Thanks for the link Leonf, I can definitely use that. I suppose cutting the cord for safety reasons makes a lot of sense. Your machine looks just like mine.
Botanicat, I was considering selling it since I'm not really good at sewing and I'm not sure how much I would use the machine. Maybe it's too advanced for me? I would like it to be used by somebody who knows what they're doing rather than have it sit here collecting dust. I have my cheapy little singer from Target that I barely use for hemming. Realistically, I don't think I will be using this fancy vintage machine but I'm going to buy the new cord and then see if it works or if there's anything wrong with it. If I can't figure it out I would like to sell it. If you're in the Philadelphia region let me know and I'll let you know when it's up for sale.
Sorry, I wasn't getting notifications to the forums because I didn't click the thread notification button before so I'm late in replying.