Featherweight sews on its own
#1
Featherweight sews on its own
My Singer Featherweight 221 works just fine most of the time, but occasionally it starts sewing by itself. I turn the on/off switch to off, but it just keeps sewing. The only way to stop it is to remove the power cord. I found instructions on how to remove the capacitors; however, my foot pedal does not look like the pictures in these instructions. Looks like it does not have any capacitor This may have already been discussed, but I could not find it. Any ideas/suggestions?
#2
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Kansas City, MO
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The on/off switch just controls the light, not power to the whole machine. If you have a newer style electronic foot pedal, make sure the little lever inside springs back completely to stop the flow of electricity. I'll dig around, I have a post with a pic somewhere when I had the same problem.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Ft. Myers, FL
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My Singer Featherweight 221 works just fine most of the time, but occasionally it starts sewing by itself. I turn the on/off switch to off, but it just keeps sewing. The only way to stop it is to remove the power cord. I found instructions on how to remove the capacitors; however, my foot pedal does not look like the pictures in these instructions. Looks like it does not have any capacitor This may have already been discussed, but I could not find it. Any ideas/suggestions?
#7
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,093
That's a fire hazard, so be sure you don't walk away and leave it plugged in. Take the foot control apart and make sure the "plunger" on the outside is moving freely. You may need to sand the hole or the plunger itself. Then you may need to stretch out the spring (just a little), so it has more pushing power, to push it back up.
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