The Spotlight of a Singer Model 99K Sewing Machine
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- How to remove and replace the spotlight on a Singer Model 99K Sewing Machine. Disassembly to see inside parts. The screw-in light bulb. The switch key cam and spring contacts. An original snap ring and replacing a missing snap ring.
MUSIC: "Spotlight" by Sir Elton Hercules John 1979 - Навчання та стиль
A piece of blue painter's tape would be handy to hold the two halves of the Spotlight together while you maneuver the Spotlight Body Snap Ring (large) into place. :)
That's a great idea, Leon. Thanks for sharing. Pinned to the top of comments.
Your videos always come to my rescue! My friend just gifted me this super cute machine and I'm so glad you have a series of videos on all the details! Thanks again, Andy!
Nice gift! It's so well made and fun to work on. The spotlight is the hardest, then it is smooth sailing =. Enjoy, and thanks for the nice comment.
I am fixing my spotlight on my singer 66. The wiring was shot needs replacing. Wish I had seen your yourtube before I disassembled the light. Thanks Andy job well done
Don't feel too bad. I butchered the first one I attempted to fix years ago. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Good luck going forward.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I was recently gifted a 185K which has the same lamp assembly and now I know what part it is missing (the bent strip of copper that completes the connection to the bulb - I bet someone took it apart at some point and it flew out).
Wow, a very nice gift. I bet you are correct that someone tried to work on the light before. It's not the easiest light Singer made, haha. BTW, Model 185 is the more modern update to the 99K and most of the parts are the same, just different body styles.
I have a playlist for model 99k with 20 videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLsCOZgzzaiKIIUgkEujqHc9iNWN9NPW2Z.html
If you find some other issues I may have a video that could help. Thanks for the comment, 🙏and for saving that machine and working to get it back in service.
Really enjoy our videos... very educational... I just acquired a 99K... will pick it up tomorrow... Thank you so much!😊
Happy for you, Diane. A strong, versatile machine. Good luck with it and if you have questions just ask. Thanks for watching my channel.
Thank you for solving my how to reattach the light problem.
I'm glad you found the video, Charity. Thanks for commenting. Here is a playlist of al 19 of my model 99K video in case your machine has other issues: ua-cam.com/play/PLsCOZgzzaiKIIUgkEujqHc9iNWN9NPW2Z.html
Happy sewing.
Hi Andy! Just rewired one of those spot light. I will never do it again! I really struggled with the small oringal snap ring!
Maybe that's why my small snap ring was missing? Someone gave up getting it back on. I'm glad you persisted, Mary 🏆
Thanks for working on your machine and saving the spotlight. I appreciate you watching my channel. Take care.
I'm about to rewire this exact light also. Luckily (maybe) the lens is missing on mine too. Here's hoping those 2 snap rings won't defeat me in the end!
I just got a 99K recently. In the spotlight, it has a lens cover that I cannot remove. Also tried to remove that larger spring ring, but that won't budge either. (Sigh.)
I'm actually feeling lucky that Cute was missing the lens. If a person knows how to remove it I'm guessing it comes off easily. I mean, you have to change the bulb someday, right? I have a parts diagram of the spotlight and it looks like there is a smaller retention ring inside the black part of the spotlight that holds the lens. I'd be happy to give you the parts list for the machine & light if you think it would help. Email andymanuals53@gmail. com and ask for the 99-24 parts manual. I have other instruction manuals, but they all show the older style of light.
Mr Andy thank you very much for the video it helps me A lot cause the Spotlight on my Singer it is not Working, now I’m going to do what you just did , Thank you again and I’m going to be Checking on your Videos 👍....... Señor Andy muchas Gracias por su vídeo me ayudó mucho por que yo también tengo problemas con La Luzita de mi Maquinita singer y voy aser Exactamente lo que Usted iso con su maquinita , bueno muchas Gracias otra vez 👍
Gracias a ti también. Espero que pueda encontrar y solucionar el problema. Gracias por tu comentario y por ver mi canal. Buena suerte.
Hi Andy, I am so happy I found you! I just sent you an email.
Thank you. Received & replied.
That lens will be hard to find.
The whole light you can find on ebay but they are pricey too.
Thank you for the Video Andy
Don't the LED bulbs shoot the light out the side instead of the end where you need it on that
particular light?
Yes, cannot find lens only so I just ordered an LED screw-in bulb. I'll do a video on it when it arrives. There is some silver paint inside the spotlight and I'm hoping that enough light will come out to improve the lighting from the weak yellow color to brighter white light.
Looking forward to that video.
I've been looking at the LED's but that's as far as I've gotten with it, my old eyeballs
need all the help they can get.
@@andytubesewing1953 I just saw this video. I have a lens! It's yours if you want it!
Thanks for making this video! I just purchased what I think is a 99k based on the serial number but it's possible it's a 128. It has a light attachment with an elongated silver hood. The bulb burnt out when I plugged it in but I can't get the bulb out. It doesn't seem to be a screw in. If I turn it left or right it seems to tighten but it becomes loose in the middle but pulling it doesn't seem to dislodge it and I'm afraid it will shatter if I grab it too hard. I noticed there seems to be what I would describe as a locking pin in a "j" like fitting so the pin seems locked in the bottom of the hook of the "j" but maybe unlocks if moved to the straight part of the "j". I don't know if this locks the bulb or the light fitting. Either way I don't seem to be able to move this pin. Have you seen anything like this? I wish I could attach a pic. I feel like I need an engineering degree to figure out how to change this bulb. Isn't there a joke about changing light bulbs? LOL
Wish you'd mentioned the actual serial number. Just curious b/c the two models you mention are quite different. Anyway, many SInger lamps have a bayonet style of bulb/holder where the bulb has two small pins on the metal base that stick out the sides. The pins fit into narrow slots of the lamp holder. When inserting the bulb you line it up, pins to slots, and insert until it stops, then push a little more b/c there is a spring in there. By pushing and turning, the pins go into the "J" slot and you let go. The spring keeps tension on the base of the bulb and pins and holds it in place. So you get the idea now, right? to remove you first push the bub in and turn the opposite way to move the pins out of the "J" and then you can pull out the bulb. Try an LED bulb when you replace it, preferably with white lite. I think you'd enjoy that. If you find the model number of your machine you can usually download a free copy of the instruction manual from Singer Support:www.singer.com/support The manuals show about the bub/light and many more things about using the machine. Thanks for watching my channel and good luck. BTW, you have a UA-cam Channel and you have uploaded videos before. When seeking help online it's very helpful to see a video and here you say what the deal is.
@@andytubesewing1953 Apologies. It's Y4432798. I didn't think to give the model because all of the machines I saw online showed a light like yours so I thought it might be a retrofit. Trust me I have been searching for the manual for a couple days but there are a lot of model 99 variants and all the manuals I have found aren't mine. I can tell because my machine's stitch adjuster is a simple screw, not the lever type which are the manuals I keep finding. :-) I think my machine is older. At any rate, thank you for telling me it's bayonet style and by following your instructions I was able to get the bulb out. :-) Is there any difference between the B15 and BA15 led bulbs?
i havecthe bottom spring in but i would love a closeup pic of the top spring? great tutorial tho! thx!🤗
Sorry, romeo, the machine was sold and shipped overseas. All I have is the video you see here. I have a parts diagram of the light but it is a sketch and my video is much more clear than the sketch.
Andy, did you find an LED bulb for these spot lights?
Here are all my 99k videos in a playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLsCOZgzzaiKIIUgkEujqHc9iNWN9NPW2Z.html
One of those videos is about the LED Bulb I found: ua-cam.com/video/dB9Fw-4GkWc/v-deo.html
Here is the one I used in the video: www.ebay.com/itm/Sewing-Machine-LED-Light-Bulb-5-8-Base-Screw-In-Type-15-Watt-120-Volt/292205375813?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Remember my video is 2 years old now, and there may be other sellers at a lower price. In October of 2018 I found the bulb at 231Terry, a trusted seller I have used for many years. They also make bulbs with fewer emitters but for me the more light the better. Thanks for watching my channel.
I’m looking for how to take apart the Bakelite light on 15-91
I had one with metal which was East to find directions. This one is bake lite and has a glass cover
Good luck. I've never worked on any model 15.
You could use gun barrel bluing to darken the spring.
a good suggestion, Dotte. Thank you for sharing it on my channel.
How do you rewired it -wire it in the motor? How does it connect inside the motor?
I'm out of town right now but I made a video all about the motor and I probably showed and talked about the wires to the motor maybe that will help you if not contact me again after July 20th.
The RF5-8 Motor of a Singer Model 99K Sewing Machine
ua-cam.com/video/TmnnvGrEfmg/v-deo.html
UA-cam · Andy Tube
Oct 30, 2018
Hi do you have any idea where I can get that retention ring to hold the glass bulb on the light on? I bought one of these and it has the glass dome bulb but no way to hold it on. Thank you.
No idea at all. No one makes new ones. Rarely parts are sold on eBay, even the entire light w/wires. The ring is NOT flat, but has some raised portions for springiness and goes into the black plastic before the lens. Then the lens is pushed against that spring and turned slightly to lock it in place. One fellow in the E.U. wrote me that he used a soft rubber O-ring in place of the spring. Soft enough to compress. He used petroleum jelly so the glass would twist on the rubber O-ring.
@@andytubesewing1953 ok thank you for the advice
@@apiecemaker1163 No problem, and sorry it wasn't better news. Good Luck.
@@andytubesewing1953 hey I just lucked up on one on eBay. There were two of them so I wasn’t sure if you still needed one. It is the glass lens and retainer spring for 17.99. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you did. Thank you and I’m looking forward to watching your whole series of videos on this machine. I also have a featherweight and a 319w. Hope you have some on those also.
@@apiecemaker1163 Hey! Lucky you, that's great you found one. Thanks for the tip, but my 99K was shipped to S.E. Asia upon completion. I do have a series for the Featherweight called Saving LaLa and you can find it here: ua-cam.com/play/PLsCOZgzzaiKIA1OPw0k6QOSTE-wAUZ4kp.html I've never even seen a model 319w so I have no videos or info about it. Thanks for saving your machines, and take care.
Hi,
I have 328j the light bulb i want to change but can’t get old one off any tip,
Please and thank you
For viewers not familiar with model 328, the bulb in the 328 is bayonet-style vs. the screw-in style of the 99k in this video. On Singer bayonet-style bulbs you push in the bulb slightly to lineup the pins on the bulb base with the groves in the socket then rotate the bulb to the left (counterclockwise) a short distance then pull the bulb straight out of the socket. To install that type of bulb you line up the bulb base pins with the socket groves, insert the bulb completely and turn it to the right (clockwise). If your 328 has the original heat shield around the bulb, you can pull out the heat shield before removing the bulb. When/if the bulb is slippery or hard to grip I simply wrap a rubber band around the bulb 3 or 4 times and that grips the glass very well and I can grip the rubber band without it slipping. The remove/install method for model 328 is shown on page 74 of the original Instruction Manual which is available for free download from Singer USA at this link: www.singer.com/search/support?title=328 the manual at the top of the list is what I'm referring to. Very rarely there is corrosion in the bulb socket and the bulb feels dangerous to turn. You can remove the entire bulb/shield/socket and pull it out to make it easier to work on if necessary. Here is my video for removing wires/motor/light on the sister machine model 327 ua-cam.com/video/sDcexZeS0f0/v-deo.html Usually you can just press and turn the bayonet-style bulbs and pull them out. Thanks for watching my channel