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Post by ckfan on Apr 30, 2021 13:52:46 GMT
That’s a very pretty machine.
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Post by turbokinetic on Apr 30, 2021 17:10:27 GMT
Thank you guys! I realized I never actually sent a picture of it fully up and running. View AttachmentView Attachment It runs nice and cold, even though its only set to 4 on the knob! (Im not sure how accurate that little temp gauge is) Excellent! Happy to see it going! |
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Post by stan on May 13, 2021 5:56:05 GMT
Looks great!
How’d you move it?
The compressor alone looks like it weighs a ton!
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Post by andrewo on May 14, 2021 4:05:44 GMT
Looks great! How’d you move it? The compressor alone looks like it weighs a ton! When I bought it, the compressor was already off of the cabinet, and was laying on some 5 gallon buckets. It took 3 people and a dolley to get the cabinet into my truck, and the compressor was lifted in. Once at my house, I took off the doors and that made it much easier to move inside. After that, it took 3 people again to lift the compressor on the cabinet. That was probably the hardest part! |
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Post by elec573 on May 22, 2021 3:05:10 GMT
Nice work I’m glad you saved it ! Most people don’t appreciate them !
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Post by douro20 on May 31, 2021 2:14:52 GMT
I didn't think they made large ones other than the bigger DRs. Makes me wonder if they made a 3-door CK?
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Post by turbokinetic on Jun 1, 2021 12:04:58 GMT
I didn't think they made large ones other than the bigger DRs. Makes me wonder if they made a 3-door CK? I don't think the unit is original to the cabinet; but I ran across a 3-door CK35. The unit has been with the cabinet for many decades but as said not sure if the factory sold this combination. |
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Post by ckfan on Jun 1, 2021 23:00:24 GMT
I know of a spot where there is a 4 door CK-35 unit combo. They did sell them but they are rare. This one appears to be original but the cabinet is older. Most likely they used the older large DR cabinets that they didn’t sell or maybe made them from older hardware as the orders came in. Of course there are always cases of an older unit developing problems and then being replaced with a later unit. Thoughts Travis?
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Post by Travis on Jun 2, 2021 3:25:48 GMT
That’s a 1931 or 32 cabinet with a 1936 unit. It could be a replacement unit or could have been sold that way. GE would not have discarded an unsold older cabinet. It would have eventually sold.
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Post by andrewo on Jun 2, 2021 6:12:28 GMT
Oh wow, do you guys have pictures of these larger monitor top units? I wonder what they look like compared to the smaller ones.
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Post by Travis on Jun 2, 2021 13:53:53 GMT
The unit you have could be used on a 3 dr or residential 4 dr model. The three door was a 17 cu ft cabinet and the four a 18 cu ft.
Aside from that then the commercial line started and there was a DR four and a DR five and I haven’t been able to find a DR five yet but I’m not dead yet.
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Post by andrewo on Jun 2, 2021 19:04:53 GMT
The unit you have could be used on a 3 dr or residential 4 dr model. The three door was a 17 cu ft cabinet and the four a 18 cu ft. Aside from that then the commercial line started and there was a DR four and a DR five and I haven’t been able to find a DR five yet but I’m not dead yet. Oh i see, so different sized cabinets could all have the same compressor on top? |
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Post by ckfan on Jun 3, 2021 0:01:49 GMT
To an extent, yes. The units, as you can tell, are “sized”. So a size 2 unit would get put on certain cabinets. A size 3 would get put on larger cabinets and so on. In some cases where the environment was known to be hot or cold, they might step up or down a size depending on usage factors.
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Post by andrewo on Jun 4, 2021 1:43:42 GMT
To an extent, yes. The units, as you can tell, are “sized”. So a size 2 unit would get put on certain cabinets. A size 3 would get put on larger cabinets and so on. In some cases where the environment was known to be hot or cold, they might step up or down a size depending on usage factors. I see, thanks for the info! |
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Post by elec573 on Jun 5, 2021 2:27:54 GMT
Very nice find and it should last another 80 years! Keep us posted!
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