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Post by cablehack on Sept 10, 2013 1:17:18 GMT
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Post by allan on Sept 10, 2013 1:52:02 GMT
The CA manual is now in zip form at members.iinet.net.au/~cool386/ge_service/ge_service.htmlMy guess is the variable heater rating might be to do with voltage. I notice a change of about that much on the wattmeter as my mains fluctuates from 228 to 245V (equiv to 114 to 123V). One way to find out for sure is for everyone with an intact original heater to measure its resistance. My CA-1 heater is 950 ohms. When I constructed the heater for my CA-2, I just used the DR specs in the Nickerson & Collins book which said 1000 ohms. I notice the official DR manual also says 12-15W, so must be exactly the same heater as the CA. There is some mention of a "mullion heater" for some of the double door Flatops. It looks the same from the diagrams but is apparently only about 8W. All the CA wattages are listed under "Motor" so I assumed that's what they were, but it could be ambiguous - they ought to say with or without heater. I'm not sure how one accesses the GE archives, but I have a feeling it's not something that can be done just over the internet. I have put things into its search in vain but not got anything. I think it requires some tortuous path to get to the info...assuming it's actually been scanned. Perhaps one has to turn up to Schenectady in person. Tried to access manual but link just takes me to iinet with a blank page. Thanks
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Post by allan on Sept 10, 2013 1:52:58 GMT
Tried to access manual but link just takes me to iinet with a blank page. Thanks Here is a pic of what I get from your CA Manual link. Thanks for your help
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Post by cablehack on Sept 10, 2013 2:14:31 GMT
I notice you're using something from the strange world of Apple. Maybe it doesn't put the http:// in by default. So try this "http://members.iinet.net.au/~cool386/ge_service/ge_service.html"
Is anyone else having troubles accessing it?
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Post by cablehack on Sept 10, 2013 2:36:27 GMT
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Post by ChrisJ on Sept 11, 2013 17:50:35 GMT
Just got this response.
"We do have some service and maintenance guides for the Monitor-tops. There are hundreds of photos of Monitor-tops in the GE photo collection, including factory scenes, and we have a number of advertisements. We also have probably about 12-15 Monitor-top refrigerators. We do welcome researchers in the archives, we are generally available M-F 10-5."
Looks like we'll be going on a trip!
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Post by coldspaces on Sept 11, 2013 18:39:19 GMT
Wow that's great, wish I lived close and could come along.
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Post by cablehack on Sept 11, 2013 23:17:01 GMT
That's excellent news...it sounds like the kind of place I could spend several days. You're in a very fortunate position, and it's also obvious that General Electric cares about its history.
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