Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, connecting a yarn and for forming a yarn reserve at an empty bobbin tube during a bobbin change following the removal of a full bobbin or package at a spinning location of a spinning machine, especially an open end (OE) - spinning machine, wherein prior to travel of the yarn into a guide channel, there is formed at a yarn infeed element a free yarn path where the yarn is guided only at the start and end of the yarn path and is freely accessible at all sides therebetween. The free yarn path is advanced manually by means of the yarn infeed element towards the new bobbin tube and at that location for the connection of the yarn with the bobbin tube is brought into the engagement region of entrainment means revolving with the bobbin tube and arranged at an edge of such tube.

Abstract: A mount for a consumable electrode printer comprises a member which slidably receives an array of consumable electrodes which are biased to a printing position, a clamp for gripping the electrodes to prevent the sliding thereof, and a release for the clamp to allow the biased electrodes to advance to a printing position.