Yes I am aware of that. I did check the New Home. It has 3 metal feet on the bottom in a triangular shape but don't know if they are longer than the bobbin housing are is long. Will have to check that out. She just may have to take the machine in the cabinet and then find her own case if she doesn't want the cabinet. I will make sure that the machine works and is cleaned up for her.

Okay, basically Joe's diagrams (those are wonderful, thank you) and path49's directions are the same. No two wires from the same cord on the same pin. That's where the mistake was. Luckily, I have no light wiring involved - it's internal, so I should be able to handle this. It's too bad my son is working in southern Ohio. He's my fix it person.

So the bare copper wires can touch as long as they aren't from the same cord. That's what was freaking me out. I have always been careful to not let uncovered wires touch. Thank you, everyone.

Rose, by looking at your photos, it seems that it was wired correctly, but that one of more of the wires came loose off of the contact. If it came lose from jiggling it on and off the machine, it likely was just not wired stable enough. You can redo it and just make sure you screw them in tight. And in the future, just be gentle putting in on and off the machine.

These are great controls and I would never want any other type controller on any of my 301's.

I don't see a problem with too much copper showing. This is typical. I can't really see any burned areas in your photos.

If you want me to Rose, I can take apart one of my controllers and post a photo, but it looks like it was just lose wiring.

That terminal is the one that provide power to both the light, straight forward, and to the motor through the foot control. It sounds harder than it is.

Yep, keep the controller. Either put the jumbo of wires back in the connector sandwich (after correctly rewiring) or buy a new cord.

Jon

Got my Davis Unique today. Seller packed way better than I expected using bubble wrap and foam. I got lucky on missing parts---the Minnesota A slide plate fit, had a replace shuttle, and part of the shuttle carrier broke off and I had one from the same Minnesota A parts. The birds were singing for me today.

Jon

Hey everyone- all this talk of wiring made me go look at my teeny little National Montgomery Wards machine I need to re wire. It was in a cabinet, to a knee control, and I had planned to rewire it to a motor block configuration. I just realized that the machine has no light, and it looks like no where to put one! Guess that's one less thing to wire, but makes me think i should just spray paint a foot controller to match and wire it straight to that. It also needs a base, and I'm collecting opinions on whether[ATTACH=CONFIG]340469[/ATTACH] I should paint the base teal or tiffany blue.

Jon, congrats on the Davis Unique....cute machine. How did you know it was a Davis badge?

Laura, that MW is so cute...is it 3/4? Love the "muscular" look to it!! Maybe it needs a guy's name???

Thank you for the help. Got a foot pedal here locally, found a store with one, and wired it up and machine running along now. I appreciate your advisement and it is so nice to know where one can go to keep these beauties stitching along.