Overheating foot pedal?
#1
I have a wonderful 70's era Bernina that has never given me any trouble, but I'm worried today. I whipped through a lap quilt that I need for a gift for a birthday party tonight, and I'm FMQing it with a quick vengeance. But my foot pedal has overheated so badly it's burning the bottom of my foot! I know I need to take some breaks to let it cool down, but I have a deadline goshdarnit!
Does anybody have any input on this?
Does anybody have any input on this?
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my 1970 penncrest machine did that about 15 years ago so i had the peddle replaced. about a year ago it started to happen again. it would get burning hot and smelled like smoke. i haven't used it for fear of a fire, my cousins house burned to the ground from a faulty expension cord and my cousins 10 yo son perished. i won't play around with hot anything involving wires.
#10
Mine was doing that one day ... I got down there and checked it ... it had slid over a little and was barely wedged under something that was sticking out of a box and was staying pressed "just a smidge" but enough to keep it "on" ... I moved it and all is fine. Actually I soon rearranged the whole room! LOL :lol: :lol:
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