The first step in reanimating my broken Brother KH-950i knitting machine with the Knitic system is understanding the principles of how Brother electronic knitting machines work. Fortunately the KH-910 and KH-940 service manuals (both downloadable from Knitting Machines etc.) are really useful in this regard.
Part of the reason for the delay in discovering the issue with my 950i electronics was that it arrived without a power cable. The 950i uses IEC-60320 “Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes” standard connectors. Wikipedia and MindMachine.co.uk have good articles on the standard. The knitting machine houses the C10 male connector, and … Continue reading Replacement power cable for Brother KH-950i
The electronics on my original Brother KH-950i knitting machine are broken. Kaputt. Dead as a dodo. Being an old machine (circa 1988) and no longer manufactured, replacement parts are tricky to get hold of. If only there was a way to bring it the electronics back to life, perhaps by substituting the original parts with … Continue reading Electronic Knitting Machine Reanimation
On several occasions over many months I looked to the wisdom of the world wide web in an attempt to diagnose and fix my Brother KH-950i electronic knitting machine. I consulted manuals, google, web forums and mailing lists, service engineers, sellers and anyone else I could think of. Eventually I reached the conclusion that the … Continue reading Ding dong, the 950i electronics are dead
It’s fair to say I have amassed a collection of knitting machines, paraphernalia and yarns in the 2½ years since I wrote about my first adventures with knitting machines. The machine collection The original plan was to hack the Toyota KS858 along the lines of the Gelsomina project by adding electronic controls to the stitch … Continue reading More Knitting Machine Adventures
