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Post by pittfitter on Apr 28, 2015 18:39:25 GMT
  Where can I purchase new (proper ) door gaskets and new latch? Also would like to repaint. What is proper paint finish for FEA units? GE tag on front.
Would like to sell, what would this be worth? Operating fine. |
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Post by cablehack on Apr 29, 2015 1:58:01 GMT
The FEA units are a replacement for when Monitor Tops (DR, CA, CK) were no longer being rebuilt. So, your cabinet would have originally come with one of those models. I'm not familiar with the early DR cabinets made by Seeger, etc, but for all the GE made cabinets, a replacement door seal is available from Rusty Metal Rescue. As for latches, that will depend on cabinet type.
As far as I'm aware, no one here has the FEA service manual to confirm if they're the same, but for the last of the pre war models, the finish was a synthetic enamel; a GE product under the name of Glyptal. If you can post a pic, we can identify your cabinet and what the original cooling unit was.
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Post by 2030vision on Apr 29, 2015 16:24:17 GMT
Speaking of latches,has anybody been able to find a solution to the problems of wear on the more common
latches.(the ones with the roller on the end that have the internal fingers that snap into the rectangles
in their bottom plate). It seems on casual examination they cannot be taken apart without destroying them.
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Post by timeswelding on Apr 29, 2015 18:14:54 GMT
Speaking of latches,has anybody been able to find a solution to the problems of wear on the more common latches.(the ones with the roller on the end that have the internal fingers that snap into the rectangles in their bottom plate). It seems on casual examination they cannot be taken apart without destroying them. I have taken one apart And repaired it. You can machine off the "flare" from the tube that is the axle where the mechanism povots. Just use a countersink. That flare retains the bottom plate. Once repairs are done, I machined a piece of brass, with an internal thread, to fit inside the tube. I silver soldered the piece into the tube. Then I machined a low profile head onto a flat head Allen screw. That way, the screw retains the back plate, and it's low head doesn't protrude beyond the plate. It was a lot of work, but it did the job. It also makes disassembly for replating possible |
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Post by 2030vision on Apr 29, 2015 19:21:05 GMT
This is why we all come here....
PRICELESS advice and experience.
Thanks so much!
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Where can I purchase new (proper ) door gaskets and new latch? Also would like to repaint. What is proper paint finish for FEA units? GE tag on front.
