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Post by birkie on Aug 28, 2018 12:27:00 GMT
This weekend I'm checking out this DRA2: www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/230192461068271/They are willing to negotiate on the price. The cabinet needs a little work (why do they paint over everything, including the trim?), but at least it has all shelves. Notably, it has a lot of fins, has a DR-1 style evaporator, yet retains the tall control. I think those we're all rebuilt machines, having suffered some sort of failure in the early '30s. Too bad it doesn't have an "icing unit" badge. It is cute, but slightly strange! |
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Post by solarmike on Aug 28, 2018 12:32:37 GMT
Man that is beautiful... I hope you can get it for cheap....
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Post by birkie on Aug 28, 2018 13:09:25 GMT
Man that is beautiful... I hope you can get it for cheap.... The lowest they'd go is still higher than I'd like, but it is relatively close by and kind of unusual. Plus, I couldn't really stop thinking about it. |
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Post by turbokinetic on Aug 28, 2018 13:42:58 GMT
.... I couldn't really stop thinking about it. That's reason enough to go get it.  |
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Post by solarmike on Aug 28, 2018 13:44:17 GMT
The lowest they'd go is still higher than I'd like, but it is relatively close by and kind of unusual. Plus, I couldn't really stop thinking about it. LOL If it was close to me I could understand, I'd feel the same way...
Even with the extra paint, which will be easy to get off. It's just a great looking fridge... |
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Post by Travis on Aug 28, 2018 15:57:02 GMT
That's a nice litle DRA. Just be sure you flip over that top shelf when you get it.
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Post by birkie on Sept 2, 2018 17:57:42 GMT
So I ended up looking at the machine, but decided to pass for the moment. It ended up the lowest they'd go was $400, and I wasn't too enthused that that they mentioned it was in "perfect" condition (obviously untrue from the photos), yet glaringly obvious was the broken control backbone, the painted-over porcelain damage, crooked door (opposite of the pull of gravity, as of over-compensating for sagging), and the well worn door hardware. All fixable, but this combined with the rain, and general exhaution made me not in the mood for such a transaction.
As far as the machine's history, it has been working continuously as a portch fridge since 1974 or so, reliably serving cold drinks on hot summer days.
The machine sounded a little metallic when running, but an ohmmeter confirmed its heater didn't work. Windings measured OK to ground, but one never knows.
I really liked the fins on it, though. It really is attractive, especially on such a short machine that invites looking at it from above. But I have a lot of in-progress projects, and it didn't seem the right thing to do at this moment
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Post by turbokinetic on Sept 2, 2018 18:45:11 GMT
So I ended up looking at the machine, but decided to pass for the moment. It ended up the lowest they'd go was $400, and I wasn't too enthused that that they mentioned it was in "perfect" condition (obviously untrue from the photos), yet glaringly obvious was the broken control backbone, the painted-over porcelain damage, crooked door (opposite of the pull of gravity, as of over-compensating for sagging), and the well worn door hardware. All fixable, but this combined with the rain, and general exhaution made me not in the mood for such a transaction. As far as the machine's history, it has been working continuously as a portch fridge since 1974 or so, reliably serving cold drinks on hot summer days. The machine sounded a little metallic when running, but an ohmmeter confirmed its heater didn't work. Windings measured OK to ground, but one never knows. I really liked the fins on it, though. It really is attractive, especially on such a short machine that invites looking at it from above. But I have a lot of in-progress projects, and it didn't seem the right thing to do at this moment
Hi Aaron. It's a shame you weren't able to get this one. But, in reading what you saw compared to what the seller said - I also would have passed on it. That price seems a little out of line considering what it needs.
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Post by ckfan on Sept 2, 2018 19:27:42 GMT
Sounds like it is well worn if it has been used on a porch since the 70s. Just goes to show that there are some units which can take a lot of use and abuse but it always catches up to it in the end.
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