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10-10-2012, 11:19 AM

Nelco

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Dead sewing machine

I was in the middle of sewing my BOM when a poltergeist got a hold of my peddle and it would not stop. Now I have to go get my other machine that is 20 miles away

. Why do they come around when you are in the middle of something you want to get done today.

10-10-2012, 11:52 AM

PaperPrincess

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Don't know. I think sewing machines are also ruled by muphy's law: Anything that can go wrong, will and at the worst possible time.

10-10-2012, 11:55 AM

Tartan

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I've had a ghost in my foot pedal too. I replaced the foot pedal and the machine has been sewing fine for 5 years at least.

10-10-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Nelco

I was in the middle of sewing my BOM when a poltergeist got a hold of my peddle and it would not stop. Now I have to go get my other machine that is 20 miles away

. Why do they come around when you are in the middle of something you want to get done today.

When I had a runaway pedal, I unplugged, took it apart and cleaned the dust out..Couldn't hurt...

10-10-2012, 12:26 PM

Jingle

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I haven't had this problem yet.

10-10-2012, 12:40 PM

quilt addict

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If it was a convenient time it wouldn't be a problem. Murphy rules! Hope it is just a minor fix. May be just a loose wire or a break in the cord insulation.

10-10-2012, 02:17 PM

Jo C

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Omg...just an hour ago i was quilting with my walking foot...suddenly,it won't stop running when i take my foot off the pedal. I'll try taking it apart and cleaning it tomorrow. What a timely topic!

10-10-2012, 02:18 PM

Tink's Mom

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I was fortunate when my pedal went crazy, running very fast even with my foot off of it...all I had to do was remove the cute little dog's butt from on top of it.

10-10-2012, 04:15 PM

Nelco

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Thats to funny---wish mine was that easy to fix.

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Originally Posted by Tink's Mom

I was fortunate when my pedal went crazy, running very fast even with my foot off of it...all I had to do was remove the cute little dog's butt from on top of it.