Now look what you've done! I may be getting cranky. :)
Reading the threads here, I'm quite intrigued by the posts about hand cranks, and how well folks like this option. (Although I can't quite fathom feeding fabric in the left hand while controlling speed in the right.) I did a thread search here for "converting to hand cranks." Read up a bit. Then found the link to sewclassic, along with the tutorial on converting a solid wheel to hand crank. Pretty sure my 128, Christina, has a solid wheel. Peeked under her bentwood case - nope! She's got a spoked wheel, along with those 2 separate wire Chicago/Manhattan connectors. Definitely adding the hand crank to the Christmas list!