Candace,
A couple last comments then I'll drop this.
I've had the controller apart. There is no contact when the pedal is up. So if there is current flowing then there's a short and it's defective.
I was sewing slowly for about 5 feet of decorative stitches. Up one side, 18", stop turn the material, across the top, about 24" or so, stop turn the material, down the the other side, 18". All of this very slowly so I could keep the pattern straight and keep the machine from eating the needle. All of this with the machine adjusted to a satin stitch feed speed. So it took quite a while.
I've had more contacts with Sew-Classic, the foot controller is out of the warranty exchange time period, so it don't matter. I'll be using it again to do a pattern chart and if it over heats again I'll just take it off, trash it and buy a new one.
As for Yahoo, I don't need the headaches that trying to navigate that format gives me.
Joe