Because I'm too lazy to fix up the tub of foot controls in the shop, I am always happy to pick up a working model. I looked at the power cord and saw that it was a three prong grounded type. That's good.
Then I looked at the cord that hooks to the sewing machine to see if I knew what machine it came from and saw that it has a three prong socket at the end of that cord.
It is not a sewing machine foot control at all, it is a speed control for any motorized piece of equipment. Well, a sewing machine is a piece of motorized equipment, isn't it? I now have a "shop foot control" to test any machine having the motor & light block type of hookup.
Just plug the MOTOR connector into the plug from the "shop foot control" and step on the pedal. I wish I had invented this myself. To add more flexibility, I could put a male wall plug on the end of some common power cords and be able to test machines that do not use the motor & light block. And it gives me a way to get rid of some of those old foot controls if I should ever get around to fixing them up - I will just wire in a 2- or 3-pin socket and turn them into speed controls.
Ed's Vintage Sewing Machine Store
2 comments:
What a great find! I never find foot controls at thrift stores. On a different note...you could fix up the old foot controls you have & sell them on etsy.
I guess that would be easier than re-configuring them. -Ed
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