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You need to replace the lightbulb. You may need to remove the cover over the lightbulb off in order to remove the bulb. Take the bulb to the local sewing machine repair shop or order a replacement online.
FWIW, you may want to consider an LED bulb. They are much brighter and do not get hot like the standard bulbs.
will be a 10 watt or a bit more and is available from most sewing machine shops ( don't get a bulb with too high wattage as it heats the end cover of the machine and burns the socket
bulbs are not manufacturer specific but are generic so take the old bulb along to get the same wattage and glass size as some globes are bigger in dimensions than others and will not fit in the end of the machine
In the meantime, you can pick up a stand-alone bobbin threader at the local fabric store or online. They cost ~$25. A lot of sewists prefer using the stand-alone because it saves wear & tear on their sewing machine and they can also wind bobbins without interfering with the machine's setup.
The light from a light bulb is caused by the metal filament being white hot, over 1000 degrees Centigrade, so touching hot isn't too much in those circumstances! However there may be a ventilation problem in the bulb area but our machines are just the same in the bulb area. A bulb that has gone black has had an air leak into the glass envelope and this it may well be a just poor quality bulb.
Are you getting the correct bulb? Some shops will supply one for a normal light which has a weaker construction and is not suited to vibration and working in an enclosed area. If you (or the shop) use a bulb with a higher wattage than specified with the good intention of supplying a better light it could also be supplying more heat....
A genuine Janome bulb - if you can get one - may cost more but should last a lot longer. I don't want to say your sewing supply shop is not providing the right bulb but ....
The other possibility is that you have just had a run of bad luck to counteract someone else's good luck of not having a bulb blow. Sorry (but thanks!).
Finally, try to avoid touching the bulb with your bare hands when you fit the new one. All peoples, everybody's, hands have a natural layer of oils on the surface that can cause hot spots on a bulb surface and make it blow. If you have any acetone type thinners (nail varnish remover) give the bulb a wipe over with that before fitting to make sure it is thoroughly clean and use a piece of new clean cloth to hold it when you are fitting the bulb.
The machine should have came with a light bulb tool, to help you get it out.
Very very hard to do that with out the tool.
You can get it at your local bernina dealer, or they should change it for free.
Does that machine have a power switch on the back top of the machine, there is a good chance that if it does it is bad. They go bad all the time. Some dont have the switch.
on the brother website they have a free operation manual that shows how to change the light bulb
on the home page to the left look for manuals under support
click on it & then under select product group choose home sewing & embroidery
& select model LS2125
at the back behind the face plate on the top left there is a screw take it out & turn the machine back around to face you & the face plate will come off & the bulb is accessable
I look at my manual & at the back of the of the thread take up lever ,where the thread guide is behind the machine on the top left hand side is a screw, just unscrew it take off the face plate & change the bulb & put the screw back in
Agree, this is a very tricky operation! Lie the machine down on its side - you still can't see properly, but it is easier that way. Be sure you are using the correct end of the grey plastic thing. One end is marked In and the other Out (or words something like that - I;m away from my machine right now and can't check). If the bulb is not staying in, then it is not in correctly and you just have to keep trying. As a last resort, take the machine to a repair shop and ask them to teach you how to do it. Believe me, I share your frustration. I don't think Husqvarna could have made changing the light bulb any more difficult if they had tried!
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