Hi
I have an old pfaff 232 machine. Works very nicely, but the pedal has burned out. Looks like a resistor or capacitor has gotten too hot. Smells horrible. Still works a bit but starts sewing at the lowest speed as soon as I switch the power on.
Can this be fixed or easily replaced? The plug can be easily removed from the cord - I am just not sure whether the workings of these pedal are standard or model specific.
I think they are pretty generic (I've got a Pfaff 230) but hopefully Ron Anderson will be along soon to tell you for sure! Or check his website at
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Found an answer in the archives of alt.sewing. The burned out component is just a capacitor. It is connected across the contacts to prevent the little sparks when the power is connected. This is just to prevent interference with other electrical items. The problem is that when it burns out it conducts electricity and so the machine starts running. The solution is to just cut the component out! Working fine again. Although I think it would be nice if these components had an earth...
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