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Thanks you guys for the kind replies! I also hadn't ever seen this failure before. It is possible it wasn't properly connected from the factory, but I think that a too-short cable was more likely the cause. After I reconnected it, I could make it partially disengage by bumping the compressor...

Here is a video I did a little while ago. This is an earlier Embraco 1/4 HP compressor from a Coke machine. This Coke machine was restored by a really poor quality shop and returned to the owner with a non-working compressor. The original compressor had been replaced with this Embraco in the...

What an amazing find! So happy those didn't go to the dump.  

Hey... @nb153 (original poster)   Please check your e-mails for anything in the spam folder. I sent you an e-mail.

Hey, just a heads-up I shared a link to this AW thread on several Facebook groups. Hopefully this helps you get more interest and these sell soon!  Sincerely, David 

In reply to post 13 Sorry if it seems that I contradicted you. If so, it wasn't intentional.  Probably haste on my part.  I saw the original post and replied what I thought happened without reading through all the previous replies. 

Bad receptacle and cord... Chris; I realize I'm repeating what has been said, but I want to help reinforce the correct advice and dilute the not-so-good advice.    There is nothing wrong with your dryer which caused this. If anything is indeed wrong with the dryer, it's unrelated to the cord...

Thanks for your input in the Vitamix, Ralph.  It does seem sort of prototype-like. The manner in which the motor attaches to the base is very unusual. It's as if the motor studs weren't really long enough, requiring the manufacturer to custom-make shouldered, extended-length nuts to attach it...

This blender was brought in yesterday for checking out. It belonged to the owner's grandparents; and had not been used in a long time. I have to chuckle about the "500 speeds self regulating" sticker on the blender. Was afraid it might have some hideously complex motor with a centrifugal...

Very, very cool!  Also love the suggestion of low fan for meditation or sleeping!  They certainly don't make them like that any more. It is still in good shape, too.   John, how does the dehumidification work?  I see what appears to be a refrigerant solenoid valve. Is there a second condenser...

Thanks for the kind words about my reply with the Frigidaire info!  Glad it was well received.   It's so true that we need to save as much of this history as we can, because it is going away at an alarming rate.  

Brendan, thanks for the heads-up.

Frigidaire Hi there. The fridge in reply #3 is very interesting. That is an icebox conversion. The box its self is very likely from the 1920's. Having glass window doors, it was most likely a commercial display case in a shop, where customers could see the products inside.    The cooling part...

Hi Eugene. That model is going to be a simple design, not too much different from similar appearing models of the past.  The newer models known for such high failure rates typically are the high-end designs. The more "bells and whistles" the more problems it will have. Yours should last a...

Found its forever home.... This exact compressor pictured in this thread has finally been put in service.  It's new life: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?95397_ 

Got a very interesting project in the shop! This is a 1940 General Electric Pepsi cooler; with an icewater bath cooling system. The original cooling system was a belt drive, but that was missing. I used a new-old-stock GE compressor like used in the late 50's and early 60's Combination fridges...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;">Last week I completed a project which started out with no certain success and was extremely ambitious. I rebuilt the worst burnout compressor I have seen. It is a General Electric model CG Globe-Top refrigerator. This...

Hi Bill, I'm happy you enjoyed the repair videos!  I have done field service work since I was approximately 20 years old and my face has become very weathered from the sun. I should have used more sunscreen I guess. I would much rather look old than feel old; so I guess I shouldn't complain.  ...

Thanks Melvin. This is the only attitude one should have when approaching a repair job! :) 

Thanks, Lawrence, and Melvin. I really appreciate your replies! My attitude is that whatever is wrong needs to be addressed. If you have a non-working fridge, there is not much to lose; so go for it! :)