Originally Posted by
J Miller
Rose_P,
From your picture I'd say your machine was way over oiled. That is what has caused the black crap as well as the gunk I see in the pic. Try cleaning the belt and pulleys with denatured alcohol and a rag, that should help.
Joe
I could believe that could be part of the problem, but the motor would have to have some sign of life to move anything, wouldn't it? When I turn the hand wheel the belt turns just fine, and the pully on the motor rotates easily when the belt goes. Maybe - just maybe - the problem is in the foot pedal after all.
OK. Now I have opened the pedal, and it does indeed to have a problem, but unfortunately it's not a problem with the wire. It seems that when you push the pedal no contact is made. There's a little device that moves, but it just flops around and doesn't move anything, and the metal piece that looks as if it needs to be pulled in to make contact and complete the circuit has no response to pushing the pedal. It's intriguing, but I have no clue how to fix it. I think my best bet will be to find a replacement power cord/foot pedal. The wires are not wonderfully flexible, though I've seen worse. Replacing that would be a relatively painless thing that would probably be a good idea in any case. Off to see who might have one for sale. The plug is 4-prong, unlike any on my other machines.