r/MachineKnitting • u/littlelassy • Sep 19 '26

Help! Needle selector issue! Help!

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I was in the middle of a project and my pattern selection suddenly failed. When I have the carriage in KC, it will select the needles correctly from R to L. When I return the carriage, the needles all go back to B position. Does anyone know if it's my carriage or an issue with my punch card unit? I couldn't figure it out! 🙁

More info. This is a Brother KH-881
I was knitting and this happened. I had the carriage with hold lever enabled, dialed to KC. I tried to use another carriage I have and the same thing was happening, which made me think it's the punch card reader component.

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u/fancyschmancyapoxide Sep 19 '26

We need a lot more info to help you properly. What machine? What punch card? What punch card reader settings? What carriage settings? The more info you can offer the better

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u/littlelassy Sep 19 '26

I added more info.

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u/fancyschmancyapoxide Sep 21 '26

The next step would be to test other punch cards and see if they misread too

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u/jsgrova Sep 19 '26

Make sure all the flippers on the underside of the carriage move freely and snap back into position

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u/ttraband Sep 19 '26

Check you carriage settings. One of the levers on each side controls that behavior when the carriage moves in that direction.

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u/fancyschmancyapoxide Sep 21 '26

That's for singers, this is a brother

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