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A bit grim but.... The "AA 409" pliers are used for marking livestock on their ears for identification. They are called "tattoo pliers" and are coated with ink and then the needles are used to puncture the markings into the ears of the livestock. There are a variety of them still available. A...

That is in amazing shape, no doubt!

Beautiful!

Thanks James!   It's still working well. Planning to move it to my house next week.

Teardown videos.... Thanks Jon. I really appreciate it and will make more of this sort of videos! They are time consuming - at least the part of cutting open the compressor casing is.  I did save the parts of this one so that I can use parts to build a good one eventually. The stator winding...

Failure analysis of the original compressor!   Got some follow-up on the under-counter Coldspot freezer repaired last week. In the video linked above, you can see what was internally wrong with the compressor.

Normally, if the diode fails, it fails shorted, and the fuse opens. If fuse is still good, it's likely not the diode. Transformer is same; it usually shorts and blows fuse, causing totally dead microwave. That leaves the capacitor and magnetron. The capacitor can be tested with a meter; as can...

Thanks Greg, I'm glad you find this sort of thing inspirational. I hope it encourages others not to give up on their appliances when they have problems. This sort of repair is very rewarding to me!   Melvin; definitely get that Frigidaire out and se what sort of shape it's in! Might surprise you!

This one was fun and it will be interesting to see how the longterm results are.  The first part of the video is troubleshooting the original compressor, and musing about the previous repairs found.  After that, an experimental modification is made!        A bit of a backstory is in order. ...

John, it would make -30°F after running an hour, with the thermostat at its coldest. I know that needs adjustment for sure! The compressor has external cooling fins since they knew it would not have much return gas density to cool the motor LOL!  I'm letting it go for a week or so, to let...

Hi John. I expect that if it does used more power than it should, the reason could be the wall thickness and insulation quality. I did replace all the insulation with new fiberglass in the sides, and foamboard in the bottom. However, we had a very high humidity period today and there was some...

Awesome, thank you Ben, for the info! Definitely keep your friends freezer out of the scrapyard if that day comes!

Thank you guys, for the kind words! As you can probably tell, I get a lot of satisfaction from these repairs.    It does get nice and cold! With capillary tube refrigeration systems, there is always a compromise in the performance. The capillary tube provides a fixed restriction regardless of...

Hi folks. This is a video-heavy thread. I don't have a lot of still pictures from this project, but there are three videos.   I got this chest freezer locally just before it was going to be turned into an earthworm composting bin. It was badly corroded as if someone had used it to store...

Thanks Tom. It is in amazing condition! I hope to find a new owner for it who will appreciate it.

This range came from the son of the original owner. He had to move it after his mom passed. We tried to sell it but got no takers. It's now stored at my fridge repair shop in Alabama. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">I will entertain any reasonable offer!</span> I can help you load it...

Those are fascinating!  Our member John L rebuilt one which ended up at my place briefly on its way to its new home. We ran it here, and it's amazing how it does both wash and dry seamlessly.  These are pretty uncommon because they have a lot of moving parts and people have not been maintaining...

Hi Laurent.  I looked at my parts stash, and sent pictures of my handle to your e-mail.  Unfortunately, it is a different model.   You should post on these two places for more fridge-specific help:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1223144641055129    https://monitortop.freeforums.net/   ...

Paint schemes.... Hi Laurent.  As far as I am aware, all refrigerators from this era (1940's) were single-color painted. In the late 1920's there were two-tone porcelain cabinets, but those were completely different.  The rounded-corner fridges like  yours were one color. They were almost...

Nice!  Those are more convenient, but they depend heavily on the door gasket to keep the denser, cold air from falling out the bottom, and drawing in moisture laden air at the top. Keep that gasket in good order and it should serve well for a long time!