Elna air electronic foot control repair and parts

Elna Air Electronic Foot Control

Membrane 436410-10

Elna Air Electronic Foot Control parts list

Elna Hose Head436410-H

Hose 988667-003

Membrane holding plate

New Elna air electronic foot control

You can by  a new complete Elna air foot control from this link: Elna air electronic foot control in New Zealand. The other parts are available on request and can be found be widely on the internet. You can also by a complete foot control from the links below. This foot control and parts are compatible with the Elna Sewing Machine Models: Air Electronic 38, 39, 58, 59, 68, 69, Carina Jubilee 45, 46, 55, 56, 65, 66, 500, Lotus 22, Stella 17, 27, 37, 57, SU.

Repairing a faulty Elna air electronic foot control:

I’ve set out the following faults that can be checked before buying a new foot control. The easiest way of finding these faults are to dip it in water,  close off the foot control head and apply pressure on the air control membrane to see where the air bubbles escape. This should give you a good indication where the foot control is leaking air.

Finding and repairing the leak

1. Foot control hose 988667-003: The Elna foot control Hose 988667-003 can get a hole or cut. You can always cut out the damaged part of the hose and providing it is still long enough use the narrow plastic ink tube of a empty ballpoint pen to join it.



2. Membrane 436410-10: It is not worth trying to repair the Membrane 436410-10



3. Elna hose head 436410-H: Elna Hose Head 436410-H can get little cracks and won’t seal anymore



4. Membrane holding plate: Membrane holding plate gets cracked from age or when the four holding screws are tightened to hard. You will get a leek between the membrane and the holding plate



5. Elna hose head 436410-H: You can easily repair your hose in the same manner as the Singer Foot control below

It can be easily repaired using the inner tube of a old ballpoint ink pen

Cut a piece of tube for connecting the hoses

Insert the plastic tube halfway into the hose

Elna air electronic foot control repair and parts

Elna bobbin case repair for Stella TSP

The spring scale N° 101’670 is calibrated at the factory and should not be modified.

Referring to the first picture in the picture gallery below on how to set the tension on the lower bobbin case:



1. Insert a full bobbin of embroidery thread N° 30-2 ply (60-2) and thread the tension as per drawing. Set the take-up lever in its highest position.



2. Set gratuated wheel “C” on “1″, loosen screw “a” and adjust eccentric “b” to obtain a residual tension between 45 and 55 g by pulling the spring scale 1011670 slowly in the illustrated direction.



3. Tighten screw “a” whilst retaining “b” in its position.



4. Turn graduated wheel “c” several times between “0″ and “2″ and recheck adjustment .

Elna bobbin case repair

Elna bobbin case repair questions can be asked in the comment box at the bottom of the page.

Elna bobbin case repair for Stella TSP

Globe foot controls

Foot control plug

Globe foot control plug

Globe Cub 3 plug

Globe M3 Overlocker

Frister Lock 3

Globe 510 plug

Globe Foot Controls

The globe sewing machines and overlockers use mostly the same plug except for some of the electronic models. This three hole plug were also used by various other sewing machine and overlocker brands like Husqvarna, Janome, Pfaff, Singer, Jaquar, Toyota, Frister & Rossmann, White and more. I’ve listed some of the models that should also fit the Globe foot controls below.

Compatible part numbers are: YC-482E, 40059964, 72917, 1150018-834, YC-482T-1, 412000018, 11939, 11850E, 30990 and 11850.

Many models of sewing machines and overlockers used for the Globe, Frister & Rossmann and White brands are the same. The model numbers may be different but the parts are mostly interchangeable like the foot controls, gears, baldes, loopers etc.

Husqvarna: 340D-341D-905-910-3400
Janome: 5500-8000-8600-8800
Pfaff: 4240-4250-4260
Singer: 14J334-132-1019-1025-1027-132Q140Q
Toyota: 4300-4600
White: 208-503-505-710-734-834D999-1523-1577-1599-1800-1934D-19554040-4075-5500-534D-7234-734D-7347934-7934DW-2000-SL243D-SL34

You can always find a matching foot control from Trademe foot controls in New Zealand or Dulwich Hill Sewing Centre in Australia and they should all be 240V.

The following foot controls are for a 110v power supply and won’t be safe with a 220V power supply.

Globe foot controls

Brother foot controls for their sewing machines

Brother Foot Control

Brother PS-53 foot control

Brother VX800 plug for foot control

Brother Electronic Compal Star 732

Brother Foot Control Plug

Brother Foot Control Plug

Brother foot controls

The following models are compatible and their foot controls should fit the same plug for all the models. The best is to view the machine plug on your machine and to see if it matches your sewing machine, overlocker or serger. At the bottom of the page I added some links to various Brother foot controls.

Always check electrical rating of the Brother foot controls and sewing machines. The American 110V won’t be safe to use on a 220V power supply!

You can search for free manuals from my Brother Manual Search Page

Brother: 461, 1781, LS1217, LS2125, LS2220, PS1000, PS1200, PS1250, PS1700, PS1750, PS1800, PS2200, PS2500, PX100, PX200, PX300, VX540, VX560, VX710, VX808, VX847, VX857, VX870, VX920, VX940, VX950, VX970, VX1010, VX1020, VX1100, VX1120, VX1125, VX1140, VX1250, VX1400, VX1500, XL2010, XL2015, XL2021, XL2022, XL2027, XL2030, XL3010, XL3022, XL3027, XL3030, XL3100, XL3200, XL4010, XL4011, XL4012, XL4014, XL4015, XL20, XL4030, XL4040, XL4050, XL4060, XL5010, XL5011, XL5020, XL5021, XL5030, XL5031, XL5130, XL5232, XL5300, XL5340, XL55, XL56, XL5500, XL5600, XL5700, XL6040, XL6050, XL6060, XL6452, XL6562, XL634D, XR16, XR23, XR31, XR33, XR34, XR35, XR37, XR40, XR46, XR52, XR65, XR65T and LS series, VX series, XL series, XR series, Galaxy 8015, Riviera 1681, Sonata 6621.

Most Brother serger model:  350, 360, 451, 461, 523N, 524N, 525N, 526, 526D, 546, 546D, 626D, 634D, 640D, 661, 681, 730DE, 741, 751, 760DE, 834DP, 920D, 925D, 929D, 934D, 935D, 1034D, 1681, 1781, 2340CV, 3034D, 7029,626, 634D, 1034D, M526LCW, 900 series and many others.

Babylock: B17, BL21, BL200, BL702, BL713, BL722, BL1500, BL1550, BL1556, BL2100, BL2200, BL2400, BL2600, BL6000, BL6150, BL6200, BL6300, BL6500

Bernina/Bernette: 50, 75

Simplicity: SL2160, SL8020, SL8130, SL8220, SL9130, SL9150, SL9240

Sonata 6621

Viking Huskylock: 234D, 430, 431, 535D, 600, 700, 800, 650ED, 1000, M530.

Riccar R2050

Brother foot controls for their sewing machines