Bernina 830 Question
10-23-2017, 10:29 AM
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Bernina 830 Question
I have a Bernina 830 record mfg'd in 1975 and I have a Bernina 830 Record Electronic I think mfg'd in the 80's. My question is: What is the difference from the Record 830 and the 830 Record Electronic? I hope someone has an answer or can point me to where I can find this information.
10-23-2017, 10:41 AM
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10-23-2017, 03:14 PM
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As far as I know the electronic part in the later 830 is a neelde up/down function in the pedal. There is a simple micro chip in the machine as well as the pedal, and it requires this particular pedal to work as intended. I have read there's ways to remove the electronic part and run it with a generic pedal.
The non electronic 830 is missing the needle up/dow function and doesn't use a different pedal. When you look in the manual the oil points and parts are exactly the same in every other respect.
The non electronic 830 is missing the needle up/dow function and doesn't use a different pedal. When you look in the manual the oil points and parts are exactly the same in every other respect.
10-23-2017, 08:01 PM
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The main difference is that the foot control in the "Electronic" has an electronic circuit board with a potentiometer that you can adjust from the outside. You know that the capacitor has gone bad when you can no longer adjust the potentiometer. The non-electronic has a carbon pile foot control.
The needle-up/down didn't come around until the 930.
The needle-up/down didn't come around until the 930.
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