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Post by greenmountainbill on Mar 11, 2019 18:35:24 GMT
Having read all the FEA posts on the forum and looked at the photos, I'll be darned if I can find any sign of an oil tube, hole, or plug as shown in any of the posted photos. BUT, the deck under the compressor and the motor itself had oil residue with dirt stuck to it. What have I missed? Where does one add oil to this model?
Rest of the number on the ID plate: 83-276-789 (raised number below the model)
Thanks, Bill
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Post by turbokinetic on Mar 11, 2019 21:18:18 GMT
Having read all the FEA posts on the forum and looked at the photos, I'll be darned if I can find any sign of an oil tube, hole, or plug as shown in any of the posted photos. BUT, the deck under the compressor and the motor itself had oil residue with dirt stuck to it. What have I missed? Where does one add oil to this model? Rest of the number on the ID plate: 83-276-789 (raised number below the model) Thanks, Bill Hi Bill. Hopefully one of the FEA owners will speak up. In the meantime, a close-up picture of the motor would help. There's always a chance the motor was replaced, and the new one is different. Some of the replacement motors have no oil hole, requiring you to punch a hole into the oil felt cover. People often place tape over this hole after they do this procedure. So, you may need to look for that; or punch a hole of your own. Again, a picture would work wonders.
Sincerely, David
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Post by solarmike on Mar 11, 2019 22:31:55 GMT
Yes it's obvious where the oil hole is.... If you don't see it, it doesn't have one the motor has been upgraded..... Pics would be great....
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Post by greenmountainbill on Mar 12, 2019 0:18:32 GMT
Here are pics. My refrigerator is a two door model with a replacement FEA unit installed in 1948. I hope to get it working to use as my only fridge in our new (but very old) Maine cottage along with a 1925 Quality gas kitchen range. Love old stuff. Fridge is not working. Plug it in and it trips the breaker. Wired the fan directly and it doesn't run. But that's another story for later. All advice gratefully accepted. Bill Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by turbokinetic on Mar 12, 2019 0:38:34 GMT
Here are pics. My refrigerator is a two door model with a replacement FEA unit installed in 1948. I hope to get it working to use as my only fridge in our new (but very old) Maine cottage along with a 1925 Quality gas kitchen range. Love old stuff. Fridge is not working. Plug it in and it trips the breaker. Wired the fan directly and it doesn't run. But that's another story for later. All advice gratefully accepted. Bill Sorry the breaker tripping issue has appeared. That could be bad - or maybe not.
Is this the branch circuit overcurrent breaker (in the building lighting and power panel)? Is it a GFCI breaker? Or are you talking about tripping of the compressor motor's integrated overload breaker?
To troubleshoot the tripping, assuming it's the branch circuit breaker; then you would need to use an ohm meter to find out where the short is. How is the condition of the wiring?
EDIT: If you decide to make the fan motor "oilable" when it was not originally equipped with an oil hole, punch a hole with a nail or other sharp instrument, as shown. Oil the motor and then cover the hole with tape.
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Post by solarmike on Mar 12, 2019 1:14:24 GMT
Yes the tripping beaker doesn't sound good.... First I would like to know can you spin the fan with your finger? That looks like a GE original fan to me.....
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Post by greenmountainbill on Mar 12, 2019 1:30:50 GMT
Hole sounds easy enough.
It tripped the GFCI breaker because outlet I used is near kitchen sink.
Yes, the blades spin very freely and for a long time. Fan has GE on it.
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Post by turbokinetic on Mar 12, 2019 1:37:32 GMT
Hole sounds easy enough. It tripped the GFCI breaker because outlet I used is near kitchen sink. Yes, the blades spin very freely and for a long time. Fan has GE on it. That's cool. Tripping a GFCI can be caused by very small leakage current.
How many wires go to the fan motor? If I am not mistaken, the original fan motor required 2-phase power which is generated by the compressor motor. This fan would have had 3 wires going to the motor. It won't run if connected to regular single-phase power. It needs to be connected to the compressor motor.
To find the leakage current causing the trip, you'll need to isolate different components. I would be willing to bet money that the cabinet light circuit would be a prime suspect in the GFCI trip, since that's happened routinely.
Connect your ohm meter between the two power pins at the cord (tie both together); and the other meter lead to the cabinet of the fridge. See the resistance measurement. Disconnect components one by one until the resistive short is located.
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