DeeBooper

are you located anywhere in the syracuse,NY area?

Doreen

I would have it fixed. A replacemet will cost more. Remember..."Nothing sews like a Bernina"

MadP

If you really like it then it is worth fixing.

puck116

I have a friend who bought a Bernina from a friend. Something went wrong and when she contacted Bernina, it was covered under warranty even though she was not the original owner.
Just an idea.

pieces

I would fix it, Berninas are great machines. Even with the expense of a new board you couldn't replace it.

pinwheelprincess

My Bernina is 15 yrs old & I pd $1000. for it new. I have not had it serviced nor had a problem(knock on wood). I also love mine. I would pay the amount to have it fixed. A comparable one would run about 3K.

JUNEC

I agree - I would get a second opinion. I have an old Viking - was having problems with the stitching - I was taking a class at Joann Fabric - so I asked the Sewing Company there about repairing it - they told me they could clean it for $90.00 - but becuase it was an old machine they couldn't get pairs anymore for it - But if I wanted to sell it, they would give me $100 for it (that was because I had so many feet) - I looked in the yellow pages found a small repair shop -was cleaned and adjusted for $49 - the older man that owned the shop told me to keep the machine - they didn't make them like that anymore

AnitaGrossmanSolomon

I bought my 930 fifteen years ago as a backup to my 1530. I paid more than $700. It had problems last year and the repair cost way more $275 from a Bernina dealer.

The 1530 broke down too and went to Bernina in Illinois for repair. As my dealer says, if it's broke, it can be fixed. And so can yours. It happens.
By the way, do you use a surge protector?
IMHO, absolutely, you should get it fixed.

Anita
http://makeitsimpler.blogspot.com

Charming

yup in this case i would fix it. Bernina is an expensive machine and a keeper i heard.

MaryAnna

I agree! Fix it, you won't regret it!
Blessings,
MaryAnna