Sorry I wasn't questioning your credentials Mac, just expressing how I feel having delved a bit deeper into the machines workings. The point of particular concern is just behind the plug socket where the wiring for the motor, light and controller come together. There the live wires are protected only by their inner layer of insulation and lie alongside the support bracket which is of metal and is bolted to the body of the machine. I have opted for now not to rewire the motor itself as the wiring appears to be from 1960 not 1936 and looks in good enough condition. My worry is that if the insulation on one of these breaks down, the chassis of the machine will become live. I have read of people getting shocks from their old singers.
My thought was to attach a big fat earth lead to it much the same as is done on your bathroom radiator so that if there was a circuit made to the chassis, at least the fuse would blow quickly. But it was just a thought and now I'm doing the next thing; asking advice! Would it be better to use an RCD at the plug?
Z
My thought was to attach a big fat earth lead to it much the same as is done on your bathroom radiator so that if there was a circuit made to the chassis, at least the fuse would blow quickly. But it was just a thought and now I'm doing the next thing; asking advice! Would it be better to use an RCD at the plug?
Z