Singer 403A motor dead silent & rough
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I just hate the idea of buying a quart of oil to use a drop or two! My car won't take 30w—only synthetic oil with a range. Well, maybe I could put a little at a time in with the good stuff to get rid of the rest of the quart.
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How to test wires?
OK, I borrowed a voltage tester. If it can do the job I won't have to buy any electrical testing equipment. Attached is a photo of it. I have no idea how to use it. I'd like to test the SM cord and the cord of the foot controller.
Does anyone know if this device can be used for this? And can you fill me in on how to do this? I'm more comfortable with mechanical stuff and I'm clueless about electrical stuff. Thanks for the tips!
Does anyone know if this device can be used for this? And can you fill me in on how to do this? I'm more comfortable with mechanical stuff and I'm clueless about electrical stuff. Thanks for the tips!
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I don't know electrical stuff either - I leave that to John. There is a thread about the 401 (which is similar to your machine) that I reference for the place to put the "one drop of 30W oil" She's real fun, my 401...
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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OK, I borrowed a voltage tester. If it can do the job I won't have to buy any electrical testing equipment. Attached is a photo of it. I have no idea how to use it. I'd like to test the SM cord and the cord of the foot controller.
Does anyone know if this device can be used for this? And can you fill me in on how to do this? I'm more comfortable with mechanical stuff and I'm clueless about electrical stuff. Thanks for the tips!
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Does anyone know if this device can be used for this? And can you fill me in on how to do this? I'm more comfortable with mechanical stuff and I'm clueless about electrical stuff. Thanks for the tips!
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Fair enough. Don't want anyone to get fried! I had looked for instructional videos and articles online. They're mostly about multimeters and mostly about testing wall receptacles. I'll dig into this more. Thanks for the "clue" about the dimmer switch similarity.