - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30-34
Wiring harness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -35-37

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Sec.1
(1)

Disassembling of covers

Face cover side

Remove screw A.

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Remove screw .

(2) Back cover side

Remove two self-tapping screws.

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Remove two screws F & G.

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Remove screw H.

Loosen screw J with washer.

Remove screw K on bottom side.

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Remove screw L on bottom side.

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Remove needle plate by loosening
two screws.

Push up front cove to open inserting

Small screw driver between front and
back covers.

Open back and front covers.

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Pull out front cover.

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Open mating portion of front and back
covers using small screw driver.

Push back cover by small

screw driver.
40mm

Force front cover open by

small screw driver.

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Lift up front cover as illustrated.

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Lift up front cover as illustrated.

Lower presser foot lever to

remove back cover easily.

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Disassembling of covers for model 7422

An additional bottom cover is provided on model 7422.
Remove screws S for front cover and then 5 screws on the bottom cover.

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Bottom cover
S

Disassembling of covers for model 742474267428

An additional bottom cover is provided on model 7424, 7426 and 7428.
Remove screws S for front cover and then 6 screws on the bottom cover.

Bottom cover

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Sec.2 Test mode

1. Push bobbin winder to the right

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2. Push and hold reverse switch in place.

3. Turn on power switch.

4. Release bobbin winder while pushing reverse switch, just after power switch is turned on.

5. LED is lit at the top left corner.

7422, 7442,

7424, 7444,

7462

7464 and
others

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Note: Above operation is to be done in the following manner.

Steps 1 to 3

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Steps 4 to 5

Release bobbin winder by the time when LED is lit at extreme right line.

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Test mode;
Mode 1:
In case of model 7422, 7442 and 7462, push switch at top right corner after machine is under test
mode as described above, and pattern LED will be lit at top left corner.
In case of other models, push pattern switch at top left corner after machine is under test mode and
the switch will be lit.

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Needle shifts from left to center to right position repeatedly with foot control depressed.
Stitch length is set at 0.

Mode 2:

In case of model 7422, 7442 and 7462, push switch at second row after machine is under test
mode and pattern LED will be lit at extreme left position.
In case of other models, push pattern switch at second position from left and the switch will be lit.
Needle moves at center position with foot control depressed. Stitch length is set at 0.

Mode 3:

In case of model 7422, 7442 and 7462, push switch at third row after machine is under test mode
and pattern LED will be lit at extreme left position.
In case of other models, push pattern switch at third position from left and the switch will be lit.
Machine sews 11 stitches in forward with length at 2 mm and then same number of stitches in
reverse with length at 2 mm and stops automatically. Needle position is set at center position.

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Sec. 3

Adjustment of feed dog height

Checking:
1. Move feed dog to its highest position by turning hand wheel.
Check to see if feed dog height is as illustrated below.

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0.9 1.0 mm

Adjustment:
1. Remove needle plate. Loosen nut with wrench.

2. Adjust height by turning screw as illustrated. Tighten nut securely after adjustment..

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Sec. 4

Needle bar height

Note: Make this checking before checking Needle timing to shuttle

Checking:
1. Remove needle plate and bobbin case.
Select straight stitch (center needle position).
Raise needle to its highest position by turning hand wheel.
2. Check to see if distance from needle point to the surface of needle plate is as

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illustrated below.

Highest position

Needle position

of Needle

at center

15.5 to 16 mm from
the surface of needle plate

Adjustment:
1. Remove face cover.
2. Loosen screw (A) of needle bar clamp using hex screw driver
and adjust the height of needle bar.

3. Check to see if needle threader operates correctly and there is not interference in vertical
movement of needle bar.
Tighten screw (A) securely after adjustment.

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Sec. 5 Needle position at zigzag stitching

Checking:
1. Set test mode at 1.
2. Turn hand wheel by hand and see if needle leaves the same clearance at both right
and left end of needle plate hole.

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ab
a

Adjustment:
1. Loosen hex screw (A) and adjust needle position by turning eccentric pin using 7mm
wrench.

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Sec. 6 Clearance between needle and shuttle

Note: Make this checking before checking Needle timing to shuttle

Checking:
1. Remove needle plate, bobbin case and face cover.
2. Set test mode at 1.
3. Shift shuttle hook at the rear of needle by turning hand wheel.
Check to see if needle clearance to shuttle is within 0.05 to 0.15 mm.

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0.050.15

0.050.15

At right position

At left position

Shuttle
0.050.15

At left position

At right position

Adjustment:
1. Turn screw to either direction as illustrated and adjust needle position by moving support
shaft back and forth.
To decrease clearance, turn screw to counter-clockwise.

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2. If needle clearance to shuttle at right and left position is not same, adjust position
of fulcrum for needle swing support .
Loosen bolt located under bottom of support plate and adjust position of fulcrum.

Do not loosen

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this screw.

3. After adjustment, tighten the bolt securely.

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Sec. 7

Needle timing to feed dog

Note: After adjustment, be sure to follow Needle timing to shuttle.

Checking:
1. Turning hand wheel, bring needle bar to its highest position.
2. Check to see if feed dog starts to move when needle starts to go down by
turning hand wheel towards you.

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Feed dog starts to move
almost at the same time
when needle starts to go
down.

Adjustment:
1. Adjust the angle of timing gear to lower shaft with 2 screws on timing gear loosened and hex
driver inserted into one of the screws by turning main shaft with hand wheel,.
If feed-dog motion too early

Turn hand wheel towards you.

If feed-dog motion too late

Turn hand wheel away from you.

2. Tighten screw temporarily and check feed-dog motion.

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Sec. 8

Needle timing to shuttle hook

Check Needle timing to feed dog and Needle bar height beforehand.

Checking:
1. Set mode at 1.
2. Remove needle plate. Check to see if needle is not bent.
3. Move needle to left position by turning hand wheel.
Raise needle from its lowest position slowly and check if distance is as illustrated below,
when point of shuttle hook aligns with right side of needle.

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Point of shuttle hook

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Adjustment:
1. Remove front cover. Loosen two screws on gear and adjust position of gear as illustrated
below.
With one screw tightened temporarily, check to see if the clearance is as illustrated above.

2. Adjust it by turning main shaft with hand wheel, with screws loosened and hex driver inserted
into one of the screws. Tighten screws securely after adjustment.

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Sec. 9 Needle stopper at right position

Note: Before checking, follow section Needle position at zigzag stitching
Checking:
1. Set test mode at 1. Remove face cover.
2. Bring needle to right position.
3. With needle bar touched with stopper at right side, check to see if needle collides with
presser foot and needle plate. It is acceptable if needle goes down along the edge of
needle plate.

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Stopper

Adjustment:
1. Loosen screw (A) and adjust the stopper in either direction. Tighten the screw securely after
adjustment.

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Sec. 10

Adjustment of thread tension

Checking:
1. Set thread tension at the center of AUTO position.
2. Pull thread between tension discs and check thread tension value using 100 gr. tension gauge.
Measured value should be 40 to 50 g.
*When tension gauge is not available, do actual sewing and check balance of upper and lower
threads.

Adjustment:

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1. Remove front cover and adjust by turning spring pressure adjustment screw.
*Turn it clockwise to increase tension.
*Turn it counter-clockwise to decrease tension.

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Sec.11 Zigzag bight & stitch balance

Zigzag bight
1. Checking meshing position of gears
This procedure is needed only when disassembling and re-assembling cams.
(1) Checking
Remove face cover and turn off power switch.

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Rotate gear (a) clockwise until it stops with long projection touched with shaft. Check to see if
end (c) of zigzag cam (b) aligns with center of gear (a).

(2) Disassembling and re-assembling

If meshing position of two gears is not correct, remove zigzag cam (b) from shaft and insert it into
correct position.

2. Origin point positioning of zigzag bight

(1) Checking---Meshing position of gears is to be correct.
Set machine at test mode 1. Move needle to its right position by turning hand wheel.
Turn off power switch
Turn gear (a) further clockwise and check to see carefully if it may rotate, since rotation amount is
very limited.
Turn clockwise.

Long

projection

concealed inside

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*Setting is OK if there is a room for long projection (concealed) of gear (a) to rotate.
*Setting is not good if the projection has collided with zigzag cam and doesnt move.
2. Adjustment
Turn off power switch.
Loosen two screws on gear (a) and tighten the screw near short projection temporarily.
Screw to be tightened temporarily.

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Turn on power switch. Loosen the screw tightened temporarily on gear (a) and rotate gear (a)
clockwise until it touches with limiter and tighten two screws securely.

Stitch balance
If forward and reverse pitch is not balanced due to imperfect zero feed adjustment, adjust by
changing position of motor gear.

Stepping motor for

stitch length

Screw on motor gear

Adjustment
In case of small deviation from correct zero feed, adjust as follows:
*It is recommended to use SINGER test needle when checking Zero feed.
1. Turn off power switch.
2. Loosen one of two screws on motor gear.

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3. Set machine at test mode 2

[Zero feed.

4.

Loosen other screw on motor gear for adjustment.

5.

Adjust by moving the motor gear in either direction with 1.5 mm hex driver running machine
with a little thick paper placed under presser foot.

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<Fine adjustment mechanism is available for stitch length according to models>

Fine adjustment is needed for all patterns including buttonholes on models with many stitch
patterns except model 7422, 7442 and 7462. Fine adjustment mechanism is provided for this
purpose in addition to adjustment of motor gear above.
Adjust as follows after adjusting motor gear:

1. Loosen fixing bolt on motor bracket using 2.5 mm hex driver.

2. Turn position adjusting bolt on motor bracket in either direction using 3.0 mm hex driver.
Note: If it is loosened counter-clockwise, make the bracket follow bolt

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Origin point positioning of stitch length

In case of large deviation, adjust as follows:
Note:

There are two stitch length mechanisms half-step and full-step versions.

(A) Stitch length (Half-step version)

*Stitch length mechanism on half-step version
Step motor rotates 7.5 degrees with one pulse and this amount of rotation makes feed
regulator rotate 3 degrees under ratio of 1 : 2.5 of motor gear vs feed regulator gear. This
amount of rotation makes stitch length vary by 0.5 mm.

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Stitch pitch of 0.25 mm is half amount of above so that step motor is held at non-exciting
position which is midway between exciting positions
Stopper pin
Screw

Loosen this screw

before adjustment

1. Turn off power switch.

2. Loosen one of two screws on motor gear.
3. Turn on power switch and set machine at test mode 2Zero feedand motor shaft will be
held at one of exciting position.
4. Loosen other screw on motor gear for adjustment and motor gear will become free from motor
shaft.
5. Rotate the projection (1) of motor gear until it touches with the stopper pin and you will get
position for origin point positioning.
Projection (1) of motor gear.

Stopper pin
Projection (2)

Switch

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6. Temporarily tighten one screw which is located for easier access for adjustment.

7. Set machine at test mode 2 [Zero feed] again by turning on power switch.
8. Activate the origin point positioning of feed motor by turning hand wheel manually.
9. Adjust by moving the motor gear in either direction with 1.5 mm hex driver running
machine with a little thick paper placed under presser foot.
10. Check zero feed running machine with a little thick paper under presser foot.
11. Tighten two screws securely after adjustment.
12. Re-check and re-adjust feed balance of actual patterns following procedures in later part of this
section.

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Projection (1)

(B)Stitch length

(Full-step version)

*Full-step version of stitch length mechanism

Step motor rotates 7.5 degrees with one pulse as in the half-step version, but ratio of motor
gear vs feed regulator gear is 1 : 5. This amount of rotation makes feed regulator rotate 1.5
degree. This amount of rotation makes stitch length vary by 0.25 mm. 0.25 mm stitch pitch
moves at each of 7.5 degree exciting position, but amount of rotation increases two times in
comparison to the half-step version for maximum stitch length. This is the details of Full-step
version.
Shape of stitch length mechanism is different from the half-step version due to the difference
of ratio of gears. Check which is the machine serviced according to the shape of motor gear.
Feed regulator

Motor gear

Projection (1)
Switch

Stopper pin

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1. Turn off power switch.

2. Loosen one of two screws on motor gear.
3. Turn on power switch and set machine at test mode 2 [Zero feed] and motor shaft will be
held at one of exciting position.
4. Loosen other screw on motor gear for adjustment and motor gear will become free from
motor shaft.
5. Rotate projection (1) of motor gear until it touches with stopper pin and you will get position
for origin point positioning.
6. Temporarily tighten one screw which is located for easier access for adjustment.

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7. Set machine at test mode 2 [Zero feed] again by turning on power switch.
8. Activate the origin point positioning of feed motor by turning hand wheel manually.
9. Adjust by moving motor gear in either direction with 1.5 mm hex driver running machine with
a little thick paper placed under presser foot.

Adjust zero feed

by turning this screw.

Re-checking and re-adjusting feed balance of actual patterns

After checking Feed Zero with needle only, re-check feed balance of actual patterns under following
conditions:.
1. Fabric: Demo swatch
2. Thread: Coats & Clark #60
3. Presser foot: Satin foot
4. Actual patterns to be checked:
7422, 7424, 7442, 7444, 7462 and 7464
zigzag stitch with stitch length at 0.25 and smocking stitch
7426, 7446 and 7466
zigzag stitch with stitch length at 0.25 and honeycomb stitch #44 at default position.

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7428, 7448 and 7468

zigzag stitch with stitch length at 0.25, honeycomb stitch #44 at default position and
dog pattern #89.
5. Make fine adjustment to obtain feed balance for each pattern. Use fine adjustment mechanism,
if available.
6. Tighten screws on motor gear securely after adjustment.

NOTE: Check which is the machine serviced, half-step or full-step version following
photographs below.

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Feed mechanism with half-step movement

Motor gear

Motor gear

Feed mechanism with full-step movement

Motor gear

Motor gear

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Meshing motor gear with feed regulator gear

When meshing motor gear with feed regulator gear again, follow procedures below:
A. Half-step version
Mesh these gears so that centers of feed regulator and motor gear and concave hole may be
positioned in alignment

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Concave portion

Almost straight line

B. Full-step version
Rotate motor gear clockwise to touch it with stopper pin and mesh these gears so that
feed regulator gear may be positioned with full two gears below line from feed regulator
to motor gear

Stopper pin

Full two gears below line

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Sec. 12

Needle stop at highest position

Needle always stops at its highest position. This is controlled by sensor cam and sensor
located on main shaft.
Checking:
1. Raise needle to its highest position by turning hand wheel.
2. Push bobbin winder to the right.
3. Check to see if screw (A) of two screws (A & B) on collar fixing sensor cam is located on

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top. Screw (B) on concave portion of collar faces to the front.

Adjustment:
1. Raise needle to its highest position.
2. Loosen two screws (A & B) and shift collar so that screw (A) is located on top and tighten it
temporarily.
3. Run and stop machine and check to see if needle stops at its highest position.
4. If there is no problem, tighten two screws securely.

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Sec. 13 Electronic component area

AC Power Board
Component number is 87530 for 120V spec. and 87553 for 230V spec.
Be sure to check number printed on board.

Transformer
Secondary

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5P Connector cord
Connect with CPU

LED lamp
harness

Main motor DC 120v

Transformer

YM-45D

Primary

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CPU Board 1 (for model 7422, 7442 and 7462)

Component number for half-step version is 87520 and for full-step version is 87580
Be sure to check number printed on board.
.

Motor for feed material

Motor for needle zigzag

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Cam sensor harness

5P connector cable
Bobbin winding switch

Connect with AC board

Buttonhole stitch SW
Reverse stitch SW
Foot control

Serial port
Only for factory
Jumper cord
13P Connect cable
Connect with CPU

4P Connector cable
Connect with CPU

Only for Japan market

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CPU Board 2 (other models)

Component number for half-step version is 87520 and for full-step version is 87580.
Be sure to check number printed on board.

Motor for needle zigzag

Motor for feed material

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Not use

Cam sensor harness

5P connector cable
Bobbin winding switch

Connect with AC board

Buttonhole stitch SW
4P Connector cable
Connect with CPU

Foot control

Reverse stitch SW
Serial port
Only for factory
Jumper cord
13P Connect cable
Connect with CPU

4P Connector cable
Connect with CPU

Only for Japan market

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Switch Board 1 (for model 7422, 7442 and 7462)

Component number is 87526. Check number printed on board.

13P Connector
Connect with CPU

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4P Connector
Connect with CPU

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Switch Board 2 (for 7446, 7466, 7444 and 7464)

Component number for 7446 and 7466 is 87547. for 7444 and 7464 is 87533.
87533 is the one where jumper wire is cut on 87547.
Component number printed on board is 87547 on both boards.

13P Connector
Connect with CPU

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4P Connector
Connect with CPU

Jumper wire

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

Twin needle
select SW

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Switch Board 3 (for 7426 and 7424)

Component number for 7426 is 87563 and for 7424 is 87562.
87562 is the one where jumper wire is cut on 87563.
Component number printed on board is 87563 on both boards.

13P Connector
Connect with CPU

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Twin needle select

SW & needle stop
select

SW

4P Connector
Connect with CPU
Jumper wire

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

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Switch Board 4 (for 7428)

Component number is 87564.
Be sure to check number printed on board.

13P Connector
Connect with CPU

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Twin needle select
SW & needle stop
select SW

12 Switches

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

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Switch Board 5 (for 7448 and 7468)

Component number is 87548.
Be sure to check number printed on board.

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13P Connector
Connect with CPU

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

12 Switches

4P Connector
Connect with CPU

Twin needle
Select SW
Needle stop position
select SW

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Wiring diagram

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