machine stalling...

It depends. (Couldn't help myself. I just have to say that now and then.) Now. Let's first consider that it could be an electrical problem or a foot control problem. Unplug it, plug it back in, gently wiggle the cord. That might help. Plug it in somewhere else if you can. Is it firmly attached at the SM end? Gently bump the foot control on the floor a few times. Gently! Can you open it an see if it's housing a mouse or dust bunny? None of this may have helped but it's a start. Good luck, Polly

Well, I will go try that out! I guess it's kinda like your car mat getting under the gas pedal? BRB!

thanks, Polly amy in CNY

sounds like the foot pedal needs some TLC. did they clean out the foot pedal when serviced? i'm guessing its not a part that is often, if ever, checked til it starts playing silly beggars on ya. they can get dust and grime into them over many years of use. can you get into it to check inside? did that on my singer foot pedal quite a few yrs back now and she was very happy afterwards. someone else here might have more info on that than i do tho. dont forget to unplug it from the machine first tho, so no electricity is going thru it. hope that helps, j.

"amy in CNY" wrote ... Well, Ms.White999 decided to start stalling when the pedal is pushed. Just had her serviced not too long ago, too. Yes, she is an old girl,

29 years and counting, but she's never let me down, not once. Can anyone tell me why, other than age, she would stall? I can turn the wheel to get-her-goin', but everytime i push the pedal, i get a grunt and groan. any ideas?

amy in CNY

well, everything is connected, but i'm still getting a whine and groan. no bunnies either. amy in CNY

Well, thank you J*!!! that did the trick!, i guess they dont clean the pedals unless asked, she had a huge gray bunny visiting in there! i have found the bunny a new home in the round file. and Ms. White999 is very happy now! Thanks again! amy in CNY

My 1970's Necchi does this whenever it needs to be cleaned and oiled. The first time I have to push the wheel to get her to sew, I open her up and oil her down, including disassembling the bobbin race for cleaning. Then she whirs right along.

I don't understand this newfangled notion of getting a machine serviced, though :-) I've never had my Necchi serviced -- I don't even know what that would entail! If it means getting it cleaned and oiled, I guess that's what I'm doing myself?

And my machine's need for cleaning and oiling does not depend on the time elapsed, it depends on the type and amount of sewing I'm doing. Piecing seems to create a lot of dust and lint from the raw fabric edges, so the SM needs cleaning much, much more frequently. Machine quilting seems to increase the need for oiling.

ep

I tend to do my simpler mechanical machines myself. Himself see to the eletric bits. The more complex machines and the electronic one with all the little servo motors controlling the stitches need professional TLC from the sewing machine engineer once a year. Between times I clean and give a single drip of oil in one place.

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:21:46 -0600, amy in CNY wrote (in article ):

Lint or thread up in the pedal?

Maureen

Both, Maureen. but mostly lint and fuzz from the rug. i now have a pad of anti-static rubberize mat thingy under the pedal.

i also oil and clean her out after each big project. i just couldn't figure out the stalling. now she is running like a champ! thanks!

amy in CNY

Try taking the cover off the foot and clean the contact with a pencil eraser.

lyh

Howdy!

Do the Bunny Hop: Hop Hop HOP!

So, Amy, now you'll be Finishing our Christmas ornaments, right? We're all sitting by the mail box....

R/Sandy

its nice to get something right, not something i do often. in mine i had all that dust but also had to clean the two metal bits that made the connection. might of been isopropyl alcohol, but dont quote me on it. i used it on a clean rag, then let it air out good before closing the unit.

glad you're back up and running smoothly again. i've never heard of the pedal being cleaned when in for servicing. i reckon it is too much like hard work for them and you'll bring it back in and give'em more money, if they wait long enough. j.

"amy > sounds like the foot pedal needs some TLC.

Amy, perhaps the belt has gotten a bit loose? One of my Kenmores had a similar problem when I got it, it was like the transmission was slow to engage. That particular machine had two internal belts coming off the motor, and one was pretty loose. I adjusted it and now it works just fine.

-Irene

Pedal failure, happened to a fiend's Bernina last March. We had our machines serviced in February then hers quit. We traded pedals and it worked. She got a new pedal. Could also be gunk in that 29 y.o. pedal, service guy said he looked for gunk before declaiming it dead. Gunk is a common problem. Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

no, after the bunnies were evicted, she ran like a champ!

thanks, everyone! amy in CNY