[C320-list] Adler-Barbour Cold Machine Compressor and Cooling Fan

[Dave Hupe]

Mark-

That is my experience too with my Adler-Barbour "Cold Machine" refrigerator (the compressor is very quiet compared to the nearby cooling fan). 

In a related matter, when I first tried my refrigerator, it ran (the compressor only....quietly) and got cold, but the cooling fan didn't run which I figured was not right. In looking at my refrigerator manual, it appeared that the fan should run continuously anytime the compressor is running.  I researched replacement fans [4.68" (or 120mm) square by 1" (or 25 mm) thick "muffin" fan] and located this inexpensive one from Jameco Electronics for $9 plus shipping which installed without incident (although hard to do inside the confines of the rear compartment) and has run perfectly since https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&freeText=2170927&langId=-1&productId=2170927&storeId=10001&krypto=fIN5Q673zDAP8XJ79wLl72l3xJYnRJ1iI1V1Srx31wLXxHH33Jr4t8aRHJdrUK9PaSgN5uxxfeibP30je2tXy9NyLjxzT69qPvheOj7wAfc%3D&ddkey=https%3AStoreCatalogDrillDownView

I spliced the existing feed wires with the terminals from the circuit board to the wire leads on the new fan and the physical mount holes lined up perfectly.  

Dave Hupe
1994 320 (Hull #32)
Holland, MI
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On Fri, 7/14/17, Mark Gillingham <markgill at uwalumni.com> wrote:

 Subject: [C320-list] Is my compressor running?
 To: "C320-List at catalina320.com" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
 Date: Friday, July 14, 2017, 5:58 PM
 
 Only recently paying close attention to my
 Adler-Barbour Cold Machine, it
 has become clear that I didn't know the
 difference between the fan and the
 compressor by sound. Jumping in the
 lzerrette, I can see the fan and know
 it's familiar hum. The compressor is
 more subtle. I can feel it start and
 stop but can't hear it over the fan
 noise. Is that your experience?
 
 Mark
 Speakeasy #612
 
 
 
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