Originally Posted by
Redsquirrel
I took a 110 V motor off an old 221 and am hoping to put on a cheep UK 222k if I ever find one. I'm guessing that if I swap out the UK motor for the North American one and change the wiring on the plug for the foot controller that it will work. Does anyone else do this, am I crazy to think its that simple?
It's almost certainly that simple, because the 222K was made in Scotland (all of them) and some were sold to North America. With this in mind, the machines will probably be absolutely identical except for the electrical stuff, which was possibly even fitted and tested in the U.S. with 221 parts. Nobody wants to make more work for themselves, so your assumption is likely to be a good one.
Remember that the light wiring is connected too, and the rest of the world uses 220-240V bayonet fitting light bulbs. The U.S. and Canada probably use the screw in variety. It's not hard, though, especially if you removed the light with the 221 motor (and why wouldn't you?).
Your hardest task will be finding a cheap one at all, anywhere!