YDK Sewing Machine Universal Foot Control Pedal - Will Fit Brother, Singer, Janome, Toyota & More Sewing Machines

This was a replacement for a pedal on an old (1970s) sewing machine. I am fairly sure that the actual problem I had was only the capacitor in the old pedal as the machine was running on at full speed - however it just seemed as good an option to replace the entire pedal unit (I may swap the capacitor in the old one at another time, just didn't have time to be hunting around for individual components and the original pedal was also a bit tatty and held together with tape!).These are reasonably well made pedals and you will find lots of information on here and other places on the net about wiring them etc, but I just wanted to say that for the price and ease of just buying a new pedal this worked a treat for me. These work on the "switched" live wire and see the review on here with the pics that tell you how to do it...I followed that one and it was all fine (although I have a fair bit of experience with this type of stuff anyway).I brought mine from Couling Sewing Machines and their service was absolutely excellent as I ordered over the bank holiday weekend and it still came within two days - way quicker than the listing! Thanks Couling!Totally recommend this to anyone who needs a generic foot switch for their machine! Good luck :-)

Very good value for money! One gripe was the lack of instructions... I had to look it up online. However, having the original plug to the machine and lead meant it was easy once you figured out where the wires went! There’s a definite right and wrong way to do it!Only one speed but that’s fine... a very good robust replacement foot ... mine was for a New Home XLII that no one does a wired Foot with that plug connection for! Definitely UNIVERSAL!Needs instructions though... electricity has the potential to be lethal no matter how good the product is! Maybe was just omitted from my parcel!

Bought to replace a failed “Sew-tric” foot pedal on a 1962 Brother sewing machine. Had previously ordered a cheaper alternative from Amazon but that one did not include some necessary screws and the cord-grip, so was returned.Photos and comments from previous reviews for this item were invaluable in knowing where the wires were to be connected, but I still made a mess of it. The package includes a pair of clips to attach to the end of the wires, which should then slide on to the corresponding spades in the foot pedal. However, in soldering the wires to the clips, some of the solder ran into the clips and obstructed the channels such that they would no longer slide onto the spades in the foot pedal – perhaps I should have just “crimped” the clips onto the wires instead of soldering, but too late now. Repeated attempts to force the clips on kept bending the spades, which were then in danger of breaking off which would have been game over. To solve this, I cut off the clips, stripped back the wires, hooked them through the holes in the spades and soldered them directly in place.After assembling the controller, plugging everything in and pushing down the pedal, the sewing machine eased back into life, at which I couldn’t help but do a little dance of joy and hug my mother.A couple of months later and the new pedal is still going strong.It is very pleasing that a complex, well-engineered sewing machine, used regularly for over sixty years without other issue, has been given a new lease of life by such a reasonably priced replacement controller. Recommended, as long as you have at least some idea of what you're doing.

Bought to replace the broken casing on a Toshiba sewing machine pedal controller, the unit is a good replacement and contains all the electrical parts required. There are a few issues to consider though. Firstly, the original controller used screws to fix the wires to the brass terminals inside, so the wires have eyelets for terminations. This controller has solder tags so can't be connected easily using just a screwdriver. I have the ability to solder the connections, but looking for an alternative solution, I noticed a secondary issue. The brass contacts for the cables on my broken unit are nice and thick and strong. The ones in the new unit are thinner and not such good quality. I therefore decided the best option was to remove the brass contacts from the old unit and put them in the new unit. This wasn't too difficult but you need to take care not to loose any of the little carbon plates inside the control unit. This then allowed the cables to be screwed to the terminals. Once put back together, the pedals works very well. I give 4 stars due to the reduced quality and extra work required.

Bought this as a replacement pedal for a very old Singer.Relatively easy to fit - not much harder than wiring a plug. You do need to crimp the tab connectors, but this can be done with a pair of pliers if you don't have a crimping tool.The pedal itself is very solidly constructed with a thick plastic body. It functions better than the old pedal - finer control and doesn't rush away when starting up.

The listing doesn't mention that if your machine has a separate power cable and foot cable, this is not a suitable fix. I had to find that info, in all caps, on an external site. This is my job, and I'm delayed several days now.

I bought this bare foot control so that I could keep the existing cables and, in particular, the plug that connects it to the machine. The controller is a simple rheostat, works well and is replacing an electronic unit that only gave "Off" or "Full Speed".