The man I bought this machine from said his mother was the original owner and, yes, he told me it was originally in a cabinet but his sister put it in the portable case in later years. Since I posted this I've been doing some reading and see there have been a lot of wiring problems with the 201 as you said MadCow. With the condition of theses electric wires I haven't even plugged it in. I'm wondering if I should replace the foot pedal wires and the motor to wall cord and then try it and see what happens or should I just replace the motor also while I'm at it.