Vintage Singer parts needed
10-20-2014, 01:49 PM
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Vintage Singer parts needed
A friend picked up a vintage Singer (model 99?) at a yard sale. Power cord needs to be replaced. It has 3 pins in a straight line HOWEVER the pins are not round they are rectangular slots in a triangular bakelite housing. Where is the best place to buy parts? I searched ebay, my local machine repair shop and even contacted singer.com. No luck.
10-20-2014, 01:53 PM
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I would recommend Sew-Classic http://shop.sew-classic.com/Singer-Cords_c34.htm Jenny is very good about answering questions, charging fair prices and shipping fast.
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10-20-2014, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kso
the pins are not round they are rectangular slots in a triangular bakelite housing. Where is the best place to buy parts? I searched ebay, my local machine repair shop and even contacted singer.com. No luck.
10-20-2014, 07:06 PM
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I'd like to see a photo of this connector. If Mike's right, and I'm sure he is, it's worth looking at the motor too. If it's a 220volt (or may be marked 240v) motor, you would want a converter before you run it too.
10-20-2014, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
I'd like to see a photo of this connector. If Mike's right, and I'm sure he is, it's worth looking at the motor too. If it's a 220volt (or may be marked 240v) motor, you would want a converter before you run it too.
The spade connection doesn't mean it's a higher voltage motor: The terminal blocks are just terminal blocks and aren't voltage related.
And with a ruler measuring the spade length:
I showed you mine, now show me yours kso
10-20-2014, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by manicmike
The spade connection doesn't mean it's a higher voltage motor: The terminal blocks are just terminal blocks and aren't voltage related.
That said, if I remember right, it would just run slowly, not like what would happen if you plugged a 120v motor into 240v...
10-20-2014, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
True, I was thinking though that this connector is not common on this side of the ocean, so there's a chance it's an imported but not converted machine, so checking the motor would be an idea. That said, if I remember right, it would just run slowly, not like what would happen if you plugged a 120v motor into 240v...
That said, if I remember right, it would just run slowly, not like what would happen if you plugged a 120v motor into 240v...Since they're just wires, you can also source a round pin set and swap it although it's probably cheaper to just source a plug in the UK and have it posted over. Forget Australia (postage is prohibitively expensive) but Royal mail is pretty reasonable.
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