A new shaft drive provides for a switch-on and switch-off of individual heald shafts even at high working speeds. The housing defines a cavity in a central area thereof and a chamber adjacent to a circumferential periphery thereof. A third electrode layer is formed on the first insulation layer to expose both ends of the first insulation layer in the transporting direction, and a heating resistor layer is formed across the first to the third electrode layers and the first insulation layer. The ECU also controls an airfuel ratio to match the output of the LAF sensor with the target airfuel ratio KCMD.