trivia42

I have an aftermarket pedal for my fw (Midge). That's what it came with. I sewed on Midge heavily yesterday and noticed the pedal has to be pushed almost all the way down to get the machine to go and when I let up after sewing at slower speeds the pedal doesn't stop sending current to the machine. (The machine still hums or tries to turn the flywheel) If I lightly kick the side of the pedal the current stops so I'm thinking it's in the pedal. Does that seem right, which would be a quick fix and worst case scenario I'd replace the pedal, or should I be worried about something more sinister?

J Miller

Something inside the foot controller is out of adjustment, or broken. They are easy to take apart and they are easy to replace. If you do a lot of slow sewing an electronic foot controller might serve you better than one of the resistance types. Sew-Classic has both if you choose to replace it.

Take the controller apart, clean it and see if you can see something out of place. Forum member ArcaicArcane has a blog article about adjusting and cleaning foot controllers. I've lost the link to it so you might PM her.

Joe