The Passap E6000 was made by the MADAG company in Switzerland. It is a 5mm electronic double-bed machine.
Front lock
Back lock
E6000 console - this contains a program which walks the user through casting on and setting up to knit in pattern. It also includes a Form program which allows the user to input swatch and body measurements and knit a garment with the help of prompts from the console.
Pushers are used to pattern and/or select needles for knitting (partial knitting). Shown above are the front bed needles (top) and the pushers (out of work, bottom). On the Passap E6000, the electronics program the carriage to set the front pushers in pattern. The back bed also has pushers - these are semi-automatic, ie the user sets these up and the carriage can be set to alternate them.
Strippers are used for different kinds of knitting - orange strippers shown above are for double bed work. Black strippers (not shown) are for single bed work and tubular knitting, although there are some exceptions to this rule. Strippers are paired and they slot into metal holders, which swing up and down on every pass.
Specifications[]
- Double bed knitting machine
- Standard 5mm needle gauge
- 200 stitch repeating pattern area
- Electronic patterning (built-in patterns and card reader for user input)
- 179 needle plastic bed
- Stitch types include tuck, slip, double-bed jacquard
- 4 colour changer
- Dimensions: TBA
- Weight: TBA
- Made in Switzerland
Recommended Yarn[]
- English: Fine industrial yarns up to 4ply.
- Australia: TBA
- US: TBA
Accessories included with machine[]
- Two twin tension masts
- 2 yarn bowls
- Operating Manual
- Pattern book
- Transfer tools
- 1x1 needle pusher
- Pair orange strippers
- Pair black strippers
Memory, Chipsets and Version Capabilities[]
The E6000 had multiple versions over the course of it's 11 years in production.
Early models were produced with 8k of on board memory, while later models (after serial number 7037001) were produced with 32k of on board memory.
Chipset Identification[]
Chipsets can be identified by removing the console and checking the numbers printed on the PROGRAMM and MUSTER chips. The 6 versions are 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53.
They will read something like:
- PROGRAMM A 0536303401
- MUSTER A 0536403401
The version can be identified by the 6th and 7th number on each chipset. The chipset in the above example is 03.
Version capabilities[]
- 03 – These were the first chips supplied in the E6000.
- 13 – This was the second version. We don’t know what Passap changed with this version.
- 23 and up: All these chips have PC download capability (you might use DAK, Creation 6, or Wincrea).
- 33 – This chip downloads and also works with the 4600 motor and additional C6 capabilities. Machines originally equipped with this chip had a 32K memory. If this chip was put in later, it added downloading and motor capabilities, but didn’t increase memory.
- 43 – This chip had all of the above, plus minor enhancements or bug fixes.
- 53 – This chip had all capabilities of Form 6 software, and everything in prior versions.