Originally Posted by gale
I don't think it's bad but I just want to make sure. I bought it from a shop where the guy used it as his regular machine, and they also repair machines there, so it was kept up as far as maintenance. Thanks for the links-I will check that out. I emailed the man who wrote the book I mentioned but haven't heard back yet. It's an hour to the shop so I would rather just check it because like I mentioned, I think it's probably fine.
Am I missing something - you bought it from a repair shop and you are worried about the wiring? Usually the answer is to bring it to a repair shop to have the wiring checked. Since you bought it from one and not from eBay or CL and it was their regular machine and they repair machines, it should be okay. If you are worried call them, if a shop sold it they should guarantee their work. If you can't trust them I wouldn't go back there for repairs.