Post by frostyfrank on Feb 4, 2014 23:50:00 GMT
Patient: DR 2 A 16, s/n: 1372619 circa 1931-32.
History: Fired-up machine about a week ago. At first it rattled a bit ( crankcase heater probably dead ). After several hours, it quieted down, and ran quietly, and began to cycle on / off, probably about 2-3 minutes on, several minutes off ( I did not log the cycle times ). Had an original DR ice-tray in the evaporator, and the drip-tray 1/2 full of water. By that evening, evaporator had frost almost all the way up, ice cube tray frozen solid, and cabinet temp down to about 0 * F. I backed-off the temp control, to see if it would maintain 35-40 * F.
It seemed to run fine for several days...
Symptoms: Now it seems to be running a "fever"... cabinet temp is still between 35 -40 * F, but the top of the compressor dome feels really warm to the touch, almost too warm to hold the hand on. Frost-line on the evaporator is all the way up to the cabinet roof. The cabinet still contains only the ice-cube tray and the drip-tray 1/2 full of water.
I shut it down today for fear of damaging the RU by continuing to run it that warm.
Is this normal behavior for a DR, or is the poor beast indeed sick ?
Thanks,
Frosty Frank
History: Fired-up machine about a week ago. At first it rattled a bit ( crankcase heater probably dead ). After several hours, it quieted down, and ran quietly, and began to cycle on / off, probably about 2-3 minutes on, several minutes off ( I did not log the cycle times ). Had an original DR ice-tray in the evaporator, and the drip-tray 1/2 full of water. By that evening, evaporator had frost almost all the way up, ice cube tray frozen solid, and cabinet temp down to about 0 * F. I backed-off the temp control, to see if it would maintain 35-40 * F.
It seemed to run fine for several days...
Symptoms: Now it seems to be running a "fever"... cabinet temp is still between 35 -40 * F, but the top of the compressor dome feels really warm to the touch, almost too warm to hold the hand on. Frost-line on the evaporator is all the way up to the cabinet roof. The cabinet still contains only the ice-cube tray and the drip-tray 1/2 full of water.
I shut it down today for fear of damaging the RU by continuing to run it that warm.
Is this normal behavior for a DR, or is the poor beast indeed sick ?
Thanks,
Frosty Frank
