Post by scooter76 on Aug 18, 2019 12:47:55 GMT
Happy weekend, all! My DR2 acquisition seems to be humming along nicely now - just needs a little paintwork and I'll call it good. Thanks to everyone for the tips on getting it freed-up. It's working great now with a 100uf cap in place of the burned-out wirewound resistor.
I know several of you guys use engine hoists to lift the tops. I was looking closely at mine yesterday, wondering where the safest lifting points are. I noticed that there's a little metal stud welded (or at least pressed) between two sets of condenser fins - one on each side - exactly opposite one another. I assume this is where the factory intended these to be lifted by. Is that still the preferred point? I was thinking that a snap hook carabiner hooked around those studs on either side, attached to a chain, would be OK and not mar-up the new paint too badly once I paint it. I own a shop with an above-ground vehicle hoist, so my plan was to raise the hoist to a height above the fridge, wheel it under, and use one leg of the hoist to raise it off for me, then lower it back down onto a wooden box where I can paint it. Thoughts?
Ryan
