That was a perfectly good capacitor. Just put the dust back in it!

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Send me your address. I'll sweep it up and send it to you so you can show me how to do that! Need to learn a new skill LOL! :)

Very cool! Super clean and elegant work as per usual!

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

With the current draw you showed and using 120 vac, I'm guessing it is about 1/4HP. Now that you have it all figured out, time to sand and repaint it to look great again... Thumbs Up!

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Hi Gary. It is marked as a 1/5 HP motor actually! Being designed for lower voltage and I am using 120V it causes low power factor. Thanks for the comment and encouragement! I will eventually get it painted up and update this video series.

Fantastic project

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Be a good candidate for a project

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Yep, for sure.

Wow, that old capacitor was the worst I have ever seen! Did a great job of fitting the replacement parts back in to it's old enclosure.

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

I tend to agree! It was the worst one I've seen, aside from those which were outright missing LOL!

i bet it runs super quiet

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Thanks; it does run nice and quietly!

I dunno like that cap could be re-formed lol

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Man, I wasted a perfectly good cap. Should have hooked it up to a low voltage supply and tried it again in the morning! :)

Nice job as always! I always enjoy your restoration videos.

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Most potential relay I have run across require mounting with a arrow pointing up. Is that the case with yours?

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Tom. This relay didn't mention any operating position in its documentation. The potential relay design balances a magnet against springs, and I am not sure how much effect gravity has on it. That would be a good test to do some day. When it comes to current-relay start devices they absolutely have to be mounted correctly! Those use a series coil to lift an armature against gravity and won't work if not upright.

Good job ! what do you think this motor was originally designed for?

@madmanmapper

6 ай бұрын

This man is a magnet for refrigerator stuff...

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Yep, as MadMadMapper said, it's from a 1930's belt-drive Crosley refrigerator compressor.

even with your skills, i would've put money on that motor never running again. and consequently lost that money. never judge a book by its cover, eh? even if that cover is made out of rust, dust, and crud.

@davida1hiwaaynet

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, again and I was also not sure it was going to be restorable.