Abstract: A foot operated electrical control has a generally rectangular housing for protectively enclosing operating components, formed by a base and a treadle-type cover that have overlying sets of opposed side walls. A mounting shaft extends through aligned holes formed through the side walls to mount the treadle on the base for relative pivotal movement between a normal "non-operated" position and a range of "operated" positions. The operating components include a pair of arms that are connected to the operating shaft for relative pivotal movement between an "off" position and a range of "operating" positions, a first spring that biases the arms toward their "off" position, and a second spring that biases one arm into engagement with the base and also biases the treadle toward its "non-operated" position. A variable resistance potentiometer connected to the one arm has a control shaft that mounts a pinion.