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Like many machines this MADAS was blocked.  So, I removed the carriage, the keyboard and the case parts, then cleaned the machine as good as possible. It didn’t do the job right away, but by patiently looking how functions are supposed to work and locally freeing stuck parts I managed to get all functions working.  Information I found on the internet was of great help.

-  Gerald Saudan’s website contains a lot of  technical information  (www.madas.ch)

-  John Wolff provides provides detailed information regarding removal and refitting the carriage and the keyboard (www.johnwolff.au)

The carriage, the motor and the keyboard can be taken off rather easily.  Doing that gives much better access to all those points that can be reluctant to move.  On the right side there is a knob which can be used to manually rotate the machine.  I personally never use the motor before all functions work at low manual speeds.

Refitting the carriage is a bit tricky.  Compact instruction are available via the Assets page.