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Post by ckfan on May 2, 2016 18:21:50 GMT
Hey everyone! I just got back from another trip to Travis's. I got to make a shopping list of fridges that I (and a few of my friends) are going to adopt. Thank you Travis, and Lou, so much! I also got to take 2 FEA units home with me. Now I get to have fun experimenting with them. Who knows? I may even make a "tailgate" cooler out of one of them. The other I may keep as a spare for my CK if it ever dies. Hopefully I won't ever have to face that reality. Anyways, I will post more info if I stumble upon anything worth mentioning. For now I will leave you all with my 2 cents. For all of the "Bros" out there who say they have to have a truck (while they never haul anything), here is a picture for you. To view the photos in this post, please follow this link: drive.google.com/open?id=0B8_jm7K-ahMabTIwbmtWT3hVakE |
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Post by ChrisJ on May 2, 2016 21:26:17 GMT
Hey everyone! I just got back from another trip to Travis's. I got to make a shopping list of fridges that I (and a few of my friends) are going to adopt. Thank you Travis, and Lou, so much! I also got to take 2 FEA units home with me. Now I get to have fun experimenting with them. Who knows? I may even make a "tailgate" cooler out of one of them. The other I may keep as a spare for my CK if it ever dies. Hopefully I won't ever have to face that reality. Anyways, I will post more info if I stumble upon anything worth mentioning. For now I will leave you all with my 2 cents. For all of the "Bros" out there who say they have to have a truck (while they never haul anything), here is a picture for you. I've had plenty in my Sonic. So far in the Sonic I've carried a 24" Ariens snowblower, 1930s 16" Canedy Otto drill press, 4KW generator, Honda Lawnmower in box and the last thing was an 89" Grandfather clock. One at a time of course. For those who don't know what a Chevy Sonic is I've attached a picture. It'd carry FEA units no problem.  The cabinet on the other hand............ Attachments:
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Post by timeswelding on May 2, 2016 22:40:12 GMT
On my way home from Travis' place, Friday night / Saturday morning, my truck was feeling a bit loaded. I was carrying a 1937 CK26 with its cabinet, a DR2 on a painted left hand hinged cabinet, a DR2 unit in a crate and a DR3 unit in a crate. That was a good load. Gas mileage on the other hand, not so good on the way home.
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Post by ChrisJ on May 2, 2016 23:12:49 GMT
On my way home from Travis' place, Friday night / Saturday morning, my truck was feeling a bit loaded. I was carrying a 1937 CK26 with its cabinet, a DR2 on a painted left hand hinged cabinet, a DR2 unit in a crate and a DR3 unit in a crate. That was a good load. Gas mileage on the other hand, not so good on the way home. Pics or it didn't happen. Ok honestly I just want to see the machines you took home.  |
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Post by timeswelding on May 2, 2016 23:21:18 GMT
I can get some pics. There is a picture of the DR3 top in the thread I started in the Dr section. The little DR2 top I brought home thinks it's a CK. It cools great, draws little current and is super quiet. It'll be a perfect mate to the cabinet that I restored over the winter.
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Post by Travis on May 3, 2016 0:25:06 GMT
I am glad that little DR2 is behaving.
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Post by ckfan on May 3, 2016 14:28:46 GMT
Chris,
Fitting a grandfather clock in a sonic? That is impressive.
I got both units put up on blocks last night. One of them has a very tight fan that I will have to loosen. The other is in really nice shape and even has a cloth covered cord that looks to be in good condition. I let it sit for a few hours then gave it the juice. The compressor is pretty quiet, not as quiet as my ck but pretty good still. The fan though, I could barely hear it at all! Within 3 minutes the evaporator was starting to frost. I think that I could make ice in mid air with this thing. It was only drawing 147 watts after a few minutes. They may not be pretty or as interesting to think about but damn if they aren't effective.
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Post by timeswelding on May 3, 2016 18:21:49 GMT
Chris J, here are the DR2 and the 80 fin DR3 I picked up from Travis. The DR3 is awaiting a heart transplant. Attachments:
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Post by ckfan on May 3, 2016 18:53:48 GMT
I love the way those 80 fin DR's look. Too bad it locked up on you. I'm glad to hear that the DR2 is working well though.
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Post by timeswelding on May 3, 2016 20:28:03 GMT
I love the way those 80 fin DR's look. Too bad it locked up on you. I'm glad to hear that the DR2 is working well though. It being locked up is only temporary. It's too damn pretty not to fix. |
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Post by Travis on May 4, 2016 1:15:17 GMT
Where's the picture of your nicely restored cabinet with this new, well-behaved DR2 in place. Kick that CK unit back to a crate. :-)
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Post by timeswelding on May 4, 2016 12:06:45 GMT
Where's the picture of your nicely restored cabinet with this new, well-behaved DR2 in place. Kick that CK unit back to a crate. :-) It'll happen soon. I think the DR2 is going to be treated to a nice, new coat of paint, first. |
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Post by ckfan on May 5, 2016 13:39:06 GMT
I experimented a little more with the FEA units last night. One of them dated 1945 is working flawlessly. It's fan is very free and nothing seems to be wrong with it. Even the wiring looks to be in good shape. It cools down the evaporator very quickly.
The other FEA unit, made in 1944 seems to have very tight fan bearings. I dripped copious amounts of oil into the fill hole and let it soak overnight. Two days ago I tried to spin the fan and it was a little more loose but still pretty tight. I fired the unit up and it didn't spin. Didn't even try. I was afraid that the motor had burnt out. The compressor fired right up though and the evaporator started to cool off quickly. The condenser coil started to get quite hot though so I turned it off. I came back last night and the fan was more free still. I took some WD-40 and sprayed it at the front shaft. I worked it back and forth and it started to loosen up more and more. I decided to fire it up again and lo and behold, it started to spin, slowly. I mean it just creeped along. I put a fan in front of the condenser to keep it cool and then gently pushed the blade. It started to turn faster but it took a long time. I was patient and then out of nowhere it started to spin on its own. Within a minute it came up to full speed. I turned off the box fan and let it run on its own. It sounded good, just like the other one. I ran it for a good 10 minutes and it was doing great. It never slowed down. When I turned the unit off it slowly coasted to a stop. I can now spin it easily with my finger. I will see if it starts fine tonight. I believe it will. I just think that the previous owner didn't oil it enough and I think that it just needed to be broke loose after sitting for so long. I do like these little motors. They are very quiet, and are crazy efficient. Long live the 2 phase!
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The cabinet on the other hand............
