Machine died I was sewing along and suddenly the machine went completely dark. After letting it sit idle for a bit, I turned the switch back on and it would not respond. It has been dead ever since. Could this be a fuse problem? I just tried to turn on my sewing machine and it is totally dead. I have a Janome 6500. I have unplugged it, tried a working outlet, etc. but no luck.

This machine is not intended to be lubricated by the user. It has sealed bearings. You do need to clean the lint and cut fabric regularly.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Remove the needle plate and clean the feed dogs with a brush...remove any lint and bits of thread.
A couple of drops of sewing machine oil might help to loosen the feed dogs up. (maybe let the oil seep in and then turn the handwheel towards yourself to help things along.
One other thought:
If your machine has feed dog lowering capability you might want to move that lever/switch back and forth a couple of times.
The feed dogs might not appear to raise or lower, but some machines will only re-engage raised feed dogs when the machine starts to stitch.

Also...verify that the presser foot tension isn't too strong/heavy...and temporarily try using a longer stitch length setting.

Maybe this will help:

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Hello Emma,

Hope this helps.
When the feed dogs are lowered they will not go up with just the switch. Try this, move the feed dog switch to the up position, then turn the handwheel 1 complete rotation. Voila they should be up. Let me know if it is solved. Chris

turn the sewing machine completely off
rethread the machine the top thread & bobbin, if possible use a different spool of thread for top & bobbin
then turn the sewing machine on again & see if you still get the same message, if the same message still displays,,then it needs to be serviced

I'm not sure what you mean by 'unstick'? What is the machine doing (or not doing)?

I've found nothing beats a good cleaning and oiling to keep a machine zipping along. I have had machines sew nicely for hours, then suddenly come to a screeching halt. Cause: a tiny bit of thread or lint that got caught up in the bobbin mechanism. If this is the problem, it helps to use a bright flashlight to look around for the offending thread or lint.

Hope this helps!

Yes, VERY frustrating! When this has happened to me it has always turned out to be a tiny bit of thread caught in the bobbin assembly. I've rethreaded and rethreaded but could only solve the problem by taking the bobbin assembly apart and finding and removing the caught thread. I use a bright flashlight to help find the caught threads.

Good luck and I sure hope this helps!

Robbie

most items produced before windows 7s came along will not operate on that particular operating system

first you should turn off the machine and let in reset it's internal programs. Yes the feed dogs are very important. start your machine again...set the feed dogs...unthread and rethread teh machine from start to finish to include taking out the bobbin and replacing it. then make sure you bobbin winding in completely in Un using mode...

More than likely this is a fuse problem. This should go to a Janome Dealer or someone who is familiar with Janome/New Home Machines. The fuse is located in a box underneath the bottom of the machine.
sewman7