Foot pedal smells like sparklers, makes popping sound.
Well, how's -that- for a title?
On one of my machines, the foot pedal has a funny smell to it when I use it. Not a burning smell, not an electrical smell, but rather a smell similar to the combusted smell of Halloween sparklers. I hope this is clear, as it is the best explanation I can come up with.
The foot pedal also makes small pop-pop sounds, even after I finish using it. Could this be the sound of it cooling off?
I know that the first advice is going to be "Get a new foot pedal" or "re-wire that pedal, pronto!". However, I have opened it up and looked, and everything looks clean as a whistle! The wiring is not old, and looks to be in very good shape.
Does anyone have any ideas, diagnoses, anything whatsoever to offer in terms of insight? Anything I could look for as a source of the problem?
Many thanks,
Cecilia