Replace light bulb

With power disconnected, use appropriate-size pliers to crush the remains and rotate CCW to extract. After removal, check the socket to be sure it is not damaged or rusted so as to prevent installation of a replacement lamp.

An LED bulb, https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/led-bulb-janome-mc9000-led.aspx , is available for the Elna 6003. To replace the bulb, you need to remove the left side face plate. The screw holding the face-plate is hidden behind a button that matches the face plate. Next pull the socket out. Then pull the bulb out of the socket. Push the new bulb into the socket with the pins aligned with the holes in the socket. Push the socket back into the sewing machine and replace the left-side face plate. For an idea of the procedure, see the manual for the Elna 6001, available at ManualsLib. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/378188/Elna-6001.html?page=53 . This is the maintenance page of this manual.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

To replace the light bulb on your Singer sewing machine model 9618, please follow these steps:

1. Turn off the sewing machine and unplug it from the power source.
2. Locate the light bulb cover on the left side of the sewing machine, just above the needle.
3. Use a small flat-head screwdriver to gently pry the cover off.
4. Remove the old bulb by gently pulling it out of the socket.
5. Insert the new bulb into the socket, making sure it is securely in place.
6. Replace the cover by aligning it with the slot and gently pressing it back into place.

Note: Make sure to use a light bulb that is compatible with your sewing machine's voltage and wattage specifications. You can find this information in your sewing machine's manual or on the light bulb itself.

Perhaps this will help:
Be sure to UNPLUG the machine!!!!

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If you have some time on your hands, you can wet an old kitchen sponge--the one that gets hard after it dries out. Squeeze the water out as much as possible, then roll the sponge tightly and stick it into the broken light bulb. Let it set until the sponge dries and gets hard. Then you should be able to use the sponge to remove the base.


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Check the bulb model number old versus new and make sure you have the same number bulb. The bulb number should be on the base of the bulb somewhere. If the bulb has tabs sticking out of the base, check to see that they are placed such that both tabs are on the same plane on the bulb base. Some bulbs have offset tabs that only go in one way to the socket. Try rotating the bulb 180 degrees and insert it again to the socket before trying to rotate it. Check your manual for bulb replacement procedure. Make sure also that you didn't rotate the glass bulb out of its base when you pulled the old one out, leaving the old base still stuck in the bulb socket. If this is the case, unplug the machine and use needle-nose pliers to remove the old bulb base before trying to replace the bulb.

I'm not specifically familiar with the 830 model, but all the other Berninas I've dealt with are very similar.

First, disconnect the power cord from the wall socket - safety first!

The housing for the lamp is in the hinged piece at the left (needle) end. It's hinged at the back (two hinges, one above the other like a door) and it's simply a matter of placing the palm of the left hand over the lamp switch with the thumb on the front above the needle and the tips of the fingers at the back of the machine, then opening the housing by twisting it away from the body of the machine from the front. It's held closed with a spring clip, so a little pressure may be required.

Once opened, the lamp and its holder are easily accessible. Remember the lamp is probably a bayonet fitting, so a little pressure to push the bulb into the contact springs and a slight twist in the same direction as you would turn a screw to undo it, and the lamp should come out. Avoid too much pressure on the lamp, as the glass part can part company with the metal base. If it does break, getting the metal base out is a bit of an issue, but it can usually be achieved with a pair of long-nosed pliers. Be very careful not to break the lamp holder - they can become quite brittle.

Having obtained a suitable replacement lamp of the same fitting size and wattage (most are 15 W), fitting it is simply a matter of pushing the lamp base into the holder and twisting it to lock it in place, then closing the housing.

Make sure power is turned off. Get a pair of pointy nose pliers (may need to try a couple of sizes to get correct one). Use these to get hold of the metal light base and remove. Will probably need to turn base to release. Then insert new bulb.

Turn off the power.

There are two base types; screw in and bayonet.

With needle nose pliers try to get hold of the metal base.

If it will not turn (left for loose; right for tight), then it may be the bayonet type base: press in, turn and pull out.

Berninas usually come with a bulb remover. It is a plastic tube about 2" long that everyone wonders..what the heck is this.

Turn the power off and place the machine on it's end so that you can see clearly into the socket.
Bend an L in the pointed end of a nail.
Fill the socket with enough hot glue to securely hold the head of the nail and let it harden. Using pliers, grasp the bent part and push in and turn counter-clockwise.