SallyS as soon as it's safe for me to go out I will definitely bring my camera along when I visit the quilt shops.
Leonf that was actually the first thing I checked. Wires all look good, I plugged it in and felt the length of the wires for warm or hot spots and nothing. It's only plugged in when I'm trying to use it. I actually put some pictures up in Vintage section as I know nothing about the machine.
Thank you everyone for such a warm welcome.