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Post by coldspaces on May 30, 2018 2:24:47 GMT
My 85 Gemline catalog listed only a universal replacement for the cold control for a GE model BH7-A They used a GC501 - normal off 9, normal on 20, warm on 38, cold off -16 cap tube 78" long. Hope this helps.
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Post by daveinqca on Jun 4, 2018 1:18:05 GMT
I have a 1941 CF model. Here is the thread on it. monitortop.freeforums.net/thread/585/1941-flat-top-projectAnd then I realized that this post is about an FCA and I'm referring to my CF model. The cabinet sure looks like a prewar flat top. Maybe they were using older cabinet types because they hadn't gotten tooled up yet after the war. The top on that model comes off. You could look and see if there is a high side float inside. That is the way the CF models are set up. |
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Post by retfire on Jan 7, 2019 20:11:01 GMT
I have a FCA-2-F16 that I just acquired. The compressor/motor runs and cools good but the fan doesn’t work. Upon further inspection, all of the wiring is brittle and some is broken. Does anyone know where I can find a wiring diagram for it? I would appreciate any help I could get!
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Post by turbokinetic on Jan 7, 2019 23:29:18 GMT
I have a FCA-2-F16 that I just acquired. The compressor/motor runs and cools good but the fan doesn’t work. Upon further inspection, all of the wiring is brittle and some is broken. Does anyone know where I can find a wiring diagram for it? I would appreciate any help I could get! I believe someone here has an FCA manual, but I am not sure who it was. Hopefully someone will be able to chime in.
The wiring should be pretty straightforward, more than likely. How many broken wire cores are there?
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Post by ckfan on Jan 8, 2019 15:16:21 GMT
I’m assuming that those are wired up the same way that my freezer is. The fan should take its power from the compressor as it should be a little 2 phase motor that uses the power generated in the start winding of the compressor as the second phase to power the fan motor. It’s really a neat little set up. If you look on the fan cord does it have three wires?
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Post by turbokinetic on Jan 8, 2019 17:53:19 GMT
I’m assuming that those are wired up the same way that my freezer is. The fan should take its power from the compressor as it should be a little 2 phase motor that uses the power generated in the start winding of the compressor as the second phase to power the fan motor. It’s really a neat little set up. If you look on the fan cord does it have three wires? Cool setup! Another question he needs to check out is; will the fan motor spin freely? It may just need cleaning out and re-oiling. |
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Post by retfire on Jan 9, 2019 18:39:38 GMT
I have a FCA-2-F16 that I just acquired. The compressor/motor runs and cools good but the fan doesn’t work. Upon further inspection, all of the wiring is brittle and some is broken. Does anyone know where I can find a wiring diagram for it? I would appreciate any help I could get! I believe someone here has an FCA manual, but I am not sure who it was. Hopefully someone will be able to chime in.
The wiring should be pretty straightforward, more than likely. How many broken wire cores are there?
Thanks, all the wires have broken insulation. I need to rewire the whole fridge. Just not sure which wires go where. |
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Post by retfire on Jan 9, 2019 18:40:33 GMT
I’m assuming that those are wired up the same way that my freezer is. The fan should take its power from the compressor as it should be a little 2 phase motor that uses the power generated in the start winding of the compressor as the second phase to power the fan motor. It’s really a neat little set up. If you look on the fan cord does it have three wires? Cool setup! Another question he needs to check out is; will the fan motor spin freely? It may just need cleaning out and re-oiling. |
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Post by retfire on Jan 9, 2019 18:43:11 GMT
The fan does have 3 wires. Problem is it’s hard to tell which wires go where since there is no colored insulation left.
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Post by turbokinetic on Jan 9, 2019 21:56:18 GMT
The fan does have 3 wires. Problem is it’s hard to tell which wires go where since there is no colored insulation left. Your best bet is to have someone with a spare fan motor measure the resistance of the windings. Then you can measure yours, and determine what circuit goes where. |
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Post by NJ_Bill on Jan 10, 2019 5:15:11 GMT
The fan does have 3 wires. Problem is it’s hard to tell which wires go where since there is no colored insulation left. Is it just the insulation that is brittle and broken, or the conductors too? if two or more conductors are still intact, it can be rung out with a meter. |
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Post by ckfan on Jan 10, 2019 14:24:27 GMT
If you strip the outer jacket back further you will find some colored insulation for the wires. There should be red, white, and black to match the colors going to the compressor. The fan would hook up directly to the start relay the same way the compressor does.
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Post by retfire on Jan 11, 2019 2:41:04 GMT
If you strip the outer jacket back further you will find some colored insulation for the wires. There should be red, white, and black to match the colors going to the compressor. The fan would hook up directly to the start relay the same way the compressor does. Thanks, I will try that! |
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