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Post by rodney on May 23, 2019 16:28:50 GMT
I recently aquired a CA-2-B16 and every thing on it works like new,,,but and this is a big but,,I had a shovel fall over in shop and it broke the knob on the on-off switch,,any advice on where I can buy one of the antique pieces? It is a 2 knob switch,
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Post by turbokinetic on May 23, 2019 16:37:43 GMT
I recently aquired a CA-2-B16 and every thing on it works like new,,,but and this is a big but,,I had a shovel fall over in shop and it broke the knob on the on-off switch,,any advice on where I can buy one of the antique pieces? It is a 2 knob switch, Oh no! That is such a misfortune. The controls on these are very hard to come by. We have developed some repair processes for the sensing tube and contact points; but as far as I know nobody is reproducing the knob.
I would keep asking here and possibly one will show up. The on/off/defrost knob is retained inside the control by a clip and several other parts. It is a somewhat tedious job if you're not into miniature mechanical parts repair. It's important to note the orientation of every part since it is possible to re-assemble it incorrectly.
Sincerely, David
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Post by rodney on May 23, 2019 17:00:39 GMT
I have all the pieces but some parts fell inside the switch unit
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Post by turbokinetic on May 23, 2019 17:04:08 GMT
I have all the pieces but some parts fell inside the switch unit
It could be possible to repair it, depending on the material it's made from. There is a brass cam, and a steel spring which hold the knob in place. As long as those two parts are not lost, you could repair it if the knob is salvageable.
I'm not at my shop now or I could take some pictures.
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Post by rodney on May 23, 2019 17:33:54 GMT
I have those pieces but I know nothing about reparing this,,Are capable? I will send it to you
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Post by turbokinetic on May 23, 2019 18:20:18 GMT
I have those pieces but I know nothing about reparing this,,Are capable? I will send it to you
Anything's possible. It would depend on how many pieces it's broken into and the material it's made from. Some materials are more easily bonded than others. I did send you a PM as well.
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Post by cablehack on May 23, 2019 23:07:17 GMT
I seem to recall the knobs were Textolite from somewhere, or that just might have been the sealing plug.
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Post by ChrisJ on May 24, 2019 17:57:47 GMT
I seem to recall the knobs were Textolite from somewhere, or that just might have been the sealing plug. I believe Textolite is just Formica. I'd expect the knobs to be Bakelite. |
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