Day (Night!!) #3 - Monday, 3/15/10
Had a few hours to mess around in the garage with the 81. Here's what I got accomplished:
#1 - Finished crating-up the Refrigeration System and took it to my local UPS Store for shipping. The screws I used for securing the top were about 1/4" too long and protruded through the wood. Had to run over to the Tractor Supply Company which happened to be right next door and bought some shorter screws and resealed the crate. I would have driven home and done this but they were set to close 15 minutes after I got there!!
#2 - Disassembled the Bottle Door, removed hinge assemblies and hinge rods, threw springs away!
#3 - Disconnected Connecting Linkage from Bottle Trim and removed all attached hardware. One of the square nuts was completely frozen so I had to cut it in half using the rotary tool.
#4 - Removed ballast, light sockets and associated wiring. I will completely rewire.
#5 - Removed light switch (by any means necessary!
) The aluminum threads on the switch and the nut were corroded past the point of saving plus somebody had knocked the majority of the pushbutton portion of the switch off. Once again, my trusty rotary tool came in super handy and saved the day!
#6 - Got a good start on disassembling the Bottle Stack. Only a few sub-assemblies to remove. Had to stop working at 9pm to go watch American Pickers!
